Cider Cocktails – Apple Cider Mimosa Recipe, Sparkling Pear

Cider cocktails: We don’t get enough of them. It’s our own fault, since we habitually order one of our three favorite cocktails instead of going for the seasonal specialty. Eating seasonally means drinking seasonally, too. So from now through the end of holiday season, we’re going to enjoy cocktails with fall and winter ingredients, returning…
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RECIPE: Peanut Butter Banana Dessert Cocktail

Peanut butter and banana dessert cocktail. Photo courtesy Blue Chair Bay Rum.   Elvis Presley’s favorite food was a pan-fried sandwich of peanut butter and sliced banana (recipe). To be seriously indulgent, he might have enjoyed washing them down with this peanut butter and banana cocktail, a kind of adult milkshake. We hadn’t seen a…
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RECIPE: Trick Or Treat Scotch Sour

A treat for the candy-hander-outers. Photo courtesy Laphroaig.   If you need something spirited to get through an evening of handing out candy, how about a special Scotch Sour? This recipe, from Laphroaig (our personal favorite Scotch—we love that peat!) “Sour” refers to lemon juice, which is added to the whisky with sugar to create…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Pumpkin Cider

Pumpkin cider, with or without rum. Photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog.   People speak of comfort foods; this is a comfort drink. Thick, flavorful, fragrant pumpkin cider made with pumpkin purée is a seasonal treat that can be served to kids or turned into a cocktail with spiced rum. RECIPE: SPICED PUMPKIN CIDER…
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HALLOWEEN: Cinnamon Vodka Punch

Cinnamon evokes fall and Halloween. Photo courtesy Belvedere Vodka.   If you’re looking to fill the punch bowl on Halloween, here’s a recipe from Belvedere Vodka. You can make the cinnamon simple syrup in advance.     RECIPE #1: CINNAMON VODKA PUNCH Ingredients 7 ounces vodka 3 ounces cinnamon simple syrup 1 ounce sweet vermouth…
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