AUTUMN COCKTAIL RECIPES
September is a month of change. The nights get darker, leaves start to shift colour, and children across the country return to school to begin the new term. This seasonal transition reminds us that Summer cannot last forever and that the frosty days of winter are just around the corner. We write this piece on Autumnal equinox as the temperature starts to drop, there is no better time to seek out a warming drink that will help you feel cosy from inside-out. Here are some out favourite cocktail recipes to see you through the month.
Blackberry Bramble
Ingredients
65g Fresh blackberries
60ml Dry Gin
30ml Blackberry Liquor
30ml Maple syrup
45ml Fresh lemon juice
Ginger Beer
Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, mix the blackberries with the gin, blackberry liquor, lemon juice, and maple syrup until they have broken up and released their juice.
Double strain, using a fine mesh strainer, to remove any seeds.
Fill 3-4 rocks glasses with ice. Divide the blackberry-gin mix among the glasses and top up with ginger beer. Garnish with a blackberry and lemon zest.
Apple Cinnamon
Ingredients
120ml Gin
120ml Apple Cider
30ml Lime Juice
30ml Honey
30ml Hot Water
Dash Cinnamon
1 Apple cut into thin slices
Springs of Thyme or Rosemary
Instructions
Pour the honey into the hot water and stir until dissolved
Combine this mixture with the gin, apple cider, lime juice, and cinnamon in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled.
Fill two glasses with ice and apple slices. Strain cocktail to glasses and garnish with sprigs of thyme or rosemary.
Cider Sidecar
Ingredients
60ml Fresh Apple Cider
60ml Cognac
30ml Cointreau
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Strip of lemon zest
Instructions
Place the cider, cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and top with ice.
Shake until the shaker starts to frost and feels very cold to the touch, 20 to 30 seconds.
Strain into glasses and garnish with the lemon zest.
If all this ice-shaking and drink-pouring doesn’t sound your cup of, well, Negroni, why not check out Blacklines. This independent brand specialises in producing delicious, ready-made, bottled cocktails.
Please drink responsibly. These recipes are also delicious without the spirits. Keep safe. Keep smiling. Cheers x