13 fall cocktails around Washington, D.C.

Where to find drinks with pumpkin, great bourbon and more

After a hot summer, the weather is finally starting to cool down, the leaves are ready to change colors, and fall is officially in the air. To epitomize the season in a glass, bartenders turn to ingredients like apple brandy, sherry, figs, pumpkin spice and thyme. Cozy up for fall with these new cocktails in DC.

Take a trip to the Virginia suburbs to try the Masala Chai Negroni ($16) at Bombay Velvet.

This cocktail includes masala chai liqueur, Campari and sweet vermouth. The cocktail is served with delicious Indian pastries.

The Lebanese Fig Cobbler ($15)

The new menu at the popular cocktail bar in Adams Morgan features the Lebanese Fig Cobbler ($15)

The new menu at the popular cocktail bar in Adams Morgan features the Lebanese Fig Cobbler ($15)which pays tribute to Lebanon's popular fig season. The cocktail is made with a base of "funky wine" from Mersel Wine, sherry from Lustau, and a mix of figs and honey.

Pumpkin spice combines with caffeine in this seasonal cocktail, now served at Logan Circle's Hemingway-loving staple.

The traditional espresso martini is infused with pumpkin spice and garnished with coconut tres leches foam.

The new Death by Pumpkin Spice cocktail ($15) at Dupont's favorite bar guarantees a "pumpkin spice latte" for breakfast and dinner, as well as a heartbeat.

This cocktail features Appleton Estate rum, some Fernet, instant espresso and homemade pumpkin spice latte syrup.

A swanky new bar on Shaw called Black Angel is a game-changer for a smoky Manhattan theme.

Where Angel's Envy bourbon is used instead of whiskey and Amaro Averna, Montenegro and Sakura bitters are added.

The Doyle's Dupont Storm cocktail, made by new general manager Tom Murphy, doesn't need umbrellas.

It combines Crown apple brandy, lime juice, maple syrup, ginger beer and a floating layer of Guinness.

This cocktail is "a salute to our Irish heritage," and the ginger beer "brings the spice and warmth we all need on cold fall evenings," Murphy says.

The spooky season is upon us at Chiko with the seasonal Ch-EYE-ko Sour cocktail!"

This is a variation on the New York Sour with the addition of mescal, floating sangria and a garnish of lychee and cherries.

Pear, ginger, apple brandy, rosemary essence and smoke make up the base of this mescal-based cocktail, now available at Nina May in Logan Circle.

The stylish Mayflower Club now has a fall cocktail menu, including the Harvest Sidecar ($17)

With D'usse brandy, spicy sweet potato, maple syrup, lemon and a reassuring cinnamon-sugar twist.

Enjoy "Thyme of the Season" at the luxurious Conrad DC featuring Tomcat Barr Hill gin, Williams pear brandy, lemon juice, Asian pear and thyme syrup.

Get cozy at this new French bistro on Capitol Hill with an exquisite Vieux Mode cocktail

Prepared with Woodford Reserve bourbon, figs, cardamom, demerara and bitters. Don't miss also the Côte d'Émeraude coupe cocktail mixed with brandy and ANXO apple cider syrup. Drink prices range from $6 to $8 during weekday happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The fall cocktail menu at the stylish bar in Rosslyn has some interesting options

including the Cat Called Thyme, where Barr Hill Tom Cat gin is the base. The cocktail also features Cote Mas Brut wine, pomegranate, lemon, sage and, of course, thyme.

The chic Roost food hall bar features a variety of sherry-based cocktails, including the Fall Fruit Cobbler

which includes butter amontado, pumpkin puree, demerara, all spice, Borschi and citrus.