Today is officially the first day of fall and what better way to ring in a new season than with festive seasonal cocktails! There’s something here for everyone, from easy, three ingredient drinks to classic cocktails reimagined. Find drinks made with apples, pears, ginger and honey and spirits ranging from rye whiskey to Chilean pisco.
Chartreuse
The First Frost is an autumn-inspired cocktail made with white rum, green Chartreuse, and a homemade apple cinnamon syrup. This sweet and sour sipper has layered flavors of fruit, herbs, and spice. If you’re looking for a fall drink that’s a little outside the box, this complex rum cocktail is for you!
The Piña Verde is a modern tropical cocktail made with an unusual base spirit: green Chartreuse. Inspired by the classic Piña Colada, the Piña Verde is a blend of Chartreuse (in place of white rum), pineapple, coconut, and lime.
With a striking orange hue and a name like Naked and Famous, this beloved modern cocktail is a real head turner! Made with smoky mezcal, fresh lime juice, and two popular liqueurs, the Naked and Famous is both easy to make and easy to enjoy. If you’re new to mezcal, this is a great drink …
The Yellowjacket is a Bees Knees riff that brings a burst of herbal flavor to this classic gin cocktail. Yellow Chartreuse adds sweetness, booziness, and herbal intensity with its complex blend of 130 flowers and other botanicals. What is Chartreuse? Chartreuse can refer to two liqueurs (one green and one yellow), famously made by Carthusian …
You can sip on tiki cocktails year round, but they’re that much better on the beach, poolside, or even just lounging on the couch in front of the AC on a hot summer day. The tiki genre is a vast and eclectic sea of cocktail recipes, but most have the following characteristics in common: the use of rum, tropical fruits, citrus juices, and often exotic spices in the form of syrups, liqueurs, or bitters. You can’t go wrong with a classic Mai Tai, but if you’re looking for something new and different, give one of these a try the next time you’re in the mood for something tropical.