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Figgy Pudding Punch

Big Apple

Ingredients;

1 cup Jack Apple 1 cup Fig Juice (or Prune Juice) 3 cups Apple Juice ¼ cup Simple Syrup (or Almond Syrup if you can find it) 1 tbsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice Peel of One Orange 4 Dried Figs 2 Dried Chilis 6 Thin Coins of Fresh Ginger ¼ Stick of Unsalted Butter

SERVE IN;

serve in clear 6-oz. mug or teacups

METHOD;

Add all of the drink ingredients to a stockpot. Warm on medium-low heat on the stovetop. Bring to the barest of simmers -- do NOT boil. Strain big chunks, keep warm, and serve.

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Figgy Pudding Punch

Big Apple

Jack Apple Spritz

Iced Mulled Apple Cider

Jack Apple Highball

Ingredients;

1.5-oz. Jack Apple 0.5-oz. Cranberry Juice 0.5-oz. Lime Juice 0.5-oz. Ginger Juice 2 dashes Orange Bitters Lime Peel Ice

SERVE IN;

serve in a cocktail glass or rocks glass

Method;

Add the Jack Apple, Ginger, Cranberry, Lime Juice, and Orange Bitters to the cocktail shaker. Fill about ⅔ up with ice. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds. Strain into a waiting glass, spritz with a lime peel, and serve.

Figgy Pudding Punch

Big Apple

Jack Apple Spritz

Ingredients;

1.5-oz. Jack Apple 0.5-oz. Cinnamon Syrup 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 3-oz. Dry Sparkling Apple Cider Dash of Ground Nutmeg

SERVE IN;

serve in a champagne glass or wine glass

Method;

Prechill a bottle of Sparkling Apple Cider and Jack Apple in a fridge (preferably overnight). Add the Jack Apple, Cinnamon Syrup, and Bitters to the glass and gently stir, top up with Sparkling Apple Cider and stir once. Sprinkle nutmeg over the top and serve.

Iced Mulled Apple Cider

Ingredients;

4 cups Apple Juice 1 cup Jack Apple ¼ cup Cinnamon Syrup 1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice ½ cup Raisins 1 Orange (sliced into wedges) 1 Lemon (slice into wedges) Apple slices for garnish Ice

SERVE IN;

serve in a rocks glass

METHOD;

Add all the ingredients to a medium pot. Warm on medium-low heat to a bare simmer (do not boil). After 15 minutes, strain the liquid into a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in the fridge overnight. Ladle from the bowl into rocks glasses filled with ice. Garnish with an apple slice and serve.

Jack Apple Highball

Ingredients;

2-oz. Jack Apple 2-4 dashes Angostura Bitters 4-oz. Ginger Ale Lemon Peel Ice

SERVE IN;

serve in a highball glass or rocks glass

METHOD;

Fill the glass with ice. Pour in Jack Apple and dash with Bitters. Top with Ginger Ale. Peel a lemon peel from the lemon. Spritz the lemon oils over the highball, drop the peel into the glass and serve.

A Quick Guide To Throwing A Great Dinner Party This Season

Our backyards aren’t quite as sunny these days. The leaves are turning. Rain is likely coming down and might well turn into snow. That means house party season is upon us. The first (relatively) full-on house party season since early 2020. As the weather cools and the holiday season arrives, inviting friends to eat, drink, and be merry is sure to be a common denominator in many of our lives. But while inviting your crew to hang is one thing, actually executing a proper party is quite another. Not that it has to be an over-whelming endeavor. With a little patience, foresight, and prep, you can throw a gathering with awesome food, fun games, and remarkable cocktails that are sure to be a hit. While it’d be easy to say “buy this wine, that bottle of whiskey, and these oysters,” that’d also be a little disingenuous. We don’t know your budget, theme, vibe, or palate. So we’re going to give some broad strokes that’ll help you throw a dope party and leave the hard details to you. Ready?

Let’s dive in

Get what you can get done ahead of time. I know. You’ve probably heard this before but it’s so crucial that it bears repeating again and again. - Do your cocktail shopping well before the party. Take that extra minute in the liquor store or your favorite online delivery service to find the syrups you need (they’ll all be there) and the aisle with Jack Apple in it. Then, make batch cocktails the night before and let them rest in the fridge to really emulsify. After that, all that you have to do is serve on the night of.

Figgy Pudding Punch

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Okay, you’ve done your prep. Your amuse-bouche is ready. Your batch cocktail is ready. The lights are low. The vinyl is spinning. There’s that light trickle of energy in the air as you wait for the door buzzer to ring out. Whether you’re serving a cold or hot welcome drink, serve each guest their own drink as they arrive. No one wants to grab a lukewarm cocktail from a tray on a kitchen counter. It’s a nice personal touch to put something like a Jack Apple Spritz made with Jack Apple in someone’s hand when you say hello. It gives you that extra second to catch up before the door buzzes again and you greet your next guest. Naturally, you should always have a non-alcoholic option at the ready. When it comes to those early snacks, keep them in a central location so guests can graze while sipping your welcome drink. As for what to serve, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Crostini with a little fresh avocado, salt, chili flakes, and olive oil always puts smiles on faces. Cheese puffs warmed in your oven never fail. Keep it small, accessible, and executable in a way that doesn’t interfere with the main course.

