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A sloped glass filled with the apple cocktail with an apple slice and cinnamon stick as garnish
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Apple Butter Old Fashioned

The apple butter old fashioned recipe is a bourbon forward cocktail that looks stunning and ticks all the boxes: refreshing, pretty, and delicious. Made with apple butter and bourbon, this cocktail is a perfect fall drink that mixes apple cider and bitters with the warmth of the bourbon to keep away the autumn chill.
Course Cocktail
Cuisine American
Keyword apple butter cocktail, apple butter old fashioned
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 cocktails
Calories 307kcal
Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces bourbon
  • 4 ounces apple cider
  • 2 ounces apple butter (unsweetened)
  • 10 drops aromatic bitters

Garnish

  • 4 apple slices
  • 2 cinnamon sticks (optional)

Instructions

  • Get a cocktail shaker and fill halfway with ice. Also get a measuring glass, and glassware.
  • Add bourbon, apple cider, apple butter and bitters.
    4 ounces bourbon, 4 ounces apple cider, 2 ounces apple butter, 10 drops aromatic bitters
  • Cap shaker and shake for 15 seconds.
  • Add fresh ice to glasses and strain and divide the cocktail between the glasses. Add ice from the shaker as well.
  • Add 1 apple slice to each glass and 1 slice to the rim of the glasses. Add a cinnamon stick to each glass.
    4 apple slices, 2 cinnamon sticks
  • Sip
  • Smile
  • Enjoy

Notes

Helpful tips
    • I recommend sugar-free apple butter, but if you can't find one without sugar, try to get one that isn't too sweet.
    • I love Woodford Reserve bitters. I have four different flavors: aromatic, orange, chocolate, and my favorite, spiced cherry. For this cocktail, I chose to use aromatic bitters.
    • Two good alternative bitters brands are Angostura and Peychaud's.
    • Buy the best bourbon whiskey you can afford. I do think even a mid-level bourbon tastes better than bargain brands. A solid budget bourbon is Evan Williams.
    • Apples are in the top 12 fruits with heavy pesticides, so you must thoroughly wash an apple. Here's how: Squirt some natural, unscented foaming hand soap in your hand and rub the soap on the apple. Take a vegetable brush and scrub the apple skin. Run cold water over the apple and rinse off all the soap. I buy my hand soap at Whole Foods.
    • I prefer large ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass. Here is the tray I use.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 74IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg