Cranberry Maple Old-Fashioned
8 fresh or frozen Cranberries
2 teaspoons Taconic Maple Syrup
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
1 strip (2 inches) Orange Zest
2 oz. Taconic Double Barrel Maple Bourbon
Muddle cranberries, maple syrup, bitters, and orange zest in a rocks glass. Pour in bourbon. Add ice cubes.
Autumn in New York
3 oz. Taconic Double Barrel Maple Bourbon
2 teaspoons Fresh Lemon Juice
1 teaspoons Taconic Maple Syrup
½ cup Apple Cider
Cayenne Pepper
Fill two glasses and a cocktail shaker with ice. To shaker, add bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup, and apple cider; shake vigorously. Strain into glasses and top each with a pinch of cayenne pepper, if desired. (optional: rim glass with maple syrup and dip in crushed cider-donut bits!)
Taconic Harvest Moon
2 oz. Taconic Double Barrel Maple Bourbon
1 oz. Taconic Maple Syrup
1 oz. Orange Liqueur (Grand Marnier or Cointreau)
1 Clementine, juiced
1/2 Lemon, juiced
Fill shaker halfway with ice. Pour in bourbon, maple syrup, orange liqueur, clementine juice, and lemon juice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with orange/clementine slice.