Getting Started

Serve a meal that’s braised! You want to cook low and slow during the day that you largely have to just plate up while your guests are in your home. While you can make some easy sides (all prepped ahead of time, of course), you really want to be entertaining and not stuck in the kitchen. Let’s say you made a short rib. If you’ve done your prep, you should only have to sear and then plate in a serving dish with that rich demi-glace you already made ahead of time. Add a little herb garnish for color contrast and you’re good.

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Serves 6

Serves 1

Dinner

Jack Apple Highball

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Dessert

This is the big finale. Tie the end-of-meal cocktail to the dessert without overthinking it. Are you serving an apple cobbler? Serve a sparkling apple cider with a Jack Apple base and a dash of bitters. That’s something you can build in a pre chilled glass in 20 seconds. Let everyone serve their own cake or pie, while you make those simple, build-in-the-glass cocktails. We like going the champagne flute route. Fill that flute with a base+sweetener+bitters and then top with something sparkling — it’s easy, fast, and is almost impossible to screw up. After everyone is full and about to hit a sugar buzz, it’s time to start game night!

Game Night

This is where things can go in a couple of directions. To keep the fun going, it might be a good play to bust out a deck of cards or even your crew's favorite board game. Our advice is to play a game that's both engaging for everyone and has a pretty quick end. A "first-winner takes all" game is ideal, so that other guests don't have to wait around. Likewise, there are plenty of party games you can play without boards or cards. Sit in a circle (with post-dinner cocktails) and have each person reveal their favorite concert or dream dining destination. It's probably best to stay away from discussions about film and TV to avoid spoilers.

Good Night

At some point, you’re going to have to say “good night” to your guests. It’s a feeling that’s almost the opposite of that early energy that was buzzing around the room while you were waiting for that doorbell to ring. While it’d be smart (time-wise) to ask your guests to help you clean up, don’t. Even if they offer, do that yourself after everyone’s left. After all, if it’s just you, then you can do the bulk of the clean-up in the morning after the kind of well-earned sleep that comes from pulling off the perfect party.

Fall and winter exude dinner party sentiment with the sensory notes of the season driving the menu. To help you really lean into the season’s dinner party vibes, we asked some Flavor Creators in the food and drink industry to offer some guidance on your next dinner party. Chef Michael Reed and Pastry Chef Karolyn Plummer joined forces to build a menu around not just the season, but the personalities of the people sitting around the table. To do this, Chefs Reed and Plummer met with dinner party host Indy Srinath to take the menu of a dinner beyond just pairing food to time or place. They decided to go deeper and really look at the personality of everyone around Srinath’s table to build a menu that spoke to the nuances of those people. From there, they consulted our Spirits Editor Zach Jack Johnston, who worked to pair Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple cocktails with the food and the vibe of the party. As with any party, each guest brought their own charisma to the table. Their energetic, bold, and adventurous personalities gave the chefs ample inspiration to then craft a three-course menu with cocktail pairings. And right there, that’s enough to start building a menu of cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, and a big finale dessert. Check out the video above to see the dishes that these guests inspired and how the Jack Apple cocktails paired with them for a night to remember. Hopefully, you’ll be able to take some tips from the pros in this video and our recent guide when you plan your next dinner party around your crew.

Serves 6

“Do your cocktail shopping well before the party"

“Gathering around a table, family-style, is always the most intimate way to keep the conversation going”

- Do all your mise en place (dicing, etc.) as early as possible. You never, ever want to be in the weeds in the kitchen when people are ready to eat and drink. If you’re making a demi-glace for a braised short rib, get that done the day before. It’ll be much better after settling in the fridge overnight anyway. - Count your plates, cutlery, and glasses before too. No one wants to be left with a lone paper plate or a plastic fork when everyone else has real plates and cutlery. That’s just bad form. - Make that playlist! That being said, don’t be unmovable about it. Keep it loose and go with the flow as the night wears on when it comes to music. - This may be obvious, but, you know, clean your place. We’ll just leave it at that.

One key is to keep all your serving plates warm in the oven so that when you plate up, you have some time to serve the next round of drinks before people dive in. While a buffet service situation might sound the easiest, gathering around a table, family-style, is always the most intimate way to keep the conversation going while people salivate over what you’ve made.

If your guests really have some time to hang, watch a really good bad movie that you can all talk over, joke about, and passively watch if some guests want to just hang out. Sometimes nothing finishes a night stronger than living out the best bad movie ever with your friends.

Jack Apple Highball

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Iced Mulled Apple Cider

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This is Flavor Creators, a new series from Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple and Uproxx that will offer you cocktail recipes, ingenious tips, and a look at a bold dinner party where two chefs create food + drink pairings based on their guests' personalities.

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Please Drink Responsibly.

Whiskey Specialty, 35% Alc. by Vol. (70 proof.) Jack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg, Tennessee. Jack Daniel's is a registered trademark. ©2021 Jack Daniel's. All rights reserved. To find out more about responsible consumption, visit Responsibility.orG. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. Please do not share or forward this content with anyone under the legal drinking age