If you’re all about making the most of apple season, also try our crispy baked apple chips, apple pancakes, or apple cinnamon muffins. This apple bourbon smash recipe is sweetened with maple syrup which is more interesting and flavorful than sugar or simple syrup. It has lots of freshly muddled apple and lemon juice, and the cinnamon sugar rim adds warm spices for cooling temperatures. It’s the perfect festive and easy-to-make cocktail for cozy gatherings or holiday parties. The ingredients are muddled up and shaken with ice until cold, then strained and served in a rocks glass. It’s a versatile, easy-to-make, and seasonally flexible drink that everyone loves!
Apple – your favorite apple variety will get muddled to release its delicious juices. Lemon – lemon will add brightness to this sweet drink. Bourbon – there are so many good, affordable bottles of bourbon out there and some are sweeter than others. It doesn’t need to be fancy or aged for mixing into this drink. Maple syrup – adds delicious maple flavor and sweetness.
For the cinnamon sugar, you’ll need:
Granulated sugar Cinnamon Nutmeg
You’ll also need a cocktail shaker and a muddler.
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