Harvest Moon: a seasonal favorite

Ascutney Double Old-Fashioned with the Harvest Moon Cocktail

Enjoy the Fall season with one of our classic cocktails that we serve at the Simon Pearce restaurant in Vermont. Heighten the experience of the Harvest Moon drink with our handcrafted Ascutney Whiskey or Double Old Fashioned glass. This is a great recipe to try at home while observing the seasonal transition, or queuing up a virtual happy hour with family or friends. For the perfect virtual gifting and entertaining solutions, you can find our range of glasses on our website.

Here is the recipe

Harvest Moon

2 oz. Sauza Conmemorativo

3/4 oz. Lime Juice

1/2 oz Spiced Syrup Mix*

Few Dashes of Angostura Bitters

Add all ingredients to an ice filled shaker and shake well. Pour into an Ascutney DOF or Whiskey glass.

Lime wedge garnish.

*Spiced Simple Syrup:

1 Cups Water

1 Cups Sugar

3 Whole Allspice Berries

3 Whole Cloves

1 large cinnamon stick

1 1-inch Pieces of Ginger, peeled and chopped

Make simple syrup and add all spices. Let steep for one hour and then strain out all the spices to your preference.

Autumn Cider Recipes

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Chai Cider Bourbon Sour

In a shaker with ice:
1 ¾ oz Bulleit Bourbon
2 oz Chai Cider
½ oz Maple syrup
Juice of 1 lemon wedge

Shake, pour into Ascutney Whiskey.
Garnish with dried apple slice.

Cider gathering@2x

Chai Cider (yields one gallon)

16 cups cider
16 cinnamon sticks
2 Tbl green cardamom pods
6 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp whole black peppercorns
8” piece of ginger root sliced

Combine all ingredients, cover, bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium, simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, steep for up to 6 hours but not less than 4 hours.
Strain, refrigerate. Use Ascutney Glass Pitcher to serve.