Cooking Lesson #1089: Fall Apple Cocktails

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’?  There's something about fall that most everyone loves. The leaves start to turn beautiful colors and fall from the trees. There's a cool crisp breeze in the air and there's nothing more comforting than to throw on a warm sweatshirt and sit by an open fire—preferably with an appropriate fall cocktail in hand.

Though we love a timeless, seasonless, classic cocktail, the changing of the seasons just feels more appropriately matched with a glass full of flavors like apple, pear, pumpkin and spices.

Whether you fancy a classic hot toddy or a tequila tipple, here are three incredible recipes for autumn cocktails that will have you covered for a few happy hours of the best season of the year.
 
Bar time: All cocktails below take less than a few minutes to assemble.
 
                                                   Apple Cider Mimosas
 
Ingredients
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup apple cider
1 bottle sparkling wine or champagne

Directions

1. On a small plate, combine the sugar and cinnamon.
2. Dip the champagne flutes in apple cider to wet the rims, then dip the glasses in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
3. Fill the champagne flutes 1/4 full of apple cider, then top off with champagne.

 
                                                   Kentucky Mulled Cider
 
Ingredients
1-1/4 ounces Maker's Mark Bourbon
4-ounces hot apple cider to top
Dash of allspice
Cinnamon stick
Lemon slice garnish
 
Directions

1. Add the bourbon to a glass mug.
2. Fill mug with hot apple cider and dash of allspice.
3. Garnish with tall cinnamon stick and lemon slice.

 
                                                     Caramel Apple Mule
 
Ingredients
1-1/2 ounces vodka
1/2-ounce caramel syrup
1 ounce apple cider
Ginger beer, to top
 
Directions

1. Shake the vodka, caramel syrup and apple cider together with ice.
2. Strain into a double rocks glass over ice.
3. Top with ginger beer.
4. Garnish with freshly cut thin slices of whole apples.

ChefSecret:  Apples, pears and pumpkin flavors are perfect foils for fall cocktails.

Quip of the Day: Why was the robot couple’s anniversary in the fall? They were autumn mated!
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