J.T.’s Haunted Harvest

A whiskey cocktail with blood orange, maple, and a touch of spice—rich amber with a crimson twist.
Ingredients — makes 1 cocktail

• 2 oz J.T. Meleck Small Batch Rice Whiskey
• 1 oz orange juice (blood orange juice if you can get it.
• ½ oz fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz pure maple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Ice
• Orange slice and cinnamon stick for garnish
  Instructions

1. Add whiskey, blood orange juice, lemon juice, maple syrup, and bitters to a shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
3. Garnish with an orange slice and cinnamon stick.
   For a spooky finish: Use a black sanding-sugar rim. Run an orange wedge around half the rim, then dip it in the sugar before filling.