Favorite Fall Cocktails: Recipes for Fall Flavors

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Great sweater weather cocktails you can order up in your favorite bar—or make at home. Here are some of the best fall cocktails.

Fall is here, which means it’s time for a creative take on fall cocktails. I asked around for some great sweater weather cocktails you can order up in your favorite bar—or make at home for you and someone special. Here are some of our favorite fall cocktails.

Berries & Bubbles from Ocean Prime Phoenix

The modern American seafood restaurant Ocean Prime Phoenix has a smoking Berries & Bubbles cocktail that is complex, refreshing, and balanced—and perfect for the season with some of my favorites—Belvedere Citrus Vodka, Crème de Cassis, Domaine Chandon Brut, fresh berries, and dry ice to give it a touch of the spooky fall season. You can whip up these fall cocktails yourself or stop by Ocean Prime, where they sell for $14.

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Berries & Bubbles from Ocean Prime Phoenix. Photo courtesy Ocean Prime

Ingredients
  • 1¼ ounce Belvedere Citrus Vodka
  • ¾ ounce Crème de Cassis
  • 1½ ounce sour mix
  • 1 ounce Domaine Chandon Brut
  • Fresh berries
  • Dry ice
Preparation
  1. Combine Belvedere Citrus Vodka, Crème de Cassis, and sour in a mixing tin.
  2. Add ice; shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass containing a spoonful of berries and a piece of dry ice.
  3. Finish the cocktail with a float of Domaine Chandon Brut.

How Do You Like Dem Apples

There’s something about apples and bourbon that screams fall. Throw in some maple syrup, and it is fall in a glass.

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How Do You Like Dem Apples? Photo courtesy Char Kitchen+Bar

Ingredients
  • 1½ ounce Knob Creek Bourbon
  • ¼ ounce Campari
  • ½ ounce lemon juice
  • ½ ounce maple syrup
  • 1 ounce apple cider
Preparation
  1. Serve over the rocks.
  2. Garnish with apple slices.

Master of Mixes Pumpkin Pie Colada 

Pineapple and pumpkin? Yep, with Master of Mixes Piña Colada Mixer, you can take Thanksgiving to the tropics—or bring it home. These fall cocktails are sure to be hits around the Thanksgiving table!

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Pumpkin Pie Colada. Photo courtesy Master of Mixes

Ingredients
  • 2 ounces Master of Mixes Piña Colada Mixer
  • 1½ ounces Spiced Rum
  • 2 ounces pumpkin pie filling
Preparation
  1. Combine ingredients in a Boston glass filled with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a chilled glass.

SVEDKA Vodka Black Magic Jelly Shots

Okay, maybe this is more a Halloween cocktail than a fall cocktail, but these are super cool and fun and I think perfect throughout the fall. This recipe makes 24 fall cocktails.

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SVEDKA Vodka Black Magic Jelly Shots. Photo courtesy SVEDKA Vodka

Ingredients
  • 2½ cups boiling water
  • 1 (6 oz) package SVEDKA Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin Mix
  • 1½ cups SVEDKA Blue Raspberry Vodka
  • ¼ tsp Grape Flavor Unsweetened Drink Mix
  • 1 TBSP black sprinkles
Preparation
  1. Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in SVEDKA Blue Raspberry Vodka.
  2. Pour 1¼ cups gelatin into a separate bowl. Add drink mix; stir until dissolved. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use.
  3. Meanwhile, pour remaining gelatin into 24 (2 oz.) plastic cups. Refrigerate 45 min. or until set but not firm.
  4. Cover the gelatin in cups with the remaining gelatin. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
  5. Top with sprinkles before serving.

Fresh Apples and Spirits from Bowling Green, Kentucky

The team at Corsair Distillery—Bowling Green, Kentucky’s award-winning brewhouse—sent over some of their favorite fall cocktails. Corsair is a craft and small-batch distillery that makes a variety of unique spirits, including its own spiced rum, artisan gin, quinoa whiskey, and pumpkin spice moonshine.

And for those who want to pick the apples you garnish your cocktails with, Bowling Green boasts another specialty perfect for the occasion: Jackson’s Orchard. Famous for its apple and peach picking, the Jackson family has offered visitors good food and great memories for over 50 years.

Try the caramel apple mimosas, a unique fall cocktail take on the brunch favorite. How do you beat a mixture of champagne, apple cider, caramel vodka, cinnamon sugar, and caramel?

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Caramel Apple Mimosas. Photo courtesy Jonathon Boulton and Bowling Green, KY

Ingredients
  • 2 TBLS Caramel
  • 2 TBLS Cinnamon Sugar
  • 1 Cup Apple Cider
  • 8 ounces Caramel Vodka
  • 1 Bottle Champagne
  • Apple Slices, for garnish
Preparation
  1. In a small dish, pour caramel. In another small dish, pour cinnamon sugar. Dip the champagne flutes into caramel to rim the glass, then dip them in cinnamon sugar.
  2. Pour ¼ cup of apple cider and 2 ounces of caramel vodka into each flute and top with champagne.
  3. Garnish with an apple slice and serve.

With so many great fall cocktails from which to choose, you’ll want these fall months to keep extending. As you sip fall in a glass and watch the leaves change color, you’ll give thanks that those long hot days are behind us. Be sure to check out Wander for more great cocktail recipes.

Favorite Fall Cocktails: Recipes for Fall Flavors

Written by Susan Lanier-Graham

Founder and publisher Susan Lanier-Graham is an award-winning travel writer and author of more than 75 books. For more than three decades, she has explored the world in search of unforgettable “wow moments,” from the jungles of Thailand and the temples of Egypt to wine regions, coastlines, and hidden gems closer to home. Her work blends immersive storytelling with practical insight, helping readers experience destinations more deeply. Based in Spearfish, South Dakota, Susan covers travel, food, and wine with a focus on meaningful experiences. She is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), and is a Certified California Wine Appellation Specialist (CWAS).

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