Bourbon Cider

Name: Bourbon Cider
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes one cocktail
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 2 tbsp. whole cloves, crushed; 1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 stick cinnamon; 3 oz. apple cider; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. bourbon; 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice; Dried apple slice, to garnish

Serves
makes one cocktail

TODD COLEMAN

Perfect for fall, this apple-and-bourbon recipe comes from Jennifer Pittman of Louisville, Kentucky's Proof on Main. It first appeared in our October 2011 issue, along with Rebecca Barry's article Whiskey Rebellion.

Ingredients

For the Spiced Syrup (Makes about 1 1/2 cups)

1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. whole cloves, crushed
1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 stick cinnamon

For the Cocktail

3 oz. apple cider
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. bourbon
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Dried apple slice, to garnish

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Instructions

Step 1

For the syrup: Boil 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in sugar, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon; let sit for 1 hour. Strain and chill syrup.

Step 2

For the cocktail: Mix 3⁄4 oz. spiced syrup, cider, bourbon, and juice in a shaker with ice; shake to chill. Strain into a martini glass; garnish with apple.