Wendy Franzen of Fletcher & Fork

HOLIDAY SPICED MULLED WINE

Greet Thanksgiving guests with a warming glass of this simple-to-make and easily scalable mulled wine. Bonus: Your house will smell fabulous. SERVES 10 INGREDIENTS 2 750ml bottles Beaujolais or Côtes-du-Rhône ½ cup sugar 3 strips fresh lemon peel 3 strips fresh orange peel 10 whole allspice berries 10 whole cloves (plus 40 more, for garnish) 2 cinnamon

THE SIDECAR

CREATED OVER A century ago, the Sidecar is perhaps the world’s most popular cognac cocktail—and understandably so. Elegant cognac is shaken with freshly squeezed lemon juice and orange liqueur, resulting in cozy, tart-sweet-dry perfection. The sugared rim is optional but strongly recommended as it lends a touch of balanced sweetness to each sip. Makes one

Fletcher’s Harvest

Makes one Ingredients 3 ounces apple cider ½ ounce freshly squeezed clementine juice 1 ½ ounces spiced rum ½ ounce autumn spiced simple syrup (recipe below) cinnamon stick, clementine peel, or apple slice for garnish Instructions Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with

Late Summer Refresher

AS THE MERCURY climbs its way to summer’s pinnacle, a zingy and refreshing beverage is in order. Perfect for family picnics, an evening at Ravinia, or simply puttering around in the sun, this alcohol-free drink is a true crowd pleaser. For those craving an adults-only version, add a splash of tequila, white rum, or vodka—they

Tequila Daisy

LET US START BY SAYING that this is a loose recipe (the best kind—yes?). Next of note is that the Spanish word for “daisy” is “margarita.” The classic margarita that you know and love likely evolved from a Tequila Daisy, mixed up for the first time during the mid-1800s. Daisies are a type of cocktail

Pimm’s Cup

JUNE 27 MARKS the first day of Wimbledon—the perfect time to mix up a Pimm’s Cup. Known as the iconic cocktail of this famed British sporting event (and a favorite of Prince Charles), its refreshing, low-proof attributes allow for easy sipping while spectating. Perhaps it should be the iconic cocktail of summer! PIMM’S CUP Pimm’s

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