Grape Gimlet at Vera
The Spanish restaurant’s fall cocktail list includes the Grape Gimlet, which sommelier/owner Liz Mendez makes with Concord grapes from Michigan’s Mick Klug Farm. Mendez adds the grape syrup to Small’s Gin and lime juice for a sweet and tart cocktail.
After a summer of slushies and frozen drinks, it's time to ease into fall with cocktails heavy on fall flavors. Chicago bartenders are embracing the season with apples, Concord grapes and cranberries, plus more surprising things like housemade Fireball and pumpkin serving vessels. Here are 21 new fall cocktails to try.
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Pie-Eyed in Polynesia
Fat Rice’s tiki-inspired fall cocktail begins with a base of equal parts rum and apple cider, then adds sherry, maraschino liqueur, lemon and both Angostura and Bittercube Cherry Bark & Vanilla Bitters. It’s garnished with a pickled crab apple.
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