Fall-Inspired Cocktails
10 EASY Fall-Inspired Cocktails
Move over Pumpkin Spice Latte, here's something stronger! We went through at least 100 recipes of Fall-themed cocktails to give you 10 of the easiest & tastiest! PLUS... If you follow through to the end, we have one that is perfect for Halloween!
Apple Cider Mimosas
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle champagne
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Directions:
On a small plate, combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip champagne flutes in water to wet the rims, then dip in cinnamon sugar mixture. Fill champagne flutes 1/4 full with apple cider, then top off with champagne.
Maple Bourbon Old-Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 oz bourbon
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp water
- 1 dash bitters
- 1 orange peel
- 1 maraschino cherry
Directions:
Combine maple syrup, water and bitters in a glass, stirring until well blended. Add ice cubes & orange peel, then pour bourbon on top. Garnish with a cherry and serve.
Caramel Apple Mule
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Absolut vodka
- .5 oz caramel syrup
- 1 oz apple cider
- 1 thin apple slice
Directions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a wooden mug over ice, top with ginger beer. Garnish with apple fan.
The Marguerite
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Reposado tequila
- 1 oz grapefruit juice
- .5 oz sherry
- .5 oz maraschino liqueur
- soda water
Directions:
Combine all ingredients except the soda water; shake, pour into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Pear Sour
Ingredients:
- 2 oz pear brandy
- 2 oz pear nectar / fresh pear juice
- .75 oz fresh lemon juice
- .5 oz simple syrup
- 1 pear slice
Directions:
Combine pear brandy, pear nectar, lemon juice & simple syrup into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and mix well. Strain into martini or coupe glass. Garnish with pear slice.
Pumpkin White Russian
Ingredients:
- 1 oz pumpkin spice Kahlua
- 2 oz vodka
- 1 oz heavy cream
- Fall-colored sprinkles / sugar
Directions:
Rim rocks glass with sprinkles / sugar. Combine Kahlua, vodka, and cream into glass over ice. Stir lightly.
Cranberry Sauce Margarita
Ingredients:
- brown sugar
- 2 oz. tequila
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 1/2 tbsp. chunky cranberry sauce
- 1 tsp. honey
- Cranberries, fresh or frozen
Directions:
Rim a margarita glass with brown sugar. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, tequila, lime juice, cranberry sauce, & honey. Shake, then strain into glass. Garnish with cranberries.
Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces vodka
- ¼ cup cranberry juice
- ½ cup sparkling apple juice
- 2 ginger beers
- fresh cranberries for garnish
Directions:
Fill 2 large glasses with ice. Add the Vodka & cranberry juice. Add the sparkling apple juice & then fill the rest of the way with the ginger beer. Stir gently to combine; serve immediately.
Pumpkin Ale Apple Punch
Ingredients:
- 2 oz bourbon
- 2.5 oz apple cider
- .5 oz lemon juice
- 3 oz pumpkin ale
- cinnamon sticks and cranberries for garnish
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, shake together the bourbon, apple cider & lemon juice. Pour into glass filled with ice. Pour the beer evenly into the glass. Garnish with cinnamon sticks & cranberries. Serve immediately & enjoy!
Apple Cider Sangria
Ingredients:
- 1 Granny Smith apple, sliced
- 1 Red Delicious apple, sliced
- 1 Golden Delicious apple, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 Orange, Sliced
- 2 c. apple cider
- 2 bottles ginger beer
- 1 bottle white wine
Directions:
Fill large pitcher with sliced apples, lemons, & oranges. Add apple cider, ginger beer, & white wine. Stir mixture, then pour into serving glasses.
BONUS HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL: Candy Corn Martini
Ingredients:
For the candy corn vodka:
- 1 cup plain or vanilla vodka + 1/3 cup candy corn
For the martini:
- 3 oz candy corn vodka
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- 2 oz ginger ale
- 1 oz butterscotch schnapps
- extra candy corn for garnish
Directions:
For the candy corn vodka: Pour the vodka into a glass measuring cup. Add in the candy corn. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Then, pour through a strainer & discard the solids.
For the martini: Add a handful of ice into a martini shaker. Add the vodka, juice, ginger ale, & schnapps. Cover & shake well. Pour into 2 martini glasses. Add more candy corn in the bottom of each glass for garnish.