Fabulous Fall Cocktails
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Check out these top-shelf season concoctions from all corners of the county.

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Hudson Anchorâs 222-Pumpkin-tini
After a beautiful and balmy beginning to fall itâs finally sweater weather. Time to cozy up by a fire, under a blanket, or â even better â to a bar.
Itâs nice to have renewed reasons to imbibe, isnât it? Â In our estimation, a good cocktail bar is a perfect place to get âtoasty.â So, take the edge off the chill with an autumn-centric drink as evocative of the season as the steady flow of leaves raining down into your gutters. Â
No matter your geographical location in this beautiful county of ours, thereâs a bounty of fragrant fall-flavored libations nearby. So, whether youâre craving pumpkin spice and crisp apple cider or some other autumnal amplifier like ginger, pear, fig, cinnamon, maple, and cranberry, thereâs no shortage of comforting concoctions that deliver a dose of seasonal spirits.
The River Towns
Hudson Anchor, Sleepy Hollow

The Headless Horseman
We couldnât do a fall drinks roundup without including, as Washington Irving put it, the village of the âgalloping Hessian,â now, could we? Hudson Anchor invites you to cozy up to their bar where âa great hometown story is always being toldâ. No doubt the spun tales become increasingly colorful as the night progresses over cocktails like the (inevitable) âHeadless Horsemanâ, a Chambord-Champagne martini with pineapple-raspberry âbloodâ oozing from the rim. Too scary? Try the â222- Pumpkin-tiniâ made with pumpkin vodka, pumpkin liqueur, pumpkin spice Irish cream, and cinnamon sugar spices, or the âCampfire Old Fashionedâ made with Rye Whiskey, maple syrup, chocolate bitters, and toasted orange peel. Bonus fact: the moonlighting co-owner/mixologist is a pharmaceutical scientist by day. Beat that.
Hudsonanchorseafood.com

Hudson Anchorâs Campired Old-Fashioned
Northern Westchester
3 Westerly Bar and Grill, Ossining

Apple pie moonshine
This gastropub is housed in a free-standing lighthouse (arenât they usually haunted?) with insane views of the Hudson River Waterfront and all its autumnal splendor. Pair your drunken baby back ribs, glazed with ginger beer and apple cider, with an âApple Pie Sangriaâ made with apple pie moonshine, apple and pear brandy, and local apple cider, and skip your trip to one of our countyâs overcrowded orchards. That leads us to âCommon Sense,â made with Bulleit Bourbon, Vermont maple syrup, El Professor sweet vermouth, Scrappyâs Cardamon & lavender bitters, and fresh lemon juice. Cider more your speed? Docâs Pear Cider or Crabbies Ginger Beer will do the trick.
3westerly.com
Central Westchester
The Blind Pig of Westchester, White Plains

Espresso martini flight (Photo: Facebook/The Blind Pig of Westchester)
This ultra-cool âspeakeasyâ is a throwback to the prohibition era of the 1930s, with the most creative cocktail list in the county. Their fall lineup includes concoctions like âFallin For Youâ made with Mr. Black, espresso, pepita orgeat (an alt-orgeat syrup) and pumpkin cream; a âSeasonal Muleâ made with Horchata, Reposado Tequila, Bourbon and maple cinnamon; espresso martini flights, including classic, orange brĂ»lĂ©e, and salted caramel; âGranny Loverâ made with Hampden, Redemption Bourbon, Aperol, apple cider, citrus, maple, and cinnamon or celebrate the second season of the fig with âGet Figgy with Itâ made with bourbon, fig and citrus oils.
theblindpigofwestchester.com
Southern Westchester
Saints & Scholars, Yonkers

Bourbon Moscow Mule (Photo: Facebook/Saints and Scholars)
The trendy interior (purple backlights, disco balls, chandeliersâŠneed we say more?) and elevated menu at this Irish bar and kitchen on McLean Avenue, stand out amid fellow pubs lining whatâs known as the Emerald Mile. With a menu chock-full of creative fall cocktails, it needs to be on your list. You might want to try the âApple and Gin Scholarâ. Imbibers say the taste is âliterally apple pie.â Thereâs a âSpiced Pear and Ginger Martiniâ and a âWitches Heart Sangriaâ. Thirsty for beer? Try Sam Adams Octoberfest with maple syrup and cinnamon sugar rim or ring in the holidays with their âBourbon Moscow Muleâ made with bourbon, apple cider, Jamaican ginger beer, cranberry, cinnamon simple syrup, and apple puree. The liquid courage may even inspire a trip down the road and around the bend to Woodlawn Cemetery where you can channel spirits of Jazz greats like Miles Davis and Duke Ellington.
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Jena A. Butterfield is a lifestyle writer specializing in food, drink, travel, and interior design. Whether sheâs traveling or not, she can usually be found washing down a hunk of cheese with a glass of Nebbiolo. A native of the land of Quahogs and chowdah, she lives with her husband and son in New York.Â
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