Bottoms Up — October 17, 2013 at 4:15 pm

Falling for Fall Cocktails!

Fall is one of the best seasons…probably because it has awesome holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, it gets a little chilly but not too cold, and the cocktails are just perfect! That’s right, get cooking in the kitchen (er, at the bar) with these fabulously Fall-inspired cocktails.

Smoky Empire (Courtesy of Riverpark)
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
0.5 oz lemon juice
2.5 oz pisco
1.5 oz smoky apple purée
prosecco
ice

Muddle the rosemary with lemon juice, then add the pisco and apple purée with ice, and shake fifteen times. Place a few fresh ice cubes to a rocks glass, and strain the shaken cocktail over the ice. Top with prosecco and a rosemary sprig, to garnish.

Apple Spice Margarita (Courtesy of Cruz Tequila)
2 parts Cruz Reposado Tequila
Splash of Peach Schnapps
4 parts Apple Cider
1 lime squeezed
1-2 parts filtered water

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a cinnamon/sugar rim.

Thankful for Portón (Courtesy of Adam George, Plan Check)
1-1/2 parts Portón
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
1 part Mango juice
5 Slices of Jalapeños
3 shakes of Tapatio

Pour all ingredients into a martini glass. Garnish with a jalapeño.

Happy Harvest (Courtesy of Skinnygirl)
2 parts Skinnygirl Bare Naked Vodka
5 black or red grapes
Splash of grapefruit juice
Squeeze of lime
Lemon twist for garnish

Muddle grapes. Combine grapes, vodka and grapefruit juice over ice. Top with club soda and a squeeze of lime. Garnish with a lemon twist and enjoy!

Effen Caramel Dipped Apple’tini (Courtesy of Effen Vodka)
1 ½ parts EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka
¾ part Apple Schnapps
1 part Fresh Sour Mix
Garnish: Apple Slice
Garnish: Caramel Dipping Sauce

In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a red apple slice dipped in caramel.

Smirnoff Cider House Rules (Courtesy of Smirnoff)
1.5 oz. Smirnoff Wild Honey flavored vodka
2.5 oz. apple juice
2.5 oz. cider
Glassware: Highball

Shake and serve over ice.

Fall Festival-tini (Courtesy of Skinnygirl)
1 part Skinnygirl Tangerine Vodka
3 parts of apple juice/cider
½ part light rum
Lemon wedge for garnish

Mix ingredients in a shaker, and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Bella (Courtesy of Z Bar)
1 ½ oz. Bacardi Superior Early Grey Black Tea Infused
½ oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
¾ oz. pineapple juice
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. infused syrup
1 egg white

MARTINI Apple Pie (Courtesy of Martini)
4 oz. MARTINI Moscato d’Asti
½ oz. MARTINI Rosso Vermouth
½ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. lemon juice
1 tsp. apple butter
Pinch of pie spice
Garnish: Apple chips

In a champagne glass mix first five ingredients – stir well. Top with MARTINI Moscato d’Asti and garnish with apple chips.

Bottino Collins (Courtesy of Trattoria il Mulino)
1¼ oz. Corralejo Blanco Tequila
¾ oz. Gran Marnier
¾ oz. Passion Fruit
¾ oz. Triple Syrup
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
1-dash Hellfire habanero bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
1 oz. Seltzer

Build all ingredients in an 18 oz tin, excluding seltzer.Shake well with ice for approximately 8 seconds and then top with seltzer.Strain into collins glass over one big collins cube.Garnish with edible flower.

EFFEN Salted Caramel Popcorn Martini (Courtesy of The Liberty)
2 parts EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka
¼ part Simple Syrup
5 Caramel Popcorn Kernels, popped
Garnish: 3 Caramel Popcorn Kernels, popped

In a mixing glass, muddle all ingredients except vodka. Add vodka and stir with ice. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a skewer of 3 caramel popcorn kernels.

Kilbeggan Autumn Elixir (Courtesy of Anna Walsh)
1 1/2 Parts Kilbeggan Irish whiskey
1/2 Part Yellow Chartreuse
1/2 Part Lemon Juice
3/4 Part Honey Syrup (2 parts honey, 1 part water)
3 Blackberries

Muddle blackberries with honey syrup in a shaker base. Add the rest of the ingredients and ice, shake and double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with lemon zest and blackberries.

Hot Apple Pie Cider (Courtesy of Andrea Correale)
2 oz. Tuaca
Hot apple cider
Whipped cream
Cinnamon stick for garnish

Pour 2 oz. tuaca in an Irish Coffee glass and fill with hot apple cider. Top the glass with whipped cream and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Fall-in (Courtesy of Enzo Cangemi, Ovest Pizzoteca & Bar)
1egg white
Nutmeg
Slightly roasted Butternut squash
1/2 oz. Amaro Nonino
3/4oz. Red apple liquor
1 oz. Zubrowka vodka
3 drops chocolate bitter

Robb’s Crown Maple Old-Fashioned (Courtesy of Crown Maple)
1 ounce Crown Maple Dark Amber Syrup
3-4 dashes Angostura bitters
2 orange wedges
2 lemon wedges
2 ounces bourbon
Sparkling water
Stemmed maraschino cherry