# Share your fall cocktail. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 24, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358 "2014-10-24T15:20:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/1 "2014-10-24T15:20:06Z")
I’ve recently come to appreciate bourbon. And while I’ll sometimes enjoy it simply on ice, my go to bourbon cocktail is the traditional old fashioned. Until that is, a recent dinner outing, when I had the good fortune to discover a maple old fashioned. I’ve decided it’s this fall’s cocktail for me. 2 oz. Bourbon (Bulleit is what I was served but I have Knob Creek at home) 1 oz. Vermont Maple syrup dash or two of Orange Bitters Orange peel Cherry Mix all the ingredients in a glass BEFORE adding ice. Enjoy responsibly. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/2 "2014-10-24T16:40:33Z")
This time of year, as the days shorten with a chill in the air, my tastes turn to the “white russian”. Though it may not be absolutely historically or geographically accurate, we often refer to these as “Caucasians”. I usually split it into thirds to start 33.3% Kalua : 33.3% vodka : 33.3% half/half As the night and drinks roll on, the ratio becomes closer to 1/4 : 1/2 : 1/4 I like to shake it and make it all frothy and creamy, but i think the original Caucasians had the cream poured slowly over the alcohol mixture. I realize it’s not very imaginative and that’s part of the appeal. Just mix the parts together as you wish and consume… yummmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/3 "2014-10-24T16:52:50Z")
For whatever reason, Sidecars seem like an autumnal drink to me. I’ve been doing 1.5oz brandy, 1oz Cointreau, and .5oz lemon juice in mine. I like 'em with ice, but no sugar on the rim. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/4 "2014-10-24T18:47:06Z")
Fall, Winter and Spring - a nice single malt and a (very) little water. Is that a cocktail? ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/5 "2014-10-24T19:03:06Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > Fall, Winter and Spring - a nice single malt and a (very) little water. Is that a cocktail? This. A really smoky, peaty malt. Laphroig, maybe. A few drops of water. Sipped slowly. Nothing like it to take the chill away. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/6 "2014-10-24T19:14:44Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > This. A really smoky, peaty malt. Laphroig, maybe. A few drops of water. Sipped slowly. I’m curious because I’m not a scotch-neat drinker. When you say a few drops of water, are you talking table spoon, tea spoon, or literally A FEW DROPS of water? ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/7 "2014-10-24T19:16:10Z")
Chick chipping in here: I like Laphroig or Macallan _on my husband’s breath_, in cold weather. Is that a cocktail? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/8 "2014-10-24T19:18:13Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’m curious because I’m not a scotch-neat drinker. When you say a few drops of water, are you talking table spoon, tea spoon, or literally A FEW DROPS of water? A wee dram. A splash. No more than a teaspoon to a tumbler. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/9 "2014-10-24T19:21:41Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > A wee dram. A splash. No more than a teaspoon to a tumbler. Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/10 "2014-10-24T19:28:07Z")
The theory is that you are not watering down or diluting the scotch. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/11 "2014-10-24T19:39:40Z")
Cooler weather means Manhattans for me and Dirty Vodka Martinis for the wife. Usually made with Rittenhouse Rye and Tito’s vodka. Garnished with two cherries and a habanero-stuffed olive respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/12 "2014-10-24T19:53:17Z")
Moscow Mules. Mid range vodka ( no point going overboard there), either home made ginger syrup, or bunderberg ginger beer. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/13 "2014-10-24T21:44:24Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’ve recently come to appreciate bourbon. And while I’ll sometimes enjoy it simply on ice, my go to bourbon cocktail is the traditional old fashioned. Until that is, a recent dinner outing, when I had the good fortune to discover a maple old fashioned. I’ve decided it’s this fall’s cocktail for me. > > 2 oz. Bourbon (Bulleit is what I was served but I have Knob Creek at home) > 1 oz. Vermont Maple syrup > dash or two of Orange Bitters > Orange peel > Cherry > > Mix all the ingredients in a glass BEFORE adding ice. Enjoy responsibly. Funny - I just learned this drink last night! A few more bitters, and rye whiskey, but virtually the same. The bartender who I was talking to would use a kitchen blow torch to heat up the orange peel and release some of the oils. That made a huge difference in the final drink. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-fall-cocktail/702358/14 "2014-10-25T01:23:29Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’ve recently come to appreciate bourbon. And while I’ll sometimes enjoy it simply on ice, my go to bourbon cocktail is the traditional old fashioned. Until that is, a recent dinner outing, when I had the good fortune to discover a maple old fashioned. I’ve decided it’s this fall’s cocktail for me. > > 2 oz. Bourbon (Bulleit is what I was served but I have Knob Creek at home) > 1 oz. Vermont Maple syrup > dash or two of Orange Bitters > Orange peel > Cherry > > Mix all the ingredients in a glass BEFORE adding ice. Enjoy responsibly. I tried this. Much too sweet for my liking. So I added more booze 😃