This whiskey and apple juice is a lightly sweet cocktail with flavors of caramel, cinnamon and apple. It is easy to make and can be served warm or cold.
You can mix this drink either straight in the glass or in a cocktail shaker.
To mix in the glass: Measure 2 oz whiskey with jigger and pour into glass. Top off glass with apple juice (around 4 oz). Stir with bar spoon or cinnamon stick.
To mix in shaker: Fill shaker with ice. Measure 2 oz whiskey and pour into shaker. Measure 4 oz apple juice and pour into shaker. Put top on shaker and shake 15 - 20 seconds. Replace top with strainer and pour into glass.Add cinnamon stick to side of glass and give a stir.
(optional) if you want to add a lime wedge instead of cinnamon stick:Cut lime into wedgesTake one wedge and cut a notch in the pulp.Place wedge on rim of glass using the notch to secure it.
Enjoy!
Notes
Variations
Serve it warm. Apple flavor makes for a great fall cocktail. And with fall comes chilly weather. Warm up the apple juice before serving.
Make an Apple Jack. Use Jack Daniels to make this an apple jack.
Use different whiskey. As mentioned above, there are many types of whiskeys. Try out Bourbon, Fireball or Jameson.