10 Best Cocktails for Those Crisp Fall Nights

Cinnamon-Honeycrisp Old Fashioned

This “boozy-citrus-sweet combination is perfection,” according to Cuisine & Cocktails, taking advantage of delicious honeycrisp apples for the tragically short window they’re in season.

Ingredients
1 ounce honeycrisp-cinnamon syrup (2 diced honeycrisp apples, ½ cup water, ½ cup sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon)
2 ounces bourbon
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh orange juice
2-3 splashes orange bitters
Ground cinnamon, apple slices for garnish

Instructions
Add apples and water to a small saucepan and bring to simmer over medium heat.
Stir until apples are tender.
Transfer to a food processor and pulse until smooth.
Push through a mesh sieve to yield about ½-cup liquid.
Return to saucepan and add ½ sugar and cinnamon.
Stir over medium heat until dissolved.
Remove from heat and allow to fully cool.
In a rocks glass, add a whiskey ball (or ice).
Add bourbon/whiskey, lemon/orange juice, bitters and honeycrisp-cinnamon syrup.
Stir. Garnish with cinnamon and apple slices, and serve.