We here at Manhattan Digest have a thing for all the types of tasty cocktails you can enjoy. No matter what the time of year, there is always time for one, and the fall season is no exception. We have dug deep and found some amazing cocktail recipes for you to try, with some of them coming from the top restaurants right here in Manhattan!
Check which cocktails you should enjoy this weekend and beyond!
Pole Star Conundrum
Created by Chaim Dauermann, Up & Up, New York
0.75oz WhistlePig Rye
0.75oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
0.5oz Jägermeister
0.5oz Orange Juice
0.25oz Lemon Juice
0.75oz Red Bell Pepper Syrup
Build in a cocktail tin and briefly shake the mixture with ice.
Serve in a 12oz Collins glass over crushed ice
Autumn Pearls
Created by Lucinda Sterling, Middle Branch
2 oz Roca Patron Anejo
1 oz Cinnamon applesauce
1 oz grape shrub
1/2 oz agave
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain over ice into a double rocks glass. Garnish with an apple slice
Grape Shrub:
Mix 2 cups slightly crushed grapes (red, green or mixed table grapes) with 1/2 cup of granulated sugar into a gallon sized airtight plastic freezer bag for at least 12 hours in a refrigerator. Do not stir or over-crush the grapes. Store as flat as possible.
After 12 hours, remove contents from freezer bag and strain juice from grape skins. For every 2 ounces of grape juice, add 1/2 oz of apple cider vinegar. Add more or less vinegar to taste. This can be consumed alone, or with seltzer, black tea, or spirit of your choice.
So It Appears
Created by Sofia Present, August Laura
1 ounce of Aperol
1 ½ ounces of Prosecco
¾ ounce of lemon juice
½ ounce of vanilla syrup (Or use a half ounce of simple syrup with a dash of vanilla extract)
½ ounce of soda
Garnish with a pear slice