Pear Brandy Sidecar

Photo: 5PH/Shutterstock

Most pear varieties are in season in fall and winter, so it's the perfect time of year for this flavorful drink (though you don't need any of the actual fruit for this recipe.

Ingredients

1 shot (1.5 ounces) pear brandy
1/2 fluid ounce lemon juice
1/2 fluid ounce simple syrup
1 fluid ounce pear nectar
Ice


Prep time:  5 minutes               Yield:  Serves 1

1. Pour the brandy, lemon juice, pear nectar and syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice.
    Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted.
2. Strain into a chilled martini glass.  


(From Allrecipes.com)

Caramel Apple Mule

Photo: Courtesy of Absolute

Recipe:

1.5 oz. Absolute Vodka
.5 oz. Caramel Syrup
1 oz. Apple Cider

 Directions:

Shake all ingredients with ice.
Strain into a wooden mug over ice, top with ginger beer.
Garnish with apple fan.

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Some Velvet Morning

Original - Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra - 1967

                                                            Vanilla Fudge - 1969

Slowdive - 1993

The Music Machine - Talk Talk

Apple Hinny

Photo: Jason Cousins

Recipe:

1.5 oz. Hangar 1 Straight Vodka
1 oz. fresh green apple juice (Granny Smith recommended)
.5 oz. lime juice ginger beer
Nutmeg dusting

Directions:

Combine and serve over ice.
Garnish with apple fan.

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Renaissance

Kings and Queens

I Think of You

Coco Berry Bliss

Ingredients:

Hpnotiq  Harmonie
1 oz. Premium Coconut Vodka

Directions:

Pour over ice, stir, and serve in a rocks glass.

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The Yardbirds

For Your Love

Shapes Of Things

The Bungalow

Maker's Mark Bourbon

What you need:

3/4 parts Maker's Mark Bourbon
3/4 part simple syrup
1/2 part fresh lemon juice
1 part fresh orange juice
Champagne

How to make it:

Combine Maker's Mark, simple syrup, lemon juice, and orange juice and shake.
Top off with champagne.

Via Maker's Mark Bourbon

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Bavarian Coffee

Ingredients:

1 oz. Peppermint Schnapps
1/2 ounce Tia Maria
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
5 ounces fresh black coffee
1 1/2 ounces cream
Whipped cream



Directions:

In a mug stir together the first four ingredients.
Float the cream over the coffee by pouring it over the back of a spoon, top with whipped cream.

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