I spent most of the fall playing with cranberry, pumpkin, pears, and figs in gin cocktails. This one is one of my favorites, combining muddled figs with a hit of maple syrup, tart lime, and spicy ginger beer, all circling around the complex flavors of gin. —fiveandspice
WHO: Fiveandspice is a six-time contest winner who finds vodka dull, but loves gin.
WHAT: A fig-tastic cocktail worthy of better puns.
HOW: When you're tired of gin and tonics, muddle some figs and lime, throw in a couple ounces of maple syrup and gin, shake, double-strain it into a high-ball glass, and top with ginger beer.
WHY WE LOVE IT: Words like "double-strain" and "high-ball" can be enough to make us throw up our non-mixologist hands and go back to well drinks—but we're glad we stuck around. Not only is this drink easy to pull together, but the combination of the lime and figs instantly make this our summer go-to (even though it was invented in the fall!). —The Editors
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