Fall-themed Cocktails

Swamp Water Surprise

Ingredients:
For the Optional “Plasma”:
1 (3-oz) box flavored gelatin
1 cup water, boiling
3/4 cup Absolut Vodka

For the Cocktail:
2 oz Bacardi Gold Rum
1/4 oz orange or blue curaçao liqueur
1 oz Nantucket Nectars Orange Juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
2 tbsp gelatin “plasma,” optional

In a mixing bowl, dissolve the gelatin in boiling water. Stir in the vodka and set the bowl in the freezer. Just before the gelatin sets up completely, whip it with a whisk to form lumps. Let it set for at least 5 minutes. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the rum, curaçao, and lemon and orange juices. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. If using, carefully spoon the plasma into the glass. (Note: Blue curacao will turn the drink into a swampy green color.)

 

Modified from: https://www.thespruceeats.com/swamp-water-surprise-recipe-760569

Vampire’s Delight Mocktail

Ingredients:
2 parts Sprite
2 parts Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
1 part Torani Blood Orange Syrup
Gummy eyeballs

Fill a glass half full of ice cubes. Add the liquid ingredients in order. Garnish with the edible gummy eyeballs.

Modified from: https://4sonrus.com/little-monster-halloween-mocktails/

For more Halloween-inspired concoctions, view https://www.bartelldrugs.com/blog/spooky-cocktails/.

Apple Cider Mimosa

Makes 4
Ingredients:
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 cup Apple Cider
1 bottle La Marca Prosecco

On a small plate, combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip champagne flutes in water to wet the rims, then dip in cinnamon sugar mixture. Fill champagne flutes ¼ full with apple cider, then top off with champagne. Add a thinly sliced apple wedge to the rim (optional.)

Modified from: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a46963/apple-cider-mimosas-recipe/

Bourbon Spiced Pear Cocktail

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
1 1/2 oz pear purée*
1/4 oz ginger liqueur
1/4 oz agave nectar
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 tsp allspice dram
Bubly Sparkling Water, to taste
2-3 dashes aromatic bitters
Freshly cut thyme or sage sprigs for garnish

On a small plate, combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip champagne flutes in water to wet the rims, then dip in cinnamon sugar mixture. Fill champagne flutes ¼ full with apple cider, then top off with champagne. Add a thinly sliced apple wedge to the rim (optional.)

For the pear purée:
Peel, core, and coarsely chop 3 pears. Purée the chopped pears and 2 ounces of lemon juice in a blender until smooth. Strain and press the pear mixture through a fine-mesh strainer or chinois, discarding the remaining solids. This mixture yields enough to make 4-5 cocktails.

 

For the cocktail:
In a mixing tin or cocktail shaker, add the bourbon, pear purée, ginger liqueur, agave nectar, lemon juice, and allspice dram. Fill with ice, shake well, and strain into a cocktail glass filled with fresh ice. Add sparkling water to taste and give 2-3 shakes of bitters. Gently smack the fresh herbs to release their aromatics and place them in the finished cocktail.

Modified from: https://hollyandflora.com/2015/11/11/bourbon-spiced-pear-cocktail-fall-cocktail-favorites/

Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule

Makes 2
Ingredients:
4 ounces Grey Goose Vodka
¼ cup Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
½ cup Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider
1 can ginger beer
Fresh cranberries and sliced apples for garnish

Fill 2 glasses with ice and add equal amounts of the vodka, cranberry juice and sparkling apple juice to the glasses. Stir to combine. Fill the remaining space of the glasses with the ginger beer and stir gently to combine. Serve immediately. Garnish with cranberries and apples as desired.

Modified from: https://whatsgabycooking.com/apple-cranberry-moscow-mule/

Sparkling Pomegranate Mocktail

A Bartell’s original 
Ingredients:
2 parts Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider
1 part Pomegranate Juice
1 splash Apple Cider
Whole cranberries or pomegranate arils, for garnish

If using pomegranate arils, drop a spoonful into a champagne flute. Pour pomegranate juice and apple cider into the flute, then top with sparkling cider. If using whole cranberries, drop a few into the glass. Note: Pomegranate arils will sink to the bottom, and whole cranberries will float – either work for a festive look!