Hot take (updated): You can make this drink with scotch (The Original), bourbon (The Commoner), or cognac (The Après). It’s good all three ways. The cognac version may just be my new fav – perfect for Christmas and after Thanksgiving dinner.
This is Fall epitomized in cocktail form. From scotch whiskey to allspice dram, you could not possibly get cozier. All the other flavors cut the scotch quite nicely so this isn’t a punch-in-the-stomach cocktail. And it was the Allstar at our Inaugural Saturday Supper last weekend. Many thanks to a good friend who rocked the cocktail bar, as always. This gives #fallvibes and really brings the season. Happy Spooky Month!
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1 1/2 oz Scotch of choice
1 1/2 oz Apple Cider
1/2 oz Averna Amaro
1/4 oz Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (or a demerara sugar cube)
1 healthy teaspoon Allspice Dram
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice.
(if using a sugar cube, you will need to muddle this so it mixes with the other ingredients)
Strain over a large ice cube and garnish with an orange peel. #fallvibes
