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Autumnal Reviver cocktail (chilled version). Photo: Winter Caplanson

Warm Autumnal Reviver

 
Course Cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 1 drink

Ingredients
  

Makes 1 cocktail

  • 1/2 oz. Demerara Simple Syrup with fig and black peppercorns (see recipe below)
  • 3 oz. apple cider (or you can substitute a seasonal tea like apple or chamomile)
  • 2 oz. vanilla-infused Bourbon (We used Litchfield Distillery's Maple Bourbon. You could also add a splash of vanilla extract, if you don’t infuse your bourbon).
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Instructions
 

To make the Demerara Syrup

  • Combine equal parts Demerara sugar and water, ½ cup of fresh or dried figs and 12 whole peppercorns. Let sugar dissolve over medium heat. Strain, and keep refrigerated until needed.

For the cocktail

  • Warm the apple cider in a saucepan or microwave to almost a simmer. Combine all ingredients and garnish with fig and apple slices.

Notes

Reprinted with permission from Winter Caplanson of Connecticut Food & Farm. View the Fall 2020 issue for more recipes like this one. 
Keyword Bourbon, Cocktail, Fall, Toddy, Vanilla