Autumn Leaves Cocktail Recipe
Homemade cinnamon tincture adds a bold, spice-driven backbone that interacts richly with the drink's flavor-forward vermouths and liqueurs.
Recipe adapted from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde Common, Portland, OR
Autumn Leaves
Make this Autumn Leaves cocktail from Jeffrey Morgenthaler at Clyde Common in Portland, OR.
servings
1
cocktail

Ingredients
- Cinnamon tincture
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 ounces grain alcohol (such as Everclear)
- Cocktail
- Ice
- ¾ ounce rye whiskey
- ¾ ounce apple brandy
- ¾ ounce Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
- ¼ ounce Strega
- 2 dashes cinnamon tincture
- Orange peel
Directions
- Make the cinnamon tincture: In a large container, combine the cinnamon sticks and the grain alcohol. Cover and set aside at room temperature for 3 weeks. Strain through a coffee filter, then bottle. The tincture will keep indefinitely.
- Make the cocktail: Fill a mixing glass with ice and add the whiskey, brandy, vermouth, Strega and cinnamon tincture. Stir to chill and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the orange peel and serve.