Of The Earth Spiced Apple Cocktail

New year, new cocktails: Food & Drink Editor Tyler Shane whipped up a new recipe for you!

Photos by Tyler Shane

Try something new in the new year: Of The Earth Farm Distillery’s signature product - Apple Brandy! The distillery, based in the rolling hills of Northwest Missouri, picks the apples from their orchard and turns the forbidden fruit into a sweet, barrel-aged spirit. This Spiced Apple cocktail recipe is a decadent blend of local love – Of The Earth’s apply brandy and Louisburg Cider Mill’s renowned apple cider. Sprinkled with dash of cinnamon and pumpkin spice, this holiday-inspired libation is a great cure for those cold weather blues. It’s also wonderfully simple to make for this hectic time of the year. Grab Of The Earth Farm Distillery’s apple brandy at any Made In KC location!

Spiced Apple Cocktail

Yields: 2 cocktails

Ingredients

1 C. Louisburg Cider Mill Apple Cider

3 oz. Of The Earth’s Distillery Apple Brandy

½ c. ginger beer (optional)

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. pumpkin spice

1 c. ice cubes

2 cinnamon sticks for garnish

1. In a shaker, combine the apple cider, apple brandy, ginger beer, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice, and ice. 

2. Shake until thoroughly combined (10-15 seconds).

3. Pour the cocktail evenly between two martini glasses.

4. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.

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