When I think of cold weather, I envision myself in an oversized sweater with both hands wrapped around a warm cup of apple cider. A classic. There is one thing could make it better: BOOZE. Here are six awesome cocktails to sip in your sweater. (Ingredients lists taken from the source).
1. The Cinnamon Donut
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Ingredients:
1 oz. iced coffee
1 oz. Bailey's Vanilla Cinnamon
1 oz. Crown Royal
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, then strain over fresh ice.
(Recipe)
2. Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule
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Ingredients:
2 oz. vodka
2 tbsp. cranberry juice
1/4 cup sparkling apple juice
1 ginger beer (non-alcoholic)
Cranberries to garnish
Combine the vodka and cranberry juice with the sparkling apple juice and fill with ginger beer. Stir gently and top with cranberries.
(Recipe)
3. The Jack-O-Lantern
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Ingredients:
0.5 oz. Jack Daniels Whiskey
0.5 oz. spiced apple cider
2 tbsp. pumpkin puree
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 dash cinnamon
Combine ingredients and shake with ice. Pour over fresh ice and serve in a martini glass.
(Recipe)
4. Firenog
Ingredients:
2 oz. Fireball Whisky
2 oz. eggnog
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
(Recipe)
5. Carmel Apple Mimosa
Jonathan Boulton
2 oz. apple cider
2 oz. Smirnoff Kissed Carmel vodka
2 tbsp. cinnamon-sugar mixture
2 oz. champagne (or more...)
2 tbsp. cinnamon and sugar mix
Rim champagne flute with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Combine the apple cider and vodka, then top with champagne. Garnish with an apple slice.
(Recipe)
6. Cranberry-Ginger Gimlet
Greatist/Rebecca Firkser
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. Smirnoff Orange
1 tbsp. Cointreau
1/2 oz. lime juice
1.2 oz. cranberry juice (unsweetened)
1 ginger beer (non-alcoholic)
Combine all but ginger beer and shake with ice. Pour into a glass with fresh ice and top with ginger beer.
(Recipe)
