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Harvest Cocktail

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  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN
  • SERVINGS: Makes 1 drink

  1. 1/2 cup water
  2. 1/2 cup sugar
  3. 2 cinnamon sticks
  4. Ice
  5. 2 ounces Laird's Apple Brandy
  6. 1/2 ounce Snap liqueur
  7. 4 dashes Woodland Bitters or Angostura bitters
  8. 1 thin apple slice, for garnish
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the water, sugar and cinnamon sticks. Boil over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Let the syrup cool. Discard the cinnamon sticks.
  2. In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine 1/2 tablespoon of the cinnamon syrup with the apple brandy, Snap liqueur and bitters. Stir well. Strain the drink into an ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with the apple slice.