Habