LIFESTYLE
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A WARM WELCOME TO FALL COCKTAILS & LIQUOR WITH A HOT TWIST
BY PAIGE ATWELL
AS WE START INCHING INTO COOLER TEMPS, HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVITIES, THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THAN WITH A COCKTAIL! BUT IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO SWITCH UP YOUR USUAL ORDER FOR SOMETHING MORE SEASONALLY APPROPRIATE, WHAT BETTER WAY THAN A TOAST THAT KEEPS YOU TOASTY? HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOTTEST COCKTAILS AND LIQUOR FOR FALL.
Hot Toddy’s
It’s impossible to cover warm cocktails without mentioning the classic: A Hot Toddy! A traditional Hot Toddy is actually fairly simple. Take your favorite whiskey, a little honey, lemon juice and a cinnamon stick and voila! With such an easy recipe, you can easily add or mix up these core ingredients to create your own Hot Toddy. Things like maple syrup, pumpkin purée, orange zest, brandy and apple cider are all great ingredients to make this traditional cocktail more festive for fall.
Spiked Ciders
Speaking of apple cider, hot and spiked ciders are another great drink to warm you up this fall. Similar to Hot Toddy’s, you can easily add seasonal garnishes and ingredients to cider to create your own cocktail. The most common additions are ones that will compliment that sweetness of the cider without making it too sweet. Ingredients such as orange juice, rum, fresh fruit, ginger and bourbon are great additions to balance out the flavor.
Spiked Coffee or Hot Chocolate
If you’re looking for both an energy boost and a seasonally appropriate sip, spiked coffee is the way to go. The great thing about this option is that making it is fairly simple. You can easily take your favorite coffee recipe and add your choice of liquor or Irish cream 62 FALL 2020
