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Apple pie bourbon smash over ice with apple slices, lemon peel and a cinnamon stick, on a wooden tray with cinnamon sticks
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Apple Pie Bourbon Smash

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword apple cider cocktail, apple pie bourbon smash, apple pie cocktail, apple pie mocktail, bourbon cocktail, bourbon smash, cinnamon simple syrup, fall cocktail, ginger beer cocktail, non-alcoholic bourbon cocktail
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 Cocktail

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker
  • Jigger
  • Fine-mesh tea strainer
  • Spoon
  • Rocks glass
  • Saucepan (only if you make your own syrup)

Ingredients

Apple Pie Bourbon Smash

  • 2 oz bourbon I use Spiritless Kentucky 74, a non-alcoholic bourbon. Use your favorite.
  • 2 oz apple cider
  • 3/4 oz brown sugar cinnamon syrup I use Torani. Homemade recipe below.
  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 Tbsp apple pie filling
  • ginger beer to top
  • ice for the shaker and for the glass
  • apple slices, lemon peel and a cinnamon stick for garnish

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Syrup (if you can't find Torani)

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Make the Syrup (if you can't find Torani)

  • Combine the brown sugar, water and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan. Heat until the sugar dissolves.
  • Let the syrup cool, then remove the cinnamon sticks.

Build the Drink

  • Add the bourbon, apple cider, syrup, lemon juice and apple pie filling to an empty cocktail shaker.
  • Stir the liquids and the apple pie filling together with a spoon before adding ice. This helps the filling dissolve into the bourbon and cider.

Shake and Serve

  • Fill the shaker with plenty of ice. Shake hard for at least 15 to 20 seconds. The ice breaks down the filling and chills the drink.
  • Double strain through a fine-mesh tea strainer into a glass filled with fresh ice. This catches any leftover apple pieces and cinnamon bits.
  • Top with ginger beer. Garnish with apple slices, lemon peel and a cinnamon stick.

Notes

Stir before you shake so the apple pie filling dissolves. Shake 15 to 20 seconds. Double strain. Top with ginger beer last.