Terrace Repose

If you went to school at UW-Madison, you understand the draw of the Memorial Union terrace. The picturesque pattern on the famous terrace chairs are rivaled only by the warm summer sunsets across Lake Mendota. Thousands of people over scores of years have enjoyed those sunsets set to open mic guitar and sounds of youthful mirth. Since we are a couple of Badgers from the past, we thought that we’d capture that moment with a good cocktail- one that just might encourage summer to come. We immediately thought of Old Sugar’s Dry Honey Liqueur.

Full Harvest Cocktail

For those that know us, Halloween sucks up a large segment of our time in the fall, so posts have been slow here at the FWL. However, the next drink is too ideal for the season to ignore for an October posting; an apple bouquet with brandy and honey. Plus it is quintessential Wisconsin. The base spirit is a Wisconsin supper club standby, B&B, a mixture of cognac and Benedictine. To this we add Madison's own Old Sugar Factory dry honey liqueur and a dash of Milwaukee's Bittercube Bolivar bitters. Simply Apple apple juice rounds out the drink, balancing the flavors and providing a palate-pleasing experience that you can watch the autumn colors change by.