8 Cocktails You Should Know For Fall

As the weather cools and the days get shorter and the nights longer, your guests begin will begin to seek out the flavors of Fall. Read on for a list of cocktail inspiration featuring hot toddy riffs, smoky whiskey sippers, and even a clarified pumpkin pie milk punch.

Forward Fashioned

Appleton Estate 8 Year Old Reserve, with its fruit, oak, and baking spice notes, is a perfect foundation for this coffee and banana spiked Old Fashioned riff.

Bush Doctor

Rainy, blustery days in the forecast? Try this Toddy with Appleton, Averna, and ginger!

Wild Turkey 101 Pumpkin Pie Clarified Milk Punch

Is there any drink more deeply intertwined with Autumn than the PSL? This recipe turns Fall’s most popular drink in to a Bourbon-based clarified milk punch. What’s not to love?

Gilded Grand

Looking for something shaken, citrusy and bright? Built around a base of Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis-Alexandre, this split-citrus sour is balanced by honey and a dash of orange flower water.

Mesquite and Maple Old Fashioned

Swapping out maple syrup for simple is a classic fall tweak for good reason. Here, smoked mesquite adds depth and complexity to the mix.

Grand Toddy

Grand Marnier’s elegant orange and Cognac flavor notes blend harmoniously with mint in this hot recipe.

Añejo Old Fashioned

Espolòn Añejo is aged at least 11 months in American Oak barrels (and then at least 1 more month in ex-Wild Turkey barrels). The earthy Tequila and flavorful butterscotch and baking spice notes are ideal for an Autumn Old Fashioned.

Smoked Longbranch On The Rocks

Simplicity itself, this drink calls only for quality Bourbon, ice, and a smoker.