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Apple Smack

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Hyde Lounge • Los Angeles

The bartenders at Hyde Lounge use chai-flavored apple preserves in this spiced drink, making it a great cocktail for fall and winter.

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  1. Ice
  2. 1/2 ounce apple butter
  3. 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  4. 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
  5. 1 dried apple ring
  6. Grated nutmeg
  7. 2 ounces rhum agricole (aromatic West Indian rum)
  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the apple ring and nutmeg; shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the apple and nutmeg.