While fall invites all kinds of changes, why not look for a change in your happy hour drink? Yes, deciding on a cocktail drink seems like endless work but there are some drinks that you can never go wrong with. Since we have already covered the transitional dark cocktail recipes to welcome the fall season, we think, it’s not too late to look at transitional white drinks. We’ve compiled 7 white transitional cocktails that we think would be a total hit this festive season.
Casino
A true classic! The Casino cocktail drink first came to light around 1909. Laced with the flavours of gin, maraschino liqueur, orange bitters, and lemon juice, this drink is everything you need to warm yourself up on a chilly autumn evening. Here are the ingredients you need to make it at home.
Ingredients:
44ml – London Dry gin
15ml – Maraschino liqueur
7ml – lemon juice
4 dashes of orange bitters
Maraschino cherry garnish
Fall Harvest Bloody Mary
Bolstered with warm spices, the Fall Harvest Bloody Mary is everything sweet, spicy, and tangy. It has lemon juice, apple cider, tomato juice, and vodka, making it the best fall beverage on all fronts. Get the following ingredients to make your own.
Ingredients:
2 cups tomato juice
3/4 cup unfiltered apple cider
118ml – vodka
2 Tbsp – fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp – pickle juice
2 tsp – freshly grated ginger
1 to 2 tsp – hot sauce
1 tsp – pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp – kosher salt
1/2 tsp – ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Garnish with apple slices, cherry tomatoes, olives, and lemon wedges
Autumn Daiquiri
An Autumn Daiquiri is a drink that doesn’t specifically use fall ingredients like pumpkin or apple but spices. The spiced simple syrup adds a distinct flavour to the white rum and lime juice, making it a delicious blend. The following ingredients are all you need to make it at home.
Ingredients:
60ml – White Rum
15ml – lime juice
15ml – pineapple juice
15ml – spiced simple syrup
Garnish with a sprig of rosemary or a cinnamon stick
Agal
Agal is a Kokum aka Garcinia indica-based cocktail. The vodka, cranberry, and lime juice make it a delightfully dark-flavoured packed drink to have on a fun evening with friends. Think, an adult variant of the kala khatta.
Ingredients:
60ml – Vodka
30ml- Cranberry juice
30ml – Kokum syrup
25ml – Lime juice
Pinch of black salt
Top up with sprite
Courtesy: Hyatt Centric, Ballygunge
Smooth Operator
Loaded with delicious flavours, a cocktail cannot get any smoother than this. The caramel syrup adds a hint of sweetness to the rich Kahlua liqueur and gin.
Ingredients:
45ml – Gin
15ml – Kahlua
10ml – Caramel syrup
20ml – Lemon juice
2 to 3 drops – Vegan foamier
Method:
Layer all the ingredients into a Boston shaker then shake with ice cubes for 8 minutes.
Double-stain into a wine goblet.
Embellished with a caramel tui.
Courtesy: Harshith Prabhu – Bar Manager, The Polo Club, The Oberoi, Bengaluru
Nutmeg Colada
Nutmeg and fall go hand in hand, so this light rum cocktail is everything you would love to sip on a cozy evening.
Ingredients:
60ml – light rum
30ml – coconut cream
30ml – pineapple juice
7ml – nutmeg syrup
Pinch of cinnamon
Recipe Courtesy: Mementos by ITC Hotels, Jaipur
Figure It
Well well, if a drink doesn’t give a punch of freshness, we don’t want it. The complementing flavors of fig, vodka, cucumber juice, star anise, and more make this cocktail a fall must-have.
Ingredients:
60ml – Fig & Vodka
30ml – Fresh cucumber juice
10ml – Star anise syrup
3 drops – Stillabunt
10ml – Lime juice
3ml – Angostura bitters
Method:
Add all the ingredients in a cobbler shaker.
Shake well and serve in a cocktail glass.
Garnish with grated nutmeg.
Courtesy: JW Marriott Hotel, Kolkata
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