Cocktails That Will Get You Excited For Fall
Summer is over, and the brisk chill air has hit the city. As the leaves begin to turn and we take out our Aumtmn fashion, you may find yourself sitting by the fire, hopefully with a cocktail in hand, Whether you enjoy a classic apple-based drink or an Irish Coffee to get through the day.
If you’re looking to shake things up this Fall, here are a few cocktails to try:
Belevedere Super Cocktail - Carrot
1.5 oz / 45 ml Belvedere Vodka
5 oz / 150 ml Fresh Carrot Juice
.75 oz / 20 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
.5 bar spoon Miso or Dashi Powder
.5 bar spoon Ginger or Ginger Syrup
1 dash Chili Flakes
.25 oz / 7 ml Honey Syrup
Carrot Stem / Chili Flakes
Shake all ingredients with two ice cubes. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice and garnish with carrot stem / chile flakes.
Herbed Honey Smash Cocktail Recipe
2 oz Aberfeldy 12 year old Single Malt Scotch
1.5 oz Lemon juice (or about half a lemon squeezed)
1 oz honey syrup
*Honey Syrup: 100g of honey and 64g water, stir and leave to chill.
Note: syrup will only last 3 days
4-6 leaves of soft herb (basil, mint, tarragon, etc.)
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake vigorously and strain using a fine mesh strainer into a small rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with your fresh herb of choice and enjoy!
You can use any soft herb (basil, mint, thyme, tarragon, dill, marjoram or even cilantro) you'd like for different flavor combinations! Also, you can mix and match these flavors too for a unique herbed honey smash each time. For more herb flavor, steep your fresh herbs in your local raw honey before making syrup.
Irish Eyes
Ingredients:
2oz Broken Shed Vodka
3 Basil Leaves
1-part Balsamic Vinegar
½ cup Fresh Muddled Strawberries
Seltzer
Muddle basil with balsamic vinegar and combine with strawberries. Add Broken Shed Vodka and top with seltzer.
Horse's Neck
Ingredients:
2 oz. High West Double Rye!
.25 oz. fresh ginger juice
.25 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 oz. light ginger beer
Lemon twist garnish
Fill an Old Fashioned glass with chip ice. Pour ingredients into Old Fashioned Glass and garnish with a lemon twist.
NOLET’S Silver Apple Crisp Punch
26 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
13 oz. Apple Juice or Cider
6.5 oz. Lime Juice
6.5 oz. Honey
2 Fresh Limes Apples (Green or Red)
Mix all ingredients in an infusion jar (or punch bowl) and stir thoroughly to dissolve honey. Slice limes into wheels and add to jar. Serve over ice, garnished with lime, apple slices or matchsticks, cinnamon sticks and or thyme.
Cutwater’s Long Island Iced Tea is an elevated interpretation that celebrates the notorious dive bar classic, featuring four of Cutwater’s award-winning spirits: Vodka, Rum, Gin and Tequila, along with citrus notes and a splash of cola. The20thaddition to CutwaterSpirits’ acclaimed line of canned cocktails, Long Island Iced Tea is also the booziest offering in the portfolio, meeting increasing consumer demand for spirit-forward, high-quality RTDs.
The Long Island Iced Tea reached peak popularity in the 1970s,and although it contains no tea, its taste and potency made people take notice. It’s a serious cocktail. Cutwater Spirits’ top shelf take on the Long Island Iced Tea resurrects the infamous libation with real, quality spirits in a can, so it can be enjoyed beyond the bar. Tasting notes include iced suntea, bold spirit, tart citrus, and honeysuckle
Tullamore D.E.W.’s Irish Coffee
Created Tullamore D.E.W Brand Ambassador, Donna Stewart
2 part of Tullamore D.E.W. Original
Top with Freshly Brewed Hot Coffee
1 tbsp Brown Sugar
Heavy Cream, Slightly Whipped
Method: Preheat a clear-stemmed glass with very hot water. Add the sugar and brewed coffee and stir well. Once sugar has melted, stir in in the whisky. Gently whip the heavy cream by shaking it in a protein shaker with a blender ball – you want a still somewhat loose, not stiff consistency. Pour the cream over the back of a hot teaspoon to top the drink (and prevent cream from penetrating the top of the drink). Finally, garnish with grated nutmeg or cinnamon for spicy finish. for spicy finish.
Santa Teresa 1796 Old Fashioned
1.5 oz Santa Teresa 1796
0.25 oz demerara syrup
4 dashes angostura bitters
Build all ingredients in a mixing glass. Stir 30-40 seconds. Pour over ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange or a lemon twist.
Spiced & Pineapple
2 parts BACARDÍ Spiced Rum
4 parts pineapple juice
Fill a highball or Tiki glass with cubed or crushed ice. Pour in the BACARDÍ Spiced Rum, followed by the pineapple juice. Give it all a gentle stir. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a pineapple leaf.
Swedish Zen Martini
Credit Jess Nash
1 can of Rekorderlig Pear Hard Cider
1.5oz Gin
0.5oz Lime Juice
0.5oz Cucumber Juice
0.25oz Agave Syrup
Garnish:cucumber wheel or spear
Add all ingredients into a shaker, except cider, with ice. Shake and strain into a coup. Top with Rekorderlig Pear Cider.
