Apple Cider Bourbon Smash
This apple cider bourbon smash is a dreamy cocktail recipe that comes together with just 3 ingredients. It’s the perfect festive drink to serve all season long!
Servings 2 cocktails
Calories 179kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lemon (cut in half then each half in quarters. You will end up with eight pieces)
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 5 ounces apple cider
Garnish
- 1 slice apple wheel (thinly sliced - seeds removed and cut in half)
- 2 cinnamon stick
Optional
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
Make it!
- Place lemon wedges (8) in the cocktail shaker and muddle for at least 2 minutes. You want to extract as much lemon juice as you can and bruise the skin for the zest.1 lemon
- Add bourbon and apple cider.4 ounces bourbon, 5 ounces apple cider
- Fill the cocktail shaker halfway with ice, cap it and shake it at least 20 seconds.
- Add fresh ice to glasses. Strain, divide and pour the liquid into the glasses. Add 2 lemon wedges to each glass.
- Place two slices of apple in each glass along with 1 cinnamon stick and 2 sprigs of thyme.1 slice apple wheel, 2 cinnamon stick, 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- Sip
- Smile
- Enjoy
Notes
Helpful tips
- Muddlers come in handy when you are crafting cocktails. But if you don't have one, you can use the back of a wooden spoon to extract the juice and the zest from a lemon.
- Do you like regular whiskey better than bourbon? Just make an apple cider whiskey smash by substituting the same amount of whiskey for bourbon.
- Apple cider is sweet, so there is no need to use a sweetener. Try the recipe as written and if you find it needs some sweetener, only add 1/4 ounce of either simple syrup, maple syrup, or honey.
- I like to use fresh herbs for garnish. My two favorites are thyme and mint, but basil is another great choice.
- For the apple garnish, you can use any apple you prefer but my favorites are Macintosh, Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Granny Smith apples.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 28.6mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg