Sweet on Honey: In the Cocktail and As the Garnish.

Honey is a popular ingredient in many Autumn cocktails. It is a great substitute to simple syrup and can  round out the flavor in sweet or tart cocktails. Honey is popularly paired with lemon and ginger in cocktails and can be a great addition to a bourbon or scotch cocktail or even a gin or vodka cocktail. Aside from being a trendy cocktail ingredient, honeycombs have become a decorative and exciting way to garnish these honey-flavored cocktails.

Here are some ways to garnish your honey-based cocktails:

1. Honeycomb stirrer as garnish with mint leaves. Buy stirrer here. 

2. Wedge of Honeycomb on cocktail pick for garnish. Instructions provided by FoodonFifth. 

3. Place piece of honeycomb in cocktail for garnish with additional mint leaves. Autumn honey cocktail recipe by Drink of the Week!

Move Over Cherries, It's Apple Garnish season.

October is National Apple Month and what better excuse to replace our same-old traditional cocktail garnishes with something a little more exciting and seasonal- the apple!

This Apple season in The Big Apple we see Fall menus with everything from Apple-Creme Fraiche cronuts, Roasted Apple Baked Alaska, and more. We see the Apple-trend not only in the kitchen, but also at the most popular cocktail bars. These Apple-inspired cocktails are garnished with of course, apples.

The Apple cocktails of today have moved far past the outdated Apple-tini fad and instead utilize the fruit's natural tart and sweet flavors to create delicious, intricate and complex cocktail flavors, complementing both the liquors and the modifiers in the beverage.

There are several ways one can use an apple as a cocktail garnish. Here are some of our favorites:

• Dry The Apple and Use an Apple Chip or Two for garnish! (Instructions here)
• One Apple Slice with Star Shape (How to create Star Shape)
• A Few Simple Apple Wedges for Garnish
• Thinly Sliced Apple Sticks for a Tiki-Inspired Cocktail