From a delightful apple cider spritz to a vibrant pomegranate mojito, fall offers the perfect backdrop to spice up your favorite cocktails. As comforting as the change in season, these recipes create a cozy atmosphere, making them ideal for evenings by the fire or festive gatherings.
Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 0.5 oz Bols Pumpkin Spice Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Galliano Espresso liqueur
- 1 oz fresh espresso
- 0.25 oz simple syrup
Method: Shake all ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a dusting of cinnamon.
Apple Cider Spritz
Ingredients:
- 3 oz prosecco
- 2 oz Aperol
- 1.5 oz apple cider
- splash of sparkling water
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
Method: Mix the maple syrup and cinnamon on a plate, then dip the rim of a wine glass into the mixture. Add ice without disturbing the rim, then layer in the Aperol and apple cider. Top with prosecco and sparkling water, stir gently, and garnish with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick.
Winter Mule
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Winter Reserve Jim Beam
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 3-4 oz ginger beer
Method: Pour whiskey into a copper mug filled with ice. Add lime juice, top with ginger beer, and garnish with a cinnamon stick and a lime wedge.
Cranberry Negroni
Ingredients:
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz red vermouth
- 1 oz cranberry juice
Method: Stir all ingredients with ice until well chilled and strain into a rocks glass with one large ice cube. Garnish with three whole cranberries on a cocktail pick.
Pomegranate Mojito
Ingredients:
- 2 oz white rum
- 1.5 oz Twisted Alchemy 100% Cold-Pressed Pomegranate Juice
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- six fresh mint leaves
- sparkling water
Method: Muddle mint leaves in a Collins glass, then add pomegranate juice, lime juice, and sweetener if desired. Fill the glass with ice and top with sparkling water. Stir well and garnish with a sprig of mint and pomegranate seeds.
Maple Smoked Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Old Bourbon
- 0.25 oz maple syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
Method: Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice until chilled. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Use oak to smoke the drink in a cloche or “Smoking Hat,” garnishing with an orange twist.
Ginger Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz añejo tequila
- 0.5 oz Cointreau
- 0.75 oz ginger syrup (made with ginger, sugar, and water)
- 1 lime wedge
Method: Make ginger syrup by boiling ginger, sugar, and water. Shake tequila, Cointreau, and ginger syrup with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, squeezing the lime wedge into the drink.
Winter Ramos Gin Fizz
Ingredients:
- 1.75 oz Empress 1908 Indigo Gin
- 0.75 oz Amaretto
- 0.5 oz cardamom simple syrup
- 0.5 oz heavy cream
- 1 egg white
- club soda
Method: Combine all ingredients except club soda in a shaker without ice. Dry shake, then add ice and shake again. Strain into a coupe glass, top with club soda, and garnish with star anise.
These cocktails offer varied flavors that celebrate the spirit of fall and are sure to refresh during those crisp autumn days.