Now the autumnal weather is approaching, the feeling of spiced flavours that reflect the rich colours of the season becomes essential when choosing an autumn cocktail to drink.Whether you're planning a gathering with loved ones or just a cosy night in, our recipes are perfect for creating memorable moments at home, all while using our high-quality glassware.
Our elegant French glassware brings a timeless charm to every cocktail you make. In this blog, we'll explore some of the top 5 autumn cocktail recipes that perfectly complement the season and our glassware.
An Autumn Old Fashioned
One of the first autumn cocktail recipes we will look into will be an autumn old-fashioned. This classic cocktail is perfect for the colder weather changes, while adding in a twist of cherry to create an additional seasonal flavour.
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp of sugared syrup
- 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
- Splash of water
- 60ml of scotch whisky or bourbon
- Orange slice
- Addition of maraschino cherry
How to make it:
- Start off by putting the sugar, bitters, and water into a small tumbler. Then, begin to mix until the sugar dissolves if you are using granulated sugar.
- Fill your chosen glass with ice and begin to stir in your whisky, adding a splash of water and mix.
- To finish your autumn cocktail, decorate it with an orange slice and cherry.
When deciding what style of La Rochere glassware to pick from, our Perigord Tumbler is the most ideal match for this cocktail, being able to enhance the classic yet simple French style of the glass.
Cranberry orange whiskey sour
The flavour from the cranberries and the sweetness from the zest of the orange combined together create a twist onto a traditional whiskey, making this a go-to in your autumn cocktail recipe choices.
Ingredients:
- 2oz of whiskey
- 1oz of cranberry juice
- 1oz of orange juice
- ½ oz of syrup
- Ice
- Additional fresh cranberries and oranges for decoration to finalise the cocktail
How to make:
- Start off by adding your whiskey, along with the cranberry juice and orange juice, to your cocktail shaker once that has been added, include your syrup
- Filling your shaker up with ice and then begin to shake
- Straining the product to your La Rochere Artois stemmed glass before finalising with the addition of your fresh cranberries and orange to finish off your autumn cocktail.
Using our La Rochere Artois Stemmed Glass will enhance the high quality of this vibrant autumn cocktail. The Artois goblet shape increases the visual appeal and helps keep the cocktail cool while ensuring the flavours are sweet enough.
Apple and Ginger Mojito
This Mojito transforms into an autumnal cocktail with the addition of crispy apples and ginger making this a refreshing and cosy drink for your time hosting and celebrating with family and friends.
Ingredients:
- 50 ml of dark rum
- 10 mint leaves
- 15ml of lime juice
- 15ml of sugar syrup
- 3 dashes bitters
- A small selection of ice cubes
- 20ml of apple juice
- Ginger beer
- Apple slices
How to make:
- Start off by putting all of the ingredients except from the ginger beer and mint into a La Rochere Versailles Highball Glass,
- While your ingredients are in the glass, begin to stir the drink and top it up with some ginger beer till at your desired amount.
- To finalise the creation of this autumn cocktail, garnish with the addition of a mint sprig and apple slices before serving.
Pairing this autumn cocktail with our La Rochere Versailles Highball Glass is perfect for this mojito. Through the tall and timeless design of our glass, adding an eye-catching drink with enough room for the topping ingredients of apple slices and mint leaves.
Pumpkin White Russian
This rich flavouring cocktail results in a creamy pumpkin spiced flavour in comparison to the traditional, making this perfect for an autumnal cocktail while including the flavours included. This autumn cocktail recipe is great to be enjoyed in our La Rochere glassware glass from our Lyonnais collection.
Ingredients:
- 1oz of vodka
- 1oz of coffee liqueur
- 1oz of pumpkin spice creamer
- 1oz of heavy cream
- Ice
- Ground nutmeg
How to make:
- Begin with getting your La Rochere glassware and filling it with ice before adding in the vodka, coffee liqueur and pumpkin spice creamer.
- Once you have added this to your glass, gently stir, mixing them all together for you to add pumpkin spice creamer.
- To finalise this autumn cocktail, add the grounded nutmeg on the top for garnish.
Our La Rochere Lyonnais Collection is the right design for this creamy autumnal cocktail, while it adds a sense of sophistication, making the glasses usable throughout autumn and perfect for evening drinks with your family.
Spiced Pear Margarita
A spiced pear margarita gives the simple margarita an autumnal twist. Adding the spiced pear and a sweet taste of pear with a hint of cinnamon into this autumn cocktail recipe creates these flavours being popular throughout these autumn months and makes this also an ideal cocktail for autumn gatherings and hosting parties through a very likeable combination of seasonal fruits and spices.
Ingredients:
- 2oz of tequila
- 1oz of pear juice
- ½ oz of fresh lime
- ½ oz of triple sec
- ½ oz of cinnamon syrup
- Cinnamon sugar
- Pear slices
- Ice
How to make:
- Getting your La Rochere Amboise Tumbler and adding the cinnamon sugar to the rim.
- Combine all the tequila, pear juice, lime juice, triple sec and cinnamon syrup with ice into a cocktail shaker, shaking it well.
- Once you have shaken your cocktail, you are now able to strain this autumnal cocktail into your prepared Amboise Tumbler filled with ice.
- To finalise your autumnal cocktail, you are able to add the additional pear slices to the top of your drink, before you can share this drink.
Pairing this cocktail with our Amboise Tumbler is the most fitting for your spiced pear margarita. Its timeless style with patterns allows a modern autumn cocktail twist, allowing the vibrant colours which have been created while making your very own cocktails.
From these autumn cocktail recipes, you will be able to impress everyone at your next get-together or when you are next having a chilled evening at home with your family or friends. Whether you are drinking from our La Rochere Perigord Tumbler, having your old-fashioned or enjoying the rich and sweet flavours of a Pumpkin white Russian in our Lyonnais glass, these glassware collections have created a timeless seasonal experience.
At La Rochere, the classiness of our glassware for autumn cocktails will be able to elevate your hosting and gathering experience from drinking from a selection of our glassware, which complements each recipe. So why not indulge in some new glassware that is perfect for your autumnal hosting and gatherings?
