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Recipe Friday: The Fall Spirit
Amber Kispert
October 21, 2022
3 Min Read
Autumn is a truly special time of year. Besides the crisp air and colorful foliage, fall also ushers in a plethora of amazing flavors.
While pumpkin might be the flavor most synonymous with fall, plenty of other fruits and vegetables (squash, pears, and apples) flourish. Beyond fruits and vegetables, the fall also embraces such “cozy” flavor combinations as cinnamon, chai, maple, ginger, butterscotch, bourbon, and salted caramel. With cocktails, smoke also makes a major play.
“Autumn carves out its very own design aesthetic and flavor profile inspired by the literal turning of the season, coinciding with our own change of mood, holidays, and cuisine,” says Yelena Anter (Cocktail Vision). “Fall is the season for rich, earthy, vibrant, savory, sophisticated cocktails shared amongst friends and family.”
Get your customers into the fall spirit with these flavor-forward cocktails. Cheers!
Burnt Cinnamon Caramel Hard Cider
Recipe and photo courtesy McCormick for Chefs
Yield: 4
Ingredients for Burnt Cinnamon
2 T cinnamon, ground
¼ cup overproof whiskey (110 Proof)
Method
In a pan, place cinnamon in the middle in a small mound.
Pour the whiskey around the cinnamon, but not on top. You want the whiskey touching the mound of cinnamon, but not covering it.
Light the whiskey on fire. This will burn the edges of the cinnamon and burn out once the alcohol burns off.
Mix the remaining liquid with the cinnamon.
Ingredients for Burnt Cinnamon Caramel
½ cup caramel sauce
2 T burnt cinnamon
Method for the Burnt Cinnamon Caramel
In a bowl, combine the burnt cinnamon and caramel sauce until there are no lumps.
Ingredients for Burnt Cinnamon Hard Cider
12 oz hard cider
1 T Burnt Cinnamon Caramel
1 tsp lemon juice, Fresh
4 ea. apple slices1 cup ice
Method
In a shaker, pour hard cider, burnt cinnamon caramel, and lemon juice over ice.
Using a cocktail spoon, stir the drink until well incorporated. Do not cover and shake, as the carbonation from the cider may cause a shaker explosion!
Double strain into a tumbler glass or 4 shooter glasses.
Garnish with apple slices, and *optional* more burnt caramel, and serve.
Fallen Love
Recipe and photo courtesy ©️Cocktail.Vision2022
Yield: 1
Ingredients
2 ½ oz Genever
½ oz cardamom infused maple syrup
3 dashes orange bitters
Splash of Distillers Cola
Method
Place a large ice rock into the glass. Set aside.
Combine Genever, maple syrup, and orange bitters in a cocktail mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill and dilute.
Double-strain into the prepared cocktail glass. Add a splash of cola.
Autumn Bliss
Recipe and photo courtesy Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
Yield: 1
Ingredients
1½ tsp simple syrup
1½ oz Lahaina dark rum
1½ oz apple cider
½ oz chilled ginger beer
Ice
Method
Combine all ingredients.
Garnish with a lime and orange wedge.
Give’Em Pumpkin to Talk About
Recipe and photo courtesy ©️Cocktail.Vision2022
Yield: 1
Ingredients
2 oz bourbon
½ oz bitter orange liqueur
½ oz Aromatique liqueur
2 dashes chocolate bitters
1 tsp pumpkin butter
Salted Pumpkin Spice Cocktail Foam
Garnish: Nutmeg
Ingredients for Salted Pumpkin Spice Cocktail Foam
Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Cream Liqueur
Saline Solution
N2O charged
Method
Combine bourbon, orange liqueur, aromatic liqueur, pumpkin butter, and bitters in a cocktail mixing glass. Stir well to combine.
Add ice and stir to chill and dilute. Double-strain over a large ice sphere.
Finish it up with cream charged salted Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Cream Liqueur and fresh ground nutmeg.
Harvest Margarita
Recipe and photo courtesy The Cup Bearer
Yield: 1
Ingredients
2 oz tequila1 oz fresh lime juice
½ oz apple cider reduction
½ oz Grand Marnier
½ oz agave
For garnish: cinnamon stick, rosemary, and star anise
Method
Rim rocks glass with kosher salt.
Combine all ingredients in a shaker.
Shake for 25 seconds, strain into rocks glass with fresh ice.
Serve.
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