Festive Fall Cocktails for your wedding (part 1)

Nothing gets us into the festive fall season like these delicious fall cocktails from Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot. These are perfect for a fall themed engagement party or wedding and will be sure to impress your guests and get them into the spirit!

Fall Manhattan- Martha Stewart Weddings Fall 2007

Ingredients:

1. 1 1/2 ounces applejack

2. 1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey

3. 1 tablespoon maple syrup

4. A few dashes orange bitters

5. About 2 ounces Champagne

6. Blood-orange rind cut into strips for garnish

Directions:

1. Combine applejack, whiskey, maple syrup, and bitters in a cocktail shaker, and shake over ice. Strain into a 6-ounce martini glass, and top with Champagne. Garnish with orange rind, and serve.

Orange Maple Whiskey Cocktail- The Knot

Ingredients:

1. Maple syrup

2. Orange bitters

3. Orange wedge

4. Ice

5. Whiskey

6. Splash of club soda

Directions:

Step 1: Measure out 2 tablespoons of syrup and add it to a lowball glass along with 2 dashes of orange bitters. Squeeze an orange wedge to the mix and muddle slightly before adding a handful of ice.

Step 2: Add 2 ounces of whiskey to the cocktail and top with a splash of club soda before stirring.

Step 3: Top with fresh orange zest and serve.

Rob Rose-Martha Stewart Weddings Fall 2015

Ingredients

1. Rose water (Fee Brothers Rose Water, $7, kegworks.com)

2. 1⁄2 ounce Amaro CioCiaro liqueur

3. 2 ounces Compass Box Spice Tree malt scotch whiskey

4. Rose petal, for garnish

Directions:

1. Fill an atomizer with rose water and spray an old-fashioned glass with four sprays.

2. Add liqueur, scotch, and ice. Stir and garnish with rose petal.

Sidenote: (Rose water is the scented secret to this wedding-worthy scotch concoction by New York City mixologist Tom Richter.)

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