Bourbon and Honey Apple Cider Cocktail
Bourbon blended with sweet honey, cinnamon and fresh apples makes for a winter apple cider cocktail fit for the holidays.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 Cocktail 1x
Ingredients
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- Apple-Cinnamon Honey Syrup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 small apple, sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 2 ounces apple cider
- 1 ounce Apple-Cinnamon Honey Syrup
- 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 3 dashes bitters
- Thin apple slices and cinnamon sticks, for garnish
Instructions
- In a 1-quart saucepan, mix honey, water, apple slices and cinnamon. Heat about 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly until honey is dissolved. Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool. Discard the apple slices and cinnamon sticks. Pour syrup into glass jar, cover and refrigerate until needed. Makes about 1 cup.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, mix bourbon, cider, honey syrup, lemon juice, and bitters.
- Shake until well chilled. Strain into ice filled glass. Garnish with fresh apple slices and cinnamon sticks if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 348
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 4mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg