Fallspice

2 oz Bourbon, Four Roses
3⁄4 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Honey
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
1 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Combine all ingredients. Shake and strain into a highball glass with a large rock. Grapefruit twist garnish.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Ted K on
Created by
Travis Garner, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
Year
2010
Is of
unknown authenticity
Curator
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Average
3.5 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • The pieces don't really fit together. Also, you can reduce (or even skip) the honey.
  • This is rather bland and missing something. Maybe 1/4 lime juice to bump the acidity? Also a drop or two of bar saline solution would probably help. Would also 1/4 oz of maple syrup instead of honey.
  • Disliked the first sip but somewhat warmed up to this. Used honey syrup per comments.
  • A little too sweet, and the honey clumps with the ice. Suggest using 1/2 oz honey syrup (1:1) instead of the 1/2 oz honey. Should solve both problems.
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Comments
louBD commented on 9/01/2021:

I would say cut honey in half, using a syrup. Add lemon to taste. That adds a little bit of tartness to balance out all the sweet ingredients. Plus a lemom wheel is a really nice garnish to offset the pink aperol/bourbon color.

The grapefruit bitters really add something to this drink, and when I originally forgot them it definitely missed something. Nice and complex.

Agree with the comment of saline solution. I'm enjoying this beverage.