Sips & Synopsis - This Weeks Makings

• Apple Season is Here

• Trivia Question

• Drink of the Week - Apple Ginger Bourbon Fizz

• Mocktail Moment: Apple Spice Tonic

• The Spirit of Texas Cocktail Week

☀️ What’s in Your Glass This Week...

The air is turning crisp, and so are our cocktails. It’s apple season, and we’re pressing it, muddling it, and mixing it into drinks that capture the very first whispers of fall. Plus, we’re tapping into something bigger: the joy of sipping together - whether you're in Texas for Cocktail Week or gathering your crew at home.

✔️ 3 fresh apple-forward cocktails to welcome fall
✔️ 1 crisp, spiced mocktail for sober sipping
✔️ A story about community and cocktail culture
✔️ Tools & ingredients to level up your fall bar
✔️ Trivia + a quote worth clinking glasses over

Let’s take a bite out of the season.

Trivia Question❓

What is the most consumed apple variety in the U.S.?

Answer at the bottom of the newsletter

🍎 Drink of the Week: Apple Ginger Bourbon Fizz

A perfectly balanced cocktail with the warmth of bourbon, bite of ginger, and crispness of fresh apple juice.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz bourbon

• 2 oz apple juice

• 0.5 oz lemon juice

• 0.5 oz ginger syrup

• Sparkling water to top

• Garnish: apple slice + candied ginger

Directions:

1. Add bourbon, apple juice, lemon, and ginger syrup to a shaker with ice.

2. Shake well and strain into a rocks or highball glass filled with fresh ice.

3. Top with sparkling water.

4. Garnish with an apple slice or a piece of candied ginger.

🍏 Bonus Cocktails

1. Sparkling Cider Sangria

• 3 oz hard cider

• 1 oz brandy

• Sliced apples, oranges, and pears

• Dash of cinnamon

• Club soda or Prosecco to top
  Stir all ingredients in a wine glass or pitcher over ice. Top with bubbles and a cinnamon stick.

2. Apple Rosemary Gin Cooler

• 2 oz gin

• 1 oz apple juice

• 0.5 oz rosemary syrup

• Lemon juice to taste
  Shake with ice and strain into a coupe or highball. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

🧃 Mocktail Moment: Apple Spice Tonic

• 2 oz apple juice

• 0.25 oz cinnamon syrup

• Tonic water to top
  Build over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or dried apple slice.

The Spirit of Texas Cocktail Week

This week is Texas Cocktail Week - and it’s more than just a bar crawl. Over 25 bars across Houston are participating in a city-wide celebration of craft cocktails, with special menus, community events, and proceeds supporting local charities.

If you're local to Texas, check out events near you and support the incredible bar talent in your state.

Not in the area? Bring the spirit of Texas Cocktail Week home:

• Pick one night this week to host a small cocktail evening

• Feature an apple cocktail (like the Bourbon Fizz!)

• Have guests bring their own "signature ingredient"

• Raise a glass to connection, creativity, and community

Because the best cocktails aren’t just well-made they’re well-shared.

📍 More about Texas Cocktail Week here →

🛍️ Tools of the Trade

• 🍏 Dehydrated Apple Slices (for perfect garnishes)

• 🥃 Set of Autumn-Toned Rocks Glasses