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Who doesn't love a martini? Combine it with delicious pumpkin and you have fall in a glass. This take on the classic cocktail combines vanilla vodka with cream liqueur and pumpkin liqueur. Shake and pour over ice. Whipped cream and a cinnamon stick are optional as a garnish.
Another fiery fall take on the Moscow mule, this warming drink is super simple to make. You'll need bourbon (or whiskey), freshly squeezed lime, chilled ginger beer, and lime wedges to garnish. Shake with ice and pour.
Fall wouldn't be fall without spiced pumpkin, and this decadent drink is easy as pie to make. In a shaker, you'll mix coffee liqueur with vodka, pumpkin pie spice, and heavy cream. Dip the rim of the cup in honey and crumbled ginger cookies, and add marshmallows for extra indulgence.
It's traditionally drunk to cure a cold, but this intoxicating concoction goes down a treat even if you feel absolutely fine. With its origins in chilly Scotland, the hot drink combines whisky with soothing honey and lemon. Cinnamon and cloves add to the autumnal appeal.
Pears are in abundance in fall, so why not put them to good use in a wonderfully warming drink? Heat apple cider with sliced fresh pears, lemon zest and juices, cinnamon, root ginger, and mixed spices (plus rum if you like). You can even leave this heating in a slow cooker while you go out on a fall stroll.
Apple cider really comes into its own as a cocktail mixer in the fall. Mix with spiced rum, add a cinnamon stick, sliced apple, and any other garnish you fancy, and pour over ice. A simple drink that's simply delicious!
The flavors of the fall harvest combine deliciously in this crowd-pleasing drink. Add chopped apples and pears to a pitcher of white wine and apple cider, with optional vodka. Allow the flavors to mix in the fridge for a few hours, then add club soda before serving.
Here's another tasty spin on the margarita, which makes a perfect pre-dinner cocktail at Thanksgiving. Rim the glass with salt, and pour in shaken cranberry juice, tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, and lime juice. Add fresh cranberries and rosemary to garnish, and serve!
This is the perfect drink to kickstart your Thanksgiving celebrations. It's a refreshing take on the traditional mimosa, adding tangy cranberry juice to champagne in place of the usual orange juice.
Butter in a cocktail? It might sound odd, but it tastes delicious! This fall-warmer sees brown sugar muddled with unsalted butter, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg, before adding dark rum and hot water. Yum!
The Moscow mule makes a great fall cocktail thanks to the fiery ginger, and adding fresh seasonal figs and fig-infused vodka to the mix makes the drink extra special.
Give your classic gin and tonic a seasonal spin by adding a dash of fresh pomegranate, plus fresh pomegranate 'jewels' to serve. It's a simple drink that tastes delicious and looks like you've gone to great effort!
Warming whiskey combines a treat with fall-favorite cranberries in this sweet-sour drink that looks as good as it tastes. All you'll need to do is shake cranberry juice with whiskey, fresh lemon juice, and sugar or sugar syrup.
The name alone makes you want to hunker down with a drink while the weather does its worst outside. With spicy ginger beer, dark rum, and a dash of lime, this highball cocktail is a fiery fall drink that can be whipped up in an instant.
This really is simplicity itself. Simply mix fresh pear juice with crushed ice, your choice of spirit (vodka or spiced rum work well), and add sliced fresh pear.
The espresso martini gets a spicy fall makeover by mixing sugar with cinnamon before mixing with espresso coffee, cream, and (of course!) vodka.
Your whole kitchen will smell fabulous when you heat up a batch of this warming fall treat. Dry cider, fresh apples, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and star anise are the key ingredients, but you can add a splash of apple brandy if you want an extra kick.
Another fall spin on the mimosa, this uses chilled apple juice and fresh apple slices in place of orange juice. Mix with champagne or other sparkling wine.
Let's raise a glass to the season of pumpkin spice! This fall sangria mixes dry white wine with pumpkin puree, vanilla vodka, maple syrup, and pumpkin pie spice. Add fresh fruit to serve in your choice of glass.
Vodka and fresh orange get a seasonal kick with cranberries and rosemary to make a tangy cocktail that's as easy to drink as it is to mix!
As simple as it is delicious, the old fashioned is a classic cocktail that hits the spot on a blustery fall evening. It sees whiskey or brandy muddled with Angostura bitters, a sugar cube, and water. Garnish with orange zest and you're good to go! «
Cocktails don't get much more simple than the Black Russian. Perfect for a fall cocktail evening, the dark and decadent-tasting drink combine vodka with coffee liqueur, plus a cherry garnish.
Pomegranates come out to play in late fall, and the jewel-like fruit makes a pretty addition to any cocktail. Iced vodka with pomegranate juice, club soda and a dash of lime is an easy-drinking cocktail that makes a great crowd-pleaser.
This deliciously fiery cocktail is a fall take on the classic Moscow mule. You'll need vodka, lime juice, ginger beer, and apple cider. A garnish of apple slices, cinnamon, and star anise gives it an extra fall flavor.
Also known as glühwein or glögg, this hot, spiced red wine goes down a treat after a crisp walk in the fall leaves. You'll need red wine, sliced seasonal fruit, star anise, cinnamon, grated nutmeg, and (optionally) a vanilla pod and brandy. Sweeten with honey, maple syrup, or brown sugar.
Give your summer sangria a fall twist by mixing apple cider with pomegranate juice, orange juice, allspice, spiced rum, cloves, cinnamon, and fresh orange to garnish.
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Fun to make and even more fun to drink, cocktails can be just the thing to warm up a crisp fall evening. Seasonal flavors like apple, pear, cranberry, and fig make for a deliciously different spin on summer drinks, and there's always an opportunity to spice things up with cinnamon, nutmeg, and other fall favorites. Even good old pumpkin spice gets a look-in! Thirsty yet? Get clicking through this gallery to discover the best warming cocktails for cozy fall drinking.
The best cocktails for cozy fall drinking
These drinks will warm you up when it's cold outside
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Fun to make and even more fun to drink, cocktails can be just the thing to warm up a crisp fall evening. Seasonal flavors like apple, pear, cranberry, and fig make for a deliciously different spin on summer drinks, and there's always an opportunity to spice things up with cinnamon, nutmeg, and other fall favorites. Even good old pumpkin spice gets a look-in! Thirsty yet? Get clicking through this gallery to discover the best warming cocktails for cozy fall drinking.