These Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktails will warm you from the inside out and keep you toasty all season long – the perfect fall cocktail!
We always pick up a few gallons of fresh apple cider when we visit the apple orchard every fall, and my kids devour it in quick fashion. But I always make sure to squirrel away enough for Pat and I to enjoy these smooth and seasonal Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktails after a long week. It’s one of our favorite fall cocktails.
Two kinds of liquor – bourbon and applejack brandy – are beautifully balanced by fresh apple cider, lemon juice and an herb-infused simple syrup to create a truly sippable cocktail. I usually make the simple syrup a few days in advance and keep it in the fridge until I’m ready to use it to make cocktail hour even easier.
Hosting a party? These Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktails can easily be multiplied as a batch cocktail for your guests (I highly recommend adding these to your Thanksgiving menu). Or tuck a few into a thermos the next time you tailgate for the big game.
However you enjoy them, these Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktails have all the markings of a great drink – simple, seasonal and delicious.
Recommended Equipment:
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 ounce bourbon
- 1 ounce apple brandy (I used Laird's Applejack)
- 1 ounce fresh apple cider
- 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce thyme simple syrup
- Dash Angostura bitters
Instructions
- Combine sugar and water in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add thyme. Allow to steep for 15 minutes. Strain and refrigerate.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add bourbon, applejack, apple cider, lemon juice, simple syrup and bitters. Shake and strain into ice-filled glasses.
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