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A cocktail in a glass with a brown sugar rim, garnished with a green apple slice, star anise, and a cinnamon stick.
Kristen Stevens

Warm Spiked Apple Cider (with rum or bourbon)

A spiked apple cider made with apple cider, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, peppercorns, fresh ginger, and bourbon or spiced rum. Warm, fragrant, and easy to make.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Course: Cocktail

Ingredients  

  • 4 cups unfiltered apple juice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 slices ginger
  • 1 star anise
  • ½ teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup bourbon or spiced rum

Method
 

  1. Add the apple cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, anise, and peppercorns to a pot and bring it to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
    4 cups unfiltered apple juice, 2 cinnamon sticks, 4 whole cloves, 2 slices ginger, 1 star anise, ½ teaspoon peppercorns
    A saucepan filled with amber-colored liquid, containing a cinnamon stick, star anise, and whole black peppercorns, sits on a white surface.
  2. Strain the cider through a fine mesh sieve.
    A mesh strainer with cinnamon sticks, star anise, and ginger slices sits over a pot of amber-colored liquid.
  3. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small dish. Wet the rims of the glasses, then dip the rims into the sugar.
    1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    A clear, empty glass with a faceted design and a rim coated in brown sugar crystals sits against a white background.
  4. Divide the bourbon between the two glasses, then top with the spiced apple cider.
    ½ cup bourbon or spiced rum
    Overhead view of a glass with a brown beverage, garnished with a slice of apple and a cinnamon stick, and a rim coated with sugar and spices.
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