Fall and cocktails: two of my favorite things, so why not combine them? I gathered together 4 of the most popular cocktail drinks and added a fall twist to them. The fifth cocktail is more of a fun old fashioned mix, but still a must try! Let’s get into it!
- Harvest Apple Cider Margarita
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Margs are arguably one of the best cocktails there are. Add a fall twist to them and they get even better.
What you’ll need:
- Cinnamon sugar for the rim
- 2 ounces of your favorite tequila
- 1/2 ounce of orange liquor
- 4 ounces of apple cider
- Juice from 1/2 a lime
- 1-2 teaspoons of maple syrup
- Apple slices and cinnamon sticks for serving
Directions:
- In a large pitcher, combine the tequila, orange liquor, apple cider, lime juice, maple and ice.
- Mix ingredients
- When ready to serve, rim glasses in salted cinnamon sugar.
- Pour the margarita into glasses.
- Garnish with apple slices and cinnamon sticks.
- pumpkin spice Moscow Mule
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Moscow mules are another personal favorite. Let’s add some pumpkin spice to make it the next most popular cocktail!
What you’ll need:
- 2-4 oz vanilla vodka
- 1 heaping tablespoon of pumpkin puree
- ¼ teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
- Juice from a squeezed lime
- Spicy ginger beer
Directions:
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice shake together vodka, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and lime juice.
- Pour into a copper mule mug filled with ice and top with ginger beer to serve.
- fall Long Island iced tea
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You can never go wrong with ordering a Long Island iced tea, especially if its fall themed!
What you’ll need:
- 1/2 ounce of triple sec
- 1/2 ounce of spiced rum – to give a fall flavor
- 1/2 ounce of gin choice
- 1/2 ounce of apple vodka
- 1 ounce of cran-apple juice
- Juice from 1 squeezed lemon
Directions:
- Add triple sec, rum, gin, vodka and cran-apple juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake to combine ingredients.
- Pour into glass and serve.
- apple cider mimosa
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This is a fall twist to the classic brunch cocktail. I’ve made it before and it’s definitely a must for you to make this fall, too! It’s also probably the simplest cocktail you can make from this list.
What you’ll need:
- Your choice of champagne
- Apple cider
Directions:
- Add apple cider 3/4 of the way full to a champagne glass.
- Top off the rest of the glass with your champagne and serve.
- Halloween Old Fashioned Cocktail
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Save this recipe to make at your next halloween party and you’ll have everyone impressed!
What you’ll need:
- 2 ounces of bourbon
- 10 dashes of Scrappy’s Dark Chocolate Bitters
- 2 strips of an orange peel
- Orange juice
- 1 cherry
- 1 teaspoon of cherry syrup
- Dry ice
Directions:
- Muddle together the orange peel and cherry.
- Add bourbon, chocolate bitters, orange juice, cherry syrup and simple syrup and stir.
- Carefully drop in a small chunk of dry ice using a metal spoon.
- Serve immediately.
