Apple Cider - Hot or Cold

This custom cocktail was created when Cottage Life magazine celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007.

Whether the evening is chilly or sultry, here’s an easy hot or cold cocktail, developed by Michelle Hunt and Laura Panter of the Martini Club in Toronto. Grand Marnier and rye add an intriguing complexity to the familiar apple flavour, but please don’t offer one to Cottage Life’s publisher and founder, Al Zikovitz – he’s allergic to apples. (So give the poor guy a martini.)

Cold

To a tall glass filled with ice, add 1 oz. Grand Marnier, 1/2 oz rye, and 4 oz. fresh apple juice. Stir to mix. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and apple slices.

Hot

To a heatproof mug, add 1 oz. Grand Marnier, 1/2 oz rye, and 4 oz. hot apple cider. Stir to mix. Garnish wish apple zest and a cinnamon stick.

For more fall fun, check out these fascinating facts about Ontario apples.

Originally published in the August 2007 issue of Cottage Life magazine.

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