Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail

by ShakeAndSip
Prep: 10m
0
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Ingredients
Servings:1
1rosemary
1tspbrown sugar
1tspbitters
2ozapple cider
1 1/2ozbourbon
1/2ozlemon juice
1apple
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Muddle the good stuff

    In a cocktail shaker, add a fresh rosemary sprig, the brown sugar, and the bitters. Muddle until the rosemary is fragrant and the sugar starts to dissolve. This is where all that cozy, piney aroma comes from, so give it a good press.

  1. 2

    Build the drink

    Pour in the apple cider, bourbon, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Stir until the sugar fully dissolves.

  2. 3

    Chill it down

    Add ice to the shaker and stir for about 30 seconds, until the mixture is thoroughly chilled.

  3. 4

    Strain and garnish

    Fill a rocks glass with fresh ice and strain the cocktail over the top. Garnish with a thin apple slice if you've got one.

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Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail

Created by: ShakeAndSip

Prep Time: 10m
0
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 rosemary
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp bitters
  • 2 oz apple cider
  • 1 1/2 oz bourbon
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1 apple

Instructions

  1. Muddle the good stuffIn a cocktail shaker, add a fresh rosemary sprig, the brown sugar, and the bitters. Muddle until the rosemary is fragrant and the sugar starts to dissolve. This is where all that cozy, piney aroma comes from, so give it a good press.
  2. Build the drinkPour in the apple cider, bourbon, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Stir until the sugar fully dissolves.
  3. Chill it downAdd ice to the shaker and stir for about 30 seconds, until the mixture is thoroughly chilled.
  4. Strain and garnishFill a rocks glass with fresh ice and strain the cocktail over the top. Garnish with a thin apple slice if you've got one.

Notes & Tips

Peak flannel-season sipper. Use real apple cider, not apple juice, cider is tangier and already loaded with fall spice, so the drink actually tastes like the season. Don't skip the bitters; a teaspoon keeps the whole thing from tipping into too-sweet. Mocktail swap: drop the bourbon and top with an extra ounce of cider plus a splash of ginger beer, you still get the rosemary-and-spice magic without the buzz. Want it fizzy? Finish with a little Prosecco or ginger beer either way.