.TGIF.

This weeks cocktail is a nod both to the change of seasons and to New York City, who I think deserves a toast this weekend as we mark the ten year anniversary of September 11, 2001. The season, the date, the unstoppable people of the Big Apple...I tip my hat to you.

Autumn in New York

Ingredients:

1 part pear martini mixer

1.5 parts bourbon

1/2 parts sweet vermouth

Directions:

Shake vigorously in a cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.