Ingredients
1 btl. Old World Nectar
½ orange (sliced in small wedges with peel)
1 Granny Smith apple (cored and chopped)
2 apples of different variety (cored and chopped)
1 ½ cup vanilla bourbon
¼ cup apple pie spice simple syrup (see recipe)
2 cups fresh apple cider (chilled)
1 can club soda (chilled)
Orange or spiced bitters
8 cinnamon sticks (garnish)
1 apple (thin sliced for garnish)
Apple Pie Spice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp allspice
Apple Pie Spice Simple Syrup
1 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp apple pie spice (see recipe or use pre-made)
Apple Pie Spice Sugar Rim
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
Instructions
Prepare apple pie spice simple syrup (see recipe)
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In a large sealable bag, combine orange slices, chopped apples, bourbon, and apple pie spice simple syrup. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
When ready to serve, combine chilled Old World Nectar, apple cider, bourbon fruit mixture in a large pitcher and stir.
Rim glasses with spiced sugar (see instructions below)
When serving, don’t add ice to the pitcher. Using chilled ingredients is best so you don’t dilute the drink. Add ice to the glass after you rim with spiced sugar. Another fun trick is to make chardonnay or apple cider ice cubes to chill the drink without diluting.
Add splash of club soda and dash of bitters and stir. Garnish with cinnamon stick and apple slice. You can also use candied orange, candied ginger, or dehydrated apple chip to garnish.
Apple Pie Spice
Make your own by mixing ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp cardamom and 1/8 tsp allspice.
Apple Pie Spice Simple Syrup
Combine water, sugar and spices in a small saucepan on medium low heat.
Bring to boil and simmer until sugar is dissolved and turns to syrup. Let sit until room temperature and then keep in refrigerator.
Apple Pie Spice Sugar Rim
Combine white sugar and apple pie spice in a small shallow bowl, large enough to fit the rim of the glass.
Rub an apple slice around the rim of the glass to wet it with the juice.
Dip rim of glass generously into the spiced sugar.
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