A couple of Saturdays ago I appeared on the KXAN Morning Show and prepared a cocktail for all of those people who are up and at 'em and in need of a stimulating seasonal cocktail at 8:30 am. As it happens, exactly one of my friends/colleagues called me to congratulate--shows what kind of crowd I roll with. Even my mom was out of town and could therefore not be relied upon to check the local news. Because of the the earliness of the hour, I didn't take it too seriously but I chanced to look at the stats for our Web traffic today, and noticed this tremendous spike in visits a few Saturdays ago. It was the day of the news broadcast! I so didn't think anyone was going to come visit, that when I said, "Check the Web site for the recipe," I didn't think anyone would really do it. But they did. Early-risin', hard-drinkin' mofos looking for a cocktail. Sorry I let y'all down, here's the drink if you're still interested.

Harvest Punch
1.5 oz Treaty Oak Rum
1.5 oz Fresh pressed apple cider
.5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
.25 oz simple syrup
Bar spoon St. Elizabeth's Allspice Dram
Dash Cruzan Blackstrap rum
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, or serve "up" in a cocktail glass or punch cup