If you're looking for a highball cocktail to serve this holiday season, this apple cider bourbon cocktail is it. It's the ultimate fall cocktail - made with sweet, crisp apple cider and rich bourbon whiskey, topped with refreshing ginger beer for a bright, bubbly finish.
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 3 ounces apple cider
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- For garnish: thin apple slices (cinnamon sugar)
Rim a highball glass with cinnamon sugar.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add bourbon, lemon juice and apple cider. Cover and shake until cold.
Strain into prepared highball glass filled with ice and top with ginger beer.
Stick a cocktail skewer through 4-5 thin apple slices and fan out. Add the garnish to the glass before serving.