
Seasonal Autumn Cocktail Recipes 2021
As the hot days of summer end and we get into the cooler days of autumn, our preferences in cocktails change as well. During the transition into autumn, there are a lot of incredible autumn cocktail recipes you must try to get into the autumn mood.
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As the autumn breezes blow in, you should turn to seek out warm drinks that help you beat the chills. Pick flavours of the season! Those sweet apples that are ripening in the orchards, the cranberries and pumpkin that are the seasonal produce of choice, and the soothing warmth of dark spirits make a presentation in our glasses.
Caramel Apple Mule
A Caramel Apple Mule is a splendid drink for autumn! This drink is mixed up with sweet caramel vodka, ginger beer, and fresh apple cider. This delicious drink should become an official autumn cocktail!
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Ingredients
- Absolut vodka: 45 mL
- Caramel: 15 mL
- Apple cider: 30 mL
- Ginger beer to top
Campfire Sling
This drink with its mix of maple syrup, rye whiskey and chocolate will make you feel like you are camping over a warm fire, no matter where you are! Close your eyes and you can taste the roasted marshmallows and hear the crackle of the fire.
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Ingredients
- Rye whiskey: 60 mL
- Pure maple syrup: 7.5 mL
- Chocolate bitters: 3 dashes
- Orange peel twists scorched to release the oils in the peel
Mulled Spice Cherry Punch
Warm and attractive, the mulled spice cherry punch is a whiskey cocktail you can enjoy at all your autumn parties. Mulled wine has long been popular and if you are searching for something a little bit different, this bourbon and cherry juice drink is an exceptional option.
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Ingredients
- Cherry juice: 1 L
- Bourbon whiskey: 236 mL
- Cinnamon: 1/4 teaspoon
- Nutmeg: 1/8 teaspoon
- Allspice: one pinch
- Ginger Beer: 15 mL
- Garnish: cinnamon sticks, orange slices
Autumn Fizz
Champagne is mixed with sweet apple brandy with fizz in this autumn party cocktail. It creates an extraordinary feel for a social occasion when the weather turns crisp. Or, try switching the apple juice for first-of-the-season apple cider.
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Ingredients
- Alibi Gin: 60 mL
- Lemon juice: 7 mL
- Agave nectar
- Sparkling apple cider to top
- Garnish: thyme and apple
Pear Sour
The Pear Sour is an autumn cocktail, and as the name suggests it features a sour taste. The lemon offsets the sweetness of the pear juice in a perfect balance. As it’s a whiskey cocktail it has warming properties which make it ideal for the colder climate and a classic for a reason.
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Ingredients
- Pear brandy: 60 mL
- Pear nectar or fresh pear juice: 60 mL
- Fresh lemon juice: 22 mL
- Simple syrup: 15 mL
- Pear slice: 1
- Egg white (optional): 1
Autumn is an alluring time of year with plenty of delicious seasonal ingredients that can be incorporated into some delicious cocktails. Whether it be a seasonal spin on an old favourite or you are taking on a new autumn drink, there are so many fresh and flavourful options. As you relish the crisp weather as the nights begin to take on a chill, it will feel good to sip on something that’ll warm you up again! Our selection of autumn cocktails is sure to do the trick.