Best of Both Worlds...

August and September are the months when summer is coming to an end, but its weather has prolonged its initial stay. As we await the cooler temps to hopefully come, we can still savor this in-between time where we are not quite in a singular season, one sip at a time. Here are cocktail and mocktail recipes that taste perfectly like the season we are currently in.

Grapefruit Cardamom Cocktail:

2 ounces of good gin

2 ½ ounces of fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice

1 ounce of Cardamom simple syrup

1 dash of Peychaud’s bitters

Grapefruit peel for garnishing

1. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and pour all ingredients except the garnish
2. Shake for 15 seconds, then strain into coupe glasses
3. Garnish with grapefruit peel

Apple Cinnamon Mockarita:

¾ cup apple cider

¼ cup lemon juice

Cinnamon sugar for rim and sticks for garnish

1. Rim the glass with a cinnamon sugar mixture
2. Shake apple cider and lemon juice in a shaker until well combined
3. Pour into the glass over ice, and add cinnamon sticks for garnish