Mealtime Magic: Fall/Winter Cocktails

Sweater Weather is here! Whether you're entertaining or curled up by the fireplace with friends, here are some fall/winter cocktails to serve.

Green Tea Toddy

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

INGREDIENTS

6 oz. Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple

1 ½ oz. whisky or apple brandy

1 teaspoon honey

Cinnamon stick, allspice cloves, and apple slices for garnish

 

DIRECTIONS

Coat the bottom of a glass coffee cup with honey. Add whisky or brandy. Heat Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple in a small sauce pot. Pour hot Crisp Apple Sparkling Ice into glass. Stir to combine ingredients. Garnish with cinnamon stick, allspice cloves, and apple slices.

 

Sparkling Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

INGREDIENTS

2 oz honey whiskey

½ oz lemon juice

1 tbsp pumpkin puree

4 oz Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple

Whipped cream

Pumpkin pie spice

 

DIRECTIONS

Pour whiskey, lemon juice, and pumpkin puree into a cocktail shaker with the ice and shake.  Strain into a rocks glass and float with Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.

 

Orange Cinnamon Blossom

Recipe Credit: Santa Margherita

INGREDIENTS

1 bottle of Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG

1/2 lemon

1/2 orange

1 tablespoon honey

1/4 cup sugar

3 whole cloves

3 whole allspice

2 cinnamon sticks

 

DIRECTIONS

Rinse lemon and orange and thinly slice them, discarding seeds; quarter the orange slices. Put fruit in a 4- to 5-quart pan. Add honey, sugar (use the smaller amount if you prefer drinks on the tart side, the larger if you want a sweeter flavor), cloves and allspice.  With a knife, cut the cinnamon sticks lengthwise into thinner strips. Add cinnamon and 2 cups water to pan; bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes. Pour Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG into hot citrus base and heat until steaming, about 8 minutes.  Keep warm over low heat. Ladle into heatproof cups or wineglasses.

 

Ginger Apple Cooler

Recipe Credit:

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Crown Royal Regal Apple
1 tsp. Maple Syrup
1 tsp. lemon juice
Brooklyn Crafted Extra Spicy Ginger Beer, to fill
Garnish with Candied Ginger

 

DIRECTIONS

Combine Whiskey, maple syrup, lemon juice and ice in a cocktail shaker; shake vigorously. Serve topped with ginger beer and garnish with candied ginger.

 

Elevated Vodka Martini

Recipe Credit: Purity Vodka

INGREDIENTS

3 Parts Purity Vodka

1 Part Spring Water

 

DIRECTIONS

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and stir until ice cold. Strain into a chilled Martini glass.

 

Irish Coffee

Recipe Credit: KRUPS

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup espresso

1 tsp. light brown sugar

4 tsp. whisky

4 tsp. heavy cream

 

DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan, heat the whisky then incorporate the light brown sugar in order to dissolve it. Pour the mixture into a glass and pour the espresso on top. Lightly whisk the cream and arrange it carefully on top of the drink. Tip: the whipped cream can be made with a siphon, but it will be denser and heavier.