Category: Cocktails

Our second cocktail is the Fallen Leaves. Created by Charles Schumann in 1982, Munich, Germany and included in his book, The American Bar: The Artistry of Mixing Drinks. Perfect for the end of autumn and start of winter.

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1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 8th December: Harvest Cocktail

Our first cocktail is the Harvest Cocktail. I know we’re now heading into winter, but I was busy with other things in September so didn’t get some of the autumn cocktails posted.

Tonight’s is a simple yet delicious three ingredient cocktail for Autumn.

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Our third and final cocktail is the Peat’s Dragon. An unusual smokey/peppery cocktail using both peated whiskey and black pepper. Possibly originated at The Up & Up, New York City.

I’ve seen quite a few cocktails under the name of “Peat’s Dragon”, but this seemed the most intriguing, being both smokey and peppery.

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Our second cocktail is the Dried Meadow Flower. A floral cocktail with tequila and gentian, created by Simon Difford in 2015 at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Our first cocktail is the Winterised Negroni; a rare combination of Scotch and gin which combines with sweet vermouth and Campari into a delicious winter Negroni.

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Our third and final cocktail is the Apple Cart, also known as a Calvados Sidecar.

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Our second cocktail is the Autumn Leaves. A great autumnal cocktail with a nice combination of spicy whiskey, apple, vermouth and with herbal notes. Created by Jeffrey Morgenthaler at Bel Ami Lounge, Oregon, USA, in 2008.

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Our first cocktail is the Chocolate Almond Autumn Negroni, an autumnal Negroni which adds almond, chocolate and hits of cinnamon and star anise for rich autumn aromas.

This is just one of many Negroni variants we’ve made over the last few months.

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Our third and final cocktail is the Sweet Martini. After the Martinez and before the Dry Martini we all know, was the original Martini, which used sweet vermouth.

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