It’s time to gather together, raise a toast and give thanks. Mixologists go all out this time of year creating gorgeous and delicious cocktails that celebrate the flavors of fall. Here are eight recipes that we like for 2023, and for more, here’s our 2022 Thanksgiving roundup.
Spiced Pear Negroni
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Barrel-aged gin
- ½ oz. Select Aperitivo
- ½ oz. Lo-Fi gentian aperitif
- ¼ oz. Averna
- ¼ oz. St. George spiced pear liqueur
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir well and strain into chilled Nick & Nora glass.
- Garnish with a thin lemon twist.
Notes
Thomas Mizuno-Moore, senior beverage manager at Aba (Austin; Miami and Chicago) created this recipe.
All Right Now
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Smoke Lab aniseed vodka
- 1 oz. Galliano L’ Auntentico liqueur
- 2 oz. Sparkling wine
- 2 sprigs Thyme
- 1 tsp. Brown sugar/cinnamon mixture – half rim
- Lemon twist
Instructions
- Half rim a coupe with brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Combine vodka, Galliano, and thyme in a shaker with ice.
- Shake and fine strain into the half-rimmed coupe.
- Top with sparkling wine.
- Express lemon twist over cocktail and then discard.
Notes
Mixologist Paula Lukas created this recipe for Smoke Lab.
Copper Skies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Uncle Nearest 1856 whiskey
- ¾ oz. Cinnamon syrup
- ½ oz. Lime juice
- 1 ½ oz. Coconut water
- Grapefruit soda
- Grated cinnamon
- Grapefruit peel garnish
Instructions
- Combine whiskey, cinnamon syrup, lime juice and coconut water in a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously for 5 seconds.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with a grapefruit peel and fresh grated cinnamon.
Notes
The mixologists at Uncle Nearest created this recipe.
Fall Spiced Wine Mule
Ingredients
- 1 part Absolut Pear vodka
- 1 part Apple juice
- ¼ part Lime juice
- 1 part Ginger beer
- 2 parts Campo Viejo Cava Brut
- Mint apple and cinnamon stick garnish
Instructions
- Build all ingredients in glass or bowl.
- Add ice, top with cava.
- Garnish with mint, apple slices and a cinnamon stick.
Notes
The mixologists at Campo Viejo created this recipe.
Cranberry Sage Smash
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Avion Cristalino tequila
- 1 oz. Canned cranberry sauce
- 3 Lime wedges
- 2-3 Sage leaves
- Barspoon of Agave nectar
Instructions
- Muddle lime, sage, cranberry and agave in a shaker tin.
- Add tequila and ice and shake vigorously.
- Strain ingredients over fresh ice.
- Garnish with two cranberries and a sage leaf.
Notes
The mixologists at Avion created this recipe.
Pecan Pie Martini
Ingredients
- 1 oz. American Harvest organic vodka
- 1 oz. RumChata
- 2 tbsp. Torani butter pecan syrup
- 1 ½ oz. Half & Half
Instructions
- Combine in cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a Martini glass.
- Garnish rim with finely chopped pecans.
- Top with whipped cream.
Notes
The mixologists at American Harvest created this recipe.
Fireside Chat
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Wild Turkey bourbon
- ½ oz. Copalli Cacao rum
- ½ oz. Mahina Coconut liqueur
- ¾ oz. Chipotle vanilla syrup
- 1 oz. Lemon
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the small tin.
- Hard shake over ice for 5-7 seconds.
- Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with red orange cherry flag.
Notes
The mixologists at The Press Club Grill in New York created this recipe.
Sweet Potato & Hazelnut Sazerac
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Knob Creek rye whiskey
- ½ oz. Sweet potato reduction
- 2 Dashes Hazelnut bitters
- 4 Dashes Peychaud’s bitters
- Absinthe
Instructions
- Rinse a rocks glass with absinthe.
- Add a large rock of ice.
- Add other ingredients and stir.
- Garnish with a macaron.
Notes
The mixologists at Sartiano’s in New York created this recipe.
