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Fall For These Seasonal Sips

10/06/2021

by: Melissa Dowling

Fanny Farmer cocktail

We’re always sad to see the end of summer, but the rich flavors of autumn help ease the transition. There’s so much more to this time of year than pumpkin spice—not that there’s anything wrong with pumpkin spice—ranging from crisp apple and spicy ginger to maple, nuts and dried fruits.

Here are a few recipes we like that help celebrate the fall season. As always, if you don’t have the exact spirit brand, substitute with a similar product.

Southern Apple Cider

Southern Apple Cider

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: apple, Southern Comfort

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Apple cider
  • 2 oz. Southern Comfort Original whiskey liqueur
  • Cinnamon stick optional
  • ¼ tsp. Vanilla optional
  • 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
  • Top with soda water

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to saucepan and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Remove cinnamon stick if used.
  • op with soda water and serve hot.

Notes

The mixologists at Southern Comfort created this recipe.
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Peanut Butter Espresso Martini

Peanut Butter Espresso Martini

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: coffee liqueur, espresso, Skrewball Peanut Butter whiskey

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Skrewball Peanut Butter whiskey
  • ½ oz. Coffee liqueur
  • 1 ½ oz. Freshly brewed espresso

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients and shake vigorously.
  • Strain into Martini glass.
  • Garnish with three espresso beans.

Notes

The mixologists at Skrewball created this recipe.
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Pumpkin Margarita

Pumpkin Margarita

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: Margaritas, orange juice, pumpkin, tequila

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Tequila Cazadores Reposado
  • 1 oz. Bols Pumpkin Spice liqueur
  • 2 oz. Orange juice
  • ½ oz. Lemon juice
  • Dash of Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients with ice.
  • Shake and serve over the rocks in a glass with a cinnamon-sugar rim.
  • Garnish with slices of lime and orange.

Notes

Cazadores Global Brand Ambassador Manny Hinojosa created this recipe.
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Cinnamon and Spice cocktail

Cinnamon and Spice

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: amaretto, cinnamon, coconut rum

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Koloa Spice rum
  • ¼ oz. Cinnamon simple syrup
  • 3 ½ oz. Fresh-pressed apple juice
  • ¼ oz. Amaretto

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients and shake.
  • Strain into a coupe or Martini glass with a cinnamon-sugar rim.
  • Garnish with apple slices.

Notes

The mixologists at Koloa created this recipe.
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Fanny Farmer’s Fruitcake cocktail

Fanny Farmer’s Fruitcake

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: apricot liqueur, Bib & Tucker 6–Year bourbon, bourbon, Lillet Blanc

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Bib & Tucker 6–Year bourbon
  • ¾ oz. Lillet Blanc aperitif
  • ½ oz. Apricot liqueur
  • 2 dashes Peach bitters

Instructions

  • Stir all ingredients together in a mixing glass with ice.
  • Strain into a chilled coup or Martini glass.
  • Garnish with a dried apricot or orange twist.

Notes

The mixologists at Bib & Tucker created this recipe.
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Spice Blanket cocktail

Spice Blanket

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: Allspice Dram, maple syrup, Rum

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Kirk and Sweeney 12yr rum
  • ½ oz. St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1 ¼ oz. Maple syrup
  • 2 Dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in a glass with ice and stir.
  • Garnish with a lemon peel spiral.

Notes

The mixologists at 3 Badge Beverage Corp. created this recipe.
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Pumpkin Spiked Latte

Pumpkin Spiked Latte

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: pumpkin, Sweet Tea vodka, tea

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Firefly Original Sweet Tea vodka
  • 1 cup Hot tea
  • 1 ½ oz. Pumpkin syrup or ⅛ tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 ½ oz. Milk or cream

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in a glass mug.
  • Garnish with whipped cream and a dash of cinnamon.

Notes

The mixologists at Firefly Spirits created this recipe.
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Apricot Fizz

Apricot Fizz

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: Apricot puree, George Dickel No. 12 Tennessee whisky, ginger beer

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. George Dickel No. 12 Tennessee whisky
  • ½ oz. Apricot puree
  • 3 oz. Ginger beer
  • Stir together the puree a

Instructions

  • Stir together the puree and whiskey.
  • Fill glass with ice.
  • Top with ginger beer.

Notes

The mixologists at George Dickel created this recipe.
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Irish Mule cocktail

Irish Mule

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: apple, ginger beer, The Irishman Founder’s Reserve whiskey

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. The Irishman Founder’s Reserve
  • 4 dashes Aromatic bitters
  • 1 oz. Apple juice
  • 3 oz. Ginger beer

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients and shake with ice.
  • Strain into cocktail glass.
  • Garnish with a skewer of crystallized ginger.

Notes

The mixologists at The Irishman created this recipe.
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The Spellbinder cocktail

The Spellbinder

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: blood orange juice, cinnamon, El Sativo Blanco Tequila, lime, tequila

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. El Sativo Blanco Tequila
  • ½ oz. Fresh lime juice
  • ¾ oz. Fresh blood orange juice
  • ¾ oz. Cinnamon bark agave syrup below
  • ½ oz. Egg white

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  • Shake vigorously.
  • Strain into a coupe glass.
  • Garnish with dried blood-orange slice.

Notes

For Cinnamon bark agave syrup:
5 cinnamon sticks (cassia)
1 cup water
1 cup light agave syrup
Muddle the cinnamon sticks in a pan until broken up. Add the agave syrup and water. Bring to a boil, stir occasionally. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand overnight. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a small bottle and refrigerate.
The mixologists at El Sativo created this recipe.
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The Entertainer cocktail

The Entertainer

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: grapefruit, lemon, Orgeat, Pure Scot Virgin Oak Scotch, Scotch

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ oz. Pure Scot Virgin Oak Scotch or other blended whiskey
  • ⅓ oz. Orgeat
  • ½ oz. Grapefruit juice
  • ⅓ oz. Fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients and shake.
  • Double strain into a Champagne flute or small cocktail glass.
  • Top with a splash of soda.
  • Garnish with grapefruit peel.

Notes

Mixologist Millie Tang created this recipe.
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Apple Kombucha Crush

Apple Kombucha Crush

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: Frankly Organic apple vodka, ginger kombucha, lemon, maple syrup

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Frankly Organic apple vodka
  • 1 ½ tsps. Sugar
  • ½ tsp. Cinnamon
  • Lemon wedge
  • 3 oz. Ginger kombucha
  • ½ oz. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ oz. Maple syrup

Instructions

  • Mix sugar and cinnamon on a plate.
  • Smear rim of glass with lemon wedge.
  • Dip rim in sugar mix.
  • Add ice to shaker and pour vodka, lemon juice, and maple syrup and shake.
  • Add ice to glass and pour liquid.
  • Add apple slices and kombucha.
  • Garnish with sage and cinnamon stick.

Notes

The mixologists at Frankly Organic created this recipe.
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Pumpkin Gin Mule cocktail

Pumpkin Gin Mule

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Course: Drinks
Keyword: Damrak gin, gin, ginger beer, lime, pumpkin

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. Damrak gin or Damrak VirGin for non alcoholic version
  • 1 oz. Pumpkin puree
  • ½ oz. Lime juice
  • Top up with ginger beer

Instructions

  • Shake the first 3 ingredients together.
  • Strain over ice into Collins glass.
  • Top up with ginger beer.

Notes

The mixologists at Damrak created this recipe.
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