Signs summer is officially over: The flip-flops are in the closet, and 4 Hands Chocolate Milk Stout is on the shelves. The Fortune Teller Bar bar manager Kristin Denis is combining the seasonal brew, a new whiskey and Fernet in her autumnal cocktail, My Milk Stout Brings All the Boys to the Yard No. 2.
This year’s version includes Carbondale craft distillery Grand River Spirits‘ Baby Bourbon Whiskey, which is aged six months in small barrels for an oaky, sweet profile. Also in the shaker is Fernet Lazzaroni, a relatively new bitter Italian amaro, and house-made chile simple syrup.
Garnished with orange peel, the cocktail has a malty beer nose, a full mouth feel and is a creamy sip with notes of chocolate, citrus and a subtle nuttiness. Welcome, fall. We’re glad you’re here.
This article appears in October 2015.