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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

to top it off. Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish Cream, pumpkin spice liqueur and bourbon are all great complements to coffee. And if coffee isn’t your forte, try the same ingredients mixed into your favorite blend of hot chocolate! After all, there isn’t much that chocolate doesn’t go well with!

Mulled Wine

If liquor isn’t your speed, no sweat! Instead, try a mulled wine recipe this fall. If the colors of this beautiful drink don’t make you feel festive, the flavor certainly will. Traditionally made with red wine, mulled wine is basically a “spiced” wine served warm. When doing research, you’ll find a plethora of ingredients to use, but some of the most common are things such as star anise, lemon, brandy, oranges, cinnamon and maple syrup. No matter which combination you choose, mulled wine is bound to be a new festive favorite for any wine lover!

NOW THE ONLY THING LEFT IS TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE TO TRY FIRST! WHETHER YOU’RE SIPPING ON A HOT TODDY OR BREWING YOUR OWN SPIKED COFFEE, CHEERS TO KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

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