Fall Drinks: From Basic to Bougie

🍁 Sip Your Way Into the Season

Sure, pumpkin spice has its place—but this fall, we’re taking things from basic to bougie. Think smoky mezcal, spiced pear, fiery ginger, and rich liqueurs that turn an ordinary evening into an autumn celebration.


This week’s featured cocktail brings all the cozy, smoky, and spicy flavors together in one glass.

🍹 Featured Fall Cocktail: The Autumn Ember

Smoky, fiery, and just the right touch of pear.

Ingredients:

  • ½ oz Liber & Co Fiery Ginger Syrup
  • 1 ½ oz Abre Ojos Reposado Tequila
  • ½ oz Prolijo Mezcal Espadin 
  • ¾ oz Joseph Cartron Poire Williams Liqueur
  • ½ oz Fresh Lime

Shake it, pour it over ice, garnish with something dramatic (charred cinnamon stick, anyone?) and boom—you have fall in a glass.


💡Be Inspired

Classique Wines and Spirits has ALL of your fall inspiration.  Here’s a sample of some sweater weather ingredients.

  • Dumante Verdenoce – Pistachio, but make it luxe.
  • Noces Royales Cognac & Poire Williams – Cognac + pear = fall royalty.
  • Willett Kentucky Bourbon – Bold, small-batch, and begging to be sipped fireside.
  • Bunratty Meade – Honey wine straight out of a renaissance fair (but classy).
  • Bauers Obstler – Crisp apple + pear brandy = orchard in a bottle.
  • Camus VS – Fresh, fruity, and far from basic.
  • Joseph Cartron Poire Williams – Pure pear power.
  • Joseph Cartron Abricot – Juicy apricot with main-character energy.
  • Chauffe Coeur Calvados VSOP – Spiced apple brandy = fall sweater weather in liquid form.
  • Liber & Co Fiery Ginger Syrup – Turn up the heat.
  • Liber & Co Almond Orgeat – Creamy, dreamy almond goodness.

At Classique Wines & Spirits, we’re more than your favorite Missouri distributor—we’re your partner in building beverage magic. With always-low delivery minimums and reps who know their stuff, we’re here to help you craft wine lists that wow, create custom cocktails that stand out, and keep your bar or store shelves stocked with the very best.

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