Fall Cocktails

One of my specialties

There are two kinds of Apple Martinis I make for my guests every fall

Caramel Apple Martinis and Caramel Apple Cider Martinis

Both incorporate the decadent fall flavors of caramel and apple and the cider option adds a nice burst of cinnamon.  My guests have gone crazy for these over the last 10 years or so.

I have wanted to share these recipes with you for quite some time and I am finally getting around to it!  Enjoy these fall cocktails...I guarantee you love at first  sip!

Caramel Apple Martinis

I have found these to be the perfect cocktail for a fall girl's night and a nice accompaniment to savory appetizers like a cheese ball or stuffed

mushrooms or even a charcuterie board 

 

 Ingredients:

1 shot butter shots

1 shot apple pucker shots

1 shot vanilla vodka

Splash of cranberry juice

 Ice

Instructions: 

 Fill a cocktail shaker half way with ice

Pour in shot of butterscotch, shot of apple pucker and shot of vanilla vodka

Shake 

You can let sit for a few minutes so the mixture gets nice and cold

When you are ready, pour cocktail into martini glass

Top off with a splash of cranberry juice for color and

Voila! 

Caramel Apple Cider Martinis

I love serving these during our appetizers on Thanksgiving Day...they are really festive and set a nice tone for the day.  We enjoy them with my mom's legendary stuffed mushrooms, my mother in law's celery with pimento cheese, dates, figs and cheeses

Ingredients:

2 shots apple cider

1 shot caramel vodka

1 cinnamon stick

Dash cinnamon

Caramel sauce

Ice

Instructions:

Pour caramel sauce into shallow dish

Dip the rim of a martini glass and twirl it until there is a full circle of caramel

Set aside

 

Fill cocktail shaker half way with ice

Pour in 2 shots of apple cider and 1 shot of caramel vodka

Shake

Pour into martini glass

Sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon

Put a cinnamon stick into glass for garnish and

Voila!