Let’s celebrate apple cider season! I love this time of year in Virginia – the leaves on our trees are starting to change color to the most beautiful golds and red. Our local orchard sells apple cider and a bountiful array of apples. My spiced apple cocktail is full of crisp seasonal flavors, just the right amount of sweet and spicy.
Spiced Apple Maple Ginger Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup hard apple cider I like Bold Rock hard apple cider for this recipe.
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 1/2 ounces bourbon
- 6 dashes Dashfire Apple Spice Bitters (or more to taste) available in gourmet stores or Amazon on-line.
- 1/4 cored Honey Crisp apple, sliced thin
- 2 splashes ginger beer
Instructions
- Place hard apple cider and maple syrup in a small saucepan, stir to combine.
- Heat the cider mixture to boiling, then reduce heat to a low simmer for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Allow to cool and place in a small bowl.
- Place bourbon and hard apple cider mixture in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a Collins cocktail glass filled with small ice cubes and apple slices.
- Add apple spice bitters and 2 splashes of ginger beer. Mix with a long handled spoon.
