11 Spiced Fall Cocktails & Mocktails for Cozy Nights

Crisp air calls for something warm-spiced in your glass. These fall drinks balance apple, maple, cinnamon, and clove in every sip.

With boozy cocktails and zero-proof mocktails side by side, these 11 spiced fall drink ideas keep every guest happy from September through the holidays.

Below you’ll find 11 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Spiced Apple Cider Moscow Mule

Ginger beer and spiced cider with vodka, served in a frosty copper mug.

Ingredients

• 4 oz apple cider
• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz ginger beer
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Apple slices
• Ice

Instructions

1. Fill a copper mug with ice.
2. Add cider, vodka, and lime juice.
3. Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and apple slices.

2. Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned

A fall twist on the classic: maple syrup, bitters, and an orange twist.

Ingredients

• 2 oz bourbon
• 1/2 oz pure maple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Orange peel
• 1 large ice cube
• Cinnamon stick (optional)

Instructions

1. Stir bourbon, maple syrup, and bitters with ice 20 seconds.
2. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
3. Express the orange peel over the glass and drop it in.
4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick if you like.

3. Pumpkin Spice White Russian (Mocktail)

Creamy, pumpkin-spiced, and zero-proof — dessert in a glass.

Ingredients

• 4 oz cold brew coffee (decaf if you like)
• 2 oz pumpkin spice creamer
• 2 oz milk
• 1 tbsp pumpkin puree
• Whipped cream
• Pumpkin pie spice
• Ice

Instructions

1. Whisk pumpkin puree into the cold brew until smooth.
2. Fill a glass with ice and pour in the coffee mixture.
3. Add milk and pumpkin spice creamer; stir.
4. Top with whipped cream and a dusting of pumpkin pie spice.

4. Cranberry Apple Sangria

A big-batch beauty: red wine, cranberry, apple, and warm spices.

Ingredients

• 1 bottle dry red wine
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 cup cranberry juice
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 2 apples, sliced
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 2 star anise

Instructions

1. Combine everything in a large pitcher.
2. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
3. Stir and taste; add a spoonful of honey if you like it sweeter.
4. Serve over ice with some of the fruit in each glass.

5. Hot Spiked Apple Cider

Warm cider simmered with spices and finished with a shot of spiced rum.

Ingredients

• 8 cups apple cider
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 2 star anise
• 1 orange, sliced
• 8 oz spiced rum
• Cinnamon sticks, for serving

Instructions

1. Simmer cider with spices and orange 20 minutes; do not boil.
2. Strain out the spices.
3. Stir in the spiced rum off the heat.
4. Ladle into mugs with a fresh cinnamon stick.

6. Caramel Apple Mocktail

All the caramel apple flavor with sparkling cider fizz — kid-approved.

Ingredients

• 4 oz apple juice
• 1 oz caramel syrup
• 4 oz sparkling apple cider
• Squeeze of lemon
• Caramel drizzle
• Apple slice
• Ice

Instructions

1. Drizzle caramel inside a tall glass and fill with ice.
2. Add apple juice, caramel syrup, and lemon.
3. Top with sparkling cider and stir gently.
4. Garnish with an apple slice.

7. Smoky Maple Margarita

Mezcal, maple, and lime with a chili-salt rim — fall meets fiesta.

Ingredients

• 2 oz mezcal
• 1 oz lime juice
• 3/4 oz maple syrup
• 1/2 oz orange liqueur
• Chili salt, for the rim
• Lime wheel
• Ice

Instructions

1. Rim a rocks glass with chili salt.
2. Shake mezcal, lime juice, maple syrup, and orange liqueur with ice.
3. Strain over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

8. Chai-Spiced Hot Toddy (Mocktail)

Strong chai, honey, and lemon — the coziest alcohol-free nightcap.

Ingredients

• 2 cups strongly brewed chai tea
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 whole cloves
• Lemon slice

Instructions

1. Brew the chai extra strong.
2. Stir in honey and lemon juice until dissolved.
3. Add cinnamon and cloves; steep 5 minutes.
4. Strain into a mug and garnish with lemon.

9. Pear & Ginger Sparkler

Pear nectar and ginger beer with a rosemary sprig — elegant and easy.

Ingredients

• 3 oz pear nectar
• 4 oz ginger beer
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• Rosemary sprig
• Thin pear slices
• Ice

Instructions

1. Fill a wine glass with ice.
2. Add pear nectar and lemon juice.
3. Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
4. Garnish with rosemary and pear slices.

10. Cinnamon Whiskey Sour

The classic sour with a cinnamon-sugar rim and a whisper of maple.

Ingredients

• 2 oz whiskey
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz maple syrup
• 1 egg white (optional)
• Cinnamon sugar, for the rim
• Lemon twist
• Ice

Instructions

1. Rim a coupe glass with cinnamon sugar.
2. Dry-shake all ingredients 15 seconds (skip egg white if you prefer).
3. Add ice and shake 15 seconds more.
4. Strain into the glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

11. Spiced Pomegranate Punch (Mocktail)

A jewel-toned party punch with pomegranate, orange, and mulling spices.

Ingredients

• 4 cups pomegranate juice
• 2 cups orange juice
• 2 cups sparkling water
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup pomegranate arils
• Orange slices
• Ice

Instructions

1. Warm the juices with honey and cinnamon 10 minutes; cool completely.
2. Remove cinnamon sticks.
3. Pour over ice in a punch bowl.
4. Stir in sparkling water, arils, and orange slices just before serving.

Love these 11 spiced fall cocktail & mocktail ideas? Pin this roundup for later and explore more easy recipes at simplymealful.us.