The smell of fall is in the air, and now the taste of it can be in your cup too with my Halloween-themed spooky cocktail, featuring bourbon and blackberry!
So over the weekend it happened: all of the fall decor came out of it’s storage space in the garage! Our beautiful dark floral wreath is adorning the front door, my acorn-shaped bells are hanging from the front door handle, and all of my hand sewn sweater pumpkins are displayed around the house – much to the hubby’s dismay!
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And so I wanted to celebrate the season with not just some beautiful decor around the house and on the front porch (so pumped to carve pumpkins soon!), but with an equally beautiful and seasonally appropriate cocktail! My “Spooky Cocktail” is a beautiful pumpkin-y color and features bourbon as the main liquor – perfect for warming you up from the inside on these chilly nights! I paired the bourbon with blackberry liqueur, lemon, honey, and rosemary which comes together in a beautifully flavorful concoction that is then topped with sparkling club soda.
Now it’s your turn: what is your favorite cocktail to celebrate the fall with? Share with me by commenting below!
- ½ oz. lemon juice
- 1 sprig rosemary, plus extra for garnish
- 1 ½ oz. bourbon
- 1 oz. creme de mure (blackberry liqueur)
- ½ oz. honey
- Club soda
- Fresh blackberries, for garnish (optional)
- Fill a wine glass or goblet with ice water and set aside to chill.
- In the bottom of a shaker, combine lemon juice and 1 rosemary sprig and muddle to help release the oils from the rosemary. Add bourbon, creme de mure, and honey and fill with ice. Shake for 25-30 seconds until combined. Strain into chilled wine glass/goblet and top with club soda. Garnish with blackberries and rosemary sprig as desired. Enjoy!
Sarah is a food blogger from Metro Detroit who believes that gourmet food should be accessible to all home cooks. 
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