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a cocktail in a rocks glass garnished with sliced apple and a cinnamon stick
Kristen Stevens

Apple Bourbon Smash with Maple Syrup and Cinnamon Sugar Rim

This apple bourbon smash is crisp, refreshing, and naturally sweet. With freshly muddled apple and lemon, bourbon, maple syrup, and a cinnamon sugar rim, it's the perfect bourbon cocktail for cooler autumn days. It's easy to mix up, and it's ready in under 10 minutes!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1 drink
Course: Cocktail

Ingredients  

  • ½ medium apple chopped
  • ½ lemon sliced
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 1 ounce maple syrup
Cinnamon Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Method
 

  1. Mix the cinnamon sugar ingredients in a small, wide dish.
    1 tablespoon granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    Recipe instruction photo: cinnamon sugar in a white shallow bowl
  2. Run a cut lemon around the rim of a glass, then dip the wet rim into the cinnamon sugar. Then fill the glass with ice.
    Recipe instruction photo: a glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar and filled with ice
  3. Put the chopped apple and lemon slice in a cocktail shaker and muddle well.
    ½ medium apple, ½ lemon
    Recipe instruction photo: muddle ingredients
  4. Fill the shaker with ice, then add the bourbon and maple syrup and shake until it's cold. Strain into the glass and garnish with apple slices and a cinnamon stick.
    2 ounces bourbon, 1 ounce maple syrup
    Recipe instruction photo: an apple bourbon smash in a glass
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