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10 Christmas Holiday Cider Drinks
There is something comforting about winter cocktails and drinks featuring fragrant apple cider. For your convenience, we've gathered together the following 10 Christmas holiday cider drinks, some featuring other apple-fermented bases such as applejack or calvados, to add just that little extra touch to your holiday gathering.
1. JACK'S APPLE
Ingredients:
- 4 oz hot apple cider
- 1-1/2 oz applejack
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 oz sugar syrup or to taste
- Pinch cinnamon
- Pinch nutmeg
- Slice of baked apple
Mixing instructions:
Heat applejack and cider in a saucepan and stir in honey until dissolved. Pour into a warmed, heat-proof mug and sprinkle with ground nutmeg and cinnamon. Garnish with baked apple slice.
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2. RASPBERRY SPIKED APPLE ALE
Ingredients:
- 4 oz apple cider
- 4 oz Beer Splash raspberry liqueur
Mixing instructions:
In a beer glass or stein add equal parts cider and beer. Top with a splash of raspberry liqueur.
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3. INDIAN SUMMER
Ingredients:
- 5 oz hot apple cider
- 2 oz apple schnapps
- Cinnamon stick
- Pinch confectioner's sugar
- Pinch powdered cinnamon
Mixing instructions:
Wet the rim of a heat-proof mug and roll in a mixture of half cinnamon and half sugar. Add warmed apple schnapps and mix in mug with hot apple cider. Garnish with cinnamon stick.
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4. HAPPY APPLE
Ingredients:
Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients, except lime peel, with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and pour into a chilled old fashioned glass. Twist lime peel over drink and drop into glass.
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5. CANADIAN APPLE
Ingredients:
- Several pinches powdered cinnamon
- 1/2 oz calvados
- 1-1/2 oz Canadian whisky
- 1-1/2 tsp sugar syrup
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Lemon slice
Mixing instructions:
Mix all ingredients, except lemon slice, with cracked ice in a shaker or blender. Pour into a chilled old fashioned glass. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
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