It is apple season and if you haven’t noticed already, I am all about apple recipes. I just recently posted about my Homemade Apple Sauce for Canning last week. This week I purchased a jug of fresh apple cider and just knew I had to make a cocktail. I was inspired by this Mule but added my own twist to it. This Apple Harvest Mule is the perfect cocktail for early fall. It is sweet, refreshing, and has a little bit of spice.
A Classic Moscow Mule
A traditional Moscow Mule is a classic cocktail that has been popular since the mid-20th century. It’s known for its distinctive copper mug and a refreshing combination of vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice. The combination of the spicy ginger beer, the bite of the vodka, and the tartness of the lime juice makes for a refreshing and balanced cocktail. The copper mug is often used not only for its aesthetic appeal but also because it can keep the drink colder for longer.
If you don’t have a copper mug you can still enjoy this harvest apple mule in a rocks glass, or any cocktail drinking glass. I serve our apple harvest moscow mule in our vintage stem glasses.
Ingredient
- Fresh apple cider
- Vodka
- Ginger beer
- Lemon juice
- Raw cane sugar (rimmer)
- Ground cinnamon (rimmer)
- Cinnamon sticks (garnish)
- Apple slices (garnish)
- Fresh Rosemary (garnish)
How to Make an Apple Harvest Mule
- Pour a bit of lemon juice into a shallow dish. I used a small salad plate. In another shallow dish mix together the cane sugar and cinnamon.
- Take your glass and dip the rim in the lemon juice followed by the sugar mixture. Repeat if necessary. Set your glass aside and repeat with other glasses.
- Add your ice to your glass and pour 1 oz of vodka over the ice. Add in your ginger beer, and lemon juice, and top with a generous splash of fresh apple cider.
- Add your garnish and serve!
More Fall Cocktail Recipes:
- Autumn Apple Crisp Mocktail
- Homemade Dutch Oven Apple Cider
- Homemade Cranberry Juice Recipe
- Homemade Apple Scrap Apple Juice
Apple Harvest Moscow Mule – Apple Cider Cocktail
Equipment
- cocktail shaker, For mixing and shaking the ingredients.
- Shallow Dish or Small Salad Plate:, To rim the glasses with lemon juice and a sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Measuring Utensils, To measure 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of raw cane sugar, and 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon.
- Glasses, To serve the Moscow Mule. Make sure they are rimmed with the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Ice Cube Tray, To make ice cubes for the cocktail shaker and serving glasses.
- Knife, For slicing fresh apple slices.
- Cinnamon Sticks, For garnishing each glass.
- Fresh Rosemary, For garnishing each glass.
Ingredients
- 12 oz apple cider fresh
- 4 oz vodka
- ginger beer
- 1 tbsp lemon juce
- 2 tbsp raw cane sugar rimmer
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon rimmer
- 4 apple sliced garnish
- 4 rosmary sprigs fresh
Instructions
- Begin by pouring 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice into a shallow dish or small salad plate.
- In another shallow dish, mix cane sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Take a glass and dip its rim into the lemon juice, followed by the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Repeat as needed.
- Set the prepared glass aside and repeat the rimming process for the remaining glasses.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine ice cubes, 1 oz of vodka, ginger beer, and lemon juice.
- Shake the mixture well to chill and blend the flavors.
- Strain the shaken mixture into each prepared glass with ice.
- Finish by topping each glass with a generous splash of sweet apple cider.
- Serve the apple cider moscow mule with a cinnamon stick, a crisp slice of apple, and a sprig of fresh rosemary. Enjoy the fall flavors!
Notes
- To serve in a punch bowl, double the recipe as needed and mix in ginger beer just before serving.
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