Fall Drink Recipes

(Note: I have not made these myself so they are not SDD certified (yet) … but they do sound delicious!) Don’t forget about these great recipes that are SDD approved from last Fall … remember that time I was on TV?

If you’re looking to start your fall in th right way and leave a nice warm feeling in your belly, these cocktails might be perfect. Whether you want to have a cocktail with liquer in, one that’s heavy on the booze, or just something to keep you warm – there are some perfect options for you here:

CîROC Holiday Spice (pictured on right)
1.5 oz 1 oz CÎROC Coconut?.
0.5oz coconut cream
0.25oz pineapple juice
1 oz Whole Milk?
1 egg white
2 Dash cinnamon
2 Dash nutmeg
2 Dash all spice
Sprinkled with Coconut shavings

DRAMBUIE® Orange Crush Cosmo
In a mixing tin half-filled with ice, add:
½ oz. DRAMBUIE®
1 oz. GREY GOOSE® L’Orange Flavored Vodka
Juice of ½ Orange
Shake until tin is frosted, strain into a martini glass.


DRAMBUIE® Zombie

In a mixing tin half-filled with ice, add:
1 oz DRAMBUIE®
1 oz Bacardi Silver Light rum
½ oz Bacardi Gold rum
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz lime juice

Shake until frothy, strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice, drizzle:
¼ oz Bacardi 151 rum
¼ oz grenadine

Serve with a straw.

The DramBOOie
1 part – Pumpkin Liquer
1 part – Apple Pucker
1 ¼ part – Drambuie
1 part – Pineapple Juice

Shake with ice and strained into martini glass garnished with cinnamon stick and whipped cream.


Ginger Brewsky

1 part Monkey Shoulder
0.75 parts Ginger syrup
0.75 parts Fresh lemon juice
Top with Beer

Add all ingredients other than beer to shaker, shake well with ice. Strain into beer glass and top with beer.


Maple Sage Bourbon (Recipe courtesy of Kim Haasarud, founder of Liquid Architecture LLC)
2 sage leaves, plus additional for garnish
0.75 parts. dark amber maple syrup
0.75 parts lemon juice
1 egg white
2.5 parts Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey

Muddle the two sage leaves with the maple syrup and lemon juice. Add the egg white. Dry shake (without ice) until the egg white is emulsified. Add the Bourbon. Top with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds. Strain the cocktail into a lowball glass filled with new ice. Garnish with the remaining sage.


Montelobos Mezcal Joven
2 parts Montelobos Mezcal Joven, served neat
1 orange wedge
Sal de Gusano (Available from The Meadow)

Coat orange slice with sal de gusano. Take a long sip of Montelobos, followed by a bite of the orange slice.

DEWAR’S ROB ROY
2 parts DEWAR’S WHITE LABEL Blended Scotch Whisky
1 part MARTINI Rosso
1 dashes bitters
1 cherry

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cherry.

DEWAR’S SCOTCH & GINGER
1 part DEWAR’S WHITE LABEL Blended Scotch Whisky
3 parts ginger beer or ale
Orange wedge

Fill pint glass with ice and add DEWAR’S WHITE LABEL. Top with ginger and garnish with an orange wedge.


DEWAR’S Signature Neat
The best way to enjoy the superior quality and complex character of DEWAR’S Signature.


The Speyside Cocktail
2 parts Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
1/2 part Dolin blanc vermouth
4 dashes of peach bitters

Combine ingredients in an Old-Fashioned glass, add ice and stir. Garnish with a lemon peel, squeezed to express oils.