Festive Fall Cocktails

With a sudden drop of temperatures I was able to pull out my winter wardrobe and relish in the fact that cooler months are on the horizon. While I love long summer days spent bronzing on the beach as much as the next gal, I dream of cozying up in chunky sweaters, crunching through leaves in boots and curling up with a book by the fireplace. There is such nostalgia in the Autumn season! Since summer has passed, it is time to put away the corona's and Margs and move on to more seasonal cocktails. Here are a few that are sure to warm your spirits on colder nights (or days)!

Apple Smash:
2 large apple slices
2 oz. white rum
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1 dash of bitters
1 cinnamon stick
The New York Times
 

Fall Sangria:
2 oranges
1 lemon
2 apples
1-2 c. bourbon
1/2 c. triple sec
3-4 tsp. hot sauce
1/4 c. simple syrup
2-3 cinnamon sticks
Nerve.com

Fall Classic
Thyme Simple Syprup:
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
4 sprigs fresh thyme
Cocktail:
1 oz. bourbon
1 oz. bonded apple brandy
1 oz. apple cider
1/2 oz. thyme simple syrup
1/2 oz. squeezed lemon
dash of bitters
Serious Eats
 

Pumpkin Pie: 1oz Malibu
3/4 oz canned pumpkin
1/2 oz khalua
2 oz cold milk
sprinkle with cinnamon
Coctail Times

Frozen coffee cubes in
Bailey's Vanilla and milk.

 

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