Name: Apple Cider Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1 fresh rosemary sprig; 1 brown sugar cube or 1 teaspoon turbinado (washed raw) sugar; 1 teaspoon bitters; 2 ounces apple cider; 1-1/2 ounces bourbon; 1/2 ounce lemon juice; Apple garnish, optional

This apple cider cocktail is perfect for enjoying around a bonfire or while curled up with a good book and a flannel blanket.

Ingredients

1 fresh rosemary sprig

1 brown sugar cube or 1 teaspoon turbinado (washed raw) sugar

1 teaspoon bitters

2 ounces apple cider

1-1/2 ounces bourbon

1/2 ounce lemon juice

Apple garnish, optional

Instructions

1 Muddle the first ingredients

2 In a cocktail shaker, muddle the rosemary, sugar and bitters until the herbs are fragrant and the sugar starts to dissolve.

3 Add the remaining ingredients

4 Add the apple cider, bourbon and lemon juice. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

5 Stir to chill

6 Add ice to the cocktail shaker and stir the mixture until it’s thoroughly chilled, about 30 seconds.

7 Strain and garnish

8 Fill a rocks glass with ice. Place the top of the cocktail shaker strainer on the cocktail shaker and strain the cocktail over the ice in the rocks glass. Garnish with an apple slice, if desired.