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!
Ingredients
½ mediumapple, chopped
½ lemon, sliced
2ouncesbourbon, ¼ cup
1ouncemaple syrup, 2 tablespoons
Cinnamon Sugar
1tablespoongranulated sugar
1 teaspooncinnamon
½ teaspoonnutmeg
Instructions
Mix the cinnamon sugar ingredients in a small, wide dish.
1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg
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.
Put the chopped apple and lemon slice in a cocktail shaker and muddle well.
½ medium apple, ½ lemon
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.