Fruits and spices collectively are particularly great: pumpkin, cranberry, pears, apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves all warming and comforting.  These flavors have a top quality of bringing again reminiscences for me of holidays previous, household gatherings, previous motion pictures and, in case you’re a rustic individual, issues like hayrides and lengthy walks within the woods.

Traditional Fall Sizzling Drinks

There are a number of basic specialty drinks I actually sit up for as Fall strikes towards Winter.  Sizzling chai lattes, sizzling spicy cider, and a very wealthy, darkish sizzling chocolate with whipped cream and shaved chocolate on prime.  After we had our retailer, these have been our hottest decisions for this time of 12 months.  There have been well-liked variations as properly.  Ones I actually liked have been the coconut chai latte and peppermint sizzling chocolate.  As for the cider, we purchased ours from a small farm within the Northeast that offered a cider focus.  It was completely superb..spicy and wealthy. For warm chocolate, we did a really darkish, thick chocolate sauce in steamed milk with a number of whipped cream.  I do know pumpkin chai is a basic however in case you haven’t had coconut chai, give it a shot, or attempt a shot of coconut syrup substituted for one of many pumpkin taste.

Individuals additionally appear to relax in Fall, to decelerate barely and begin moving into the “vacation spirit”.  This time of 12 months, considered one of our greatest sellers, even now on the web site, is a black tea with cinnamon and orange oil and actual orange rind, barely candy from the cinnamon oil.  I normally hate oil in my teas, however bergamot oil in Earl Gray and some of the sunshine important citrus oils are exceptions.  This orange spice tea can be superb iced, however sipped piping sizzling on a cold evening as an accompaniment to a very good guide…good.  It’s a beautiful selection for getting right into a extra mellow mindset.