Cocktails

BOO(ZE)! Warm Up With These Local Autumnal Alcoholic Beverages

you've likely enjoyed a warm fall-inspired coffee by now (PSL, anyone?), but these are for the cocktail lovers

McKenna Scherer, photos by Andrea Paulseth |

BOO(ZE)! The Chippewa Valley is finally feeling like Autumn, and local eateries are jumping on board with fall cocktail specials!
BOO(ZE)! The Chippewa Valley is finally feeling like Autumn, and local eateries are jumping on board with fall cocktail specials! (Valley Burger pictured)

Valley Burger (1004 Menomonie St., E.C.)

  • Autumn in Eau Claire | $16: Wollersheim Apple Brandy, New Richmond Rye, Local Organic Maple Syrup, Benedictine D.O.M., Black Walnut Bitters, and a cinnamon stick
  • State Street | $17.50: Driftless Glen Bourbon, Glelivet 15 Single Malt, Noilly Prat Vermouth Rogue, Campari, Aztec Chocolate Bitters, and dried orange
  • Cranberry Trail | $14: Tattersall Wisconsin-Grown Cranberry Liquer, Field Notes Gin, Cointreau, Angostura Bitters, Fever Tree Ginger Beer, and Luxardo Cherry

Milwaukee Burger Co. (2620 E Clairemont Ave., E.C.)

 

  • Toasted S'more | $8.99: Hotel Tango Shmallow & Hotel Tango Bourbon, Kahlua & Cream garnished with a graham cracker rim and marshmallows
  • Apple Pie Mule | $6.99: Apple Pie Trumie’s served over ice and topped with Ginger Beer garnished with a cinnamon stick
  • Boozy Salted Caramel Cider | $7.99: Salted Caramel Whiskey, Butterscotch Schnapps with Apple Cider garnished with a salted caramel rim and cinnamon stick
  • Hard Apple Cider | $7.99: Crown Apple Whiskey served over ice and topped with Apple Cider
  • Cran-apple Margarita | $8.99: House-made Margarita with Apple Cider & Cranberry Juice
  • Adult Hot Chocolate | $7.99: Steaming cup of hot cocoa spiked with Kahlua and Rumchata, garnished with mini marshmallows
  • Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice: Dr. Vanilla, Kahlua, Pumpkin Spice Liquer & Cream garnished with whip cream and sprinkles of cinnamon

 

River Jams (2940 109th St., C.F.)

Smoretini (via Facebook)
Smoretini (via Facebook)

 

  • Whiskey Rivers: Rye Whiskey, apple cider, vanilla brown sugar syrup, bitters
  • White Pumpkin: Pumpkin spice cream, vodka, coffee liquer, clove
  • Smoretini: Marshmallow, titos, creme de cacao, cream
  • Smoke on the Water: Mezcal, agave, orange, coffee liquer, five spice
  • Fig & Honey Spritz: Caramelized fig syrup, honey, prosecco
  • Caramel Apple Cider: Hot apple cider, caramel vodka, butterscotch schnapps

 

44 North (1488 Front Porch Place, Altoona,)

  • Espresso Martini | $12: Absolute Vanilla espresso martini

  • Big Apple Manhattan | $9: Jim Beam Apple Bourbon, Angostura Bitters, cherry juice, and muddled oranges

  • Pecan Pie Martini | $8: Amaretto, Rumchata, Dr. Butterscotch, half and half, dusted with candied pecans
  • Apple Pie Sparkler | $7: Carnival Moscato, Dr. Vanilla, and Angry Orchard