Happy Hour: Welcome Fall

Boy, did the weather get chilly quick.  One minute, I’m wiping sweat from my brow in the 90 degree heat and the next, I’m bundling up against a frigid wind.  And what says, “I’m desperate to stay warm, but want to look chic,” like camel? 

Calvin Klein Collingwood Dress (ShopBop, $2,395)

And since it’s Fall, we might as well embrace one of the season’s classic flavors: Apple. 

My favorite apple flavored beverage is sparkling cider, but a close second is Calvados Brandy which tastes like Fall in a glass.  If you haven’t tried it, you need to.

The Normandy

From Xavier Herit at Daniel

Ingredients

9 fresh cranberries
2 thin slices green apple
1 teaspoon packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon simple syrup
1⁄4 cup good-quality Calvados
Ice cubes

Directions

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle 6 cranberries, 1 apple slice, the brown sugar and lemon juice.
2. Add the simple syrup, Calvados and a few ice cubes. Cover, shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
3. Top with the remaining apple slice and 3 cranberries.

Serves 1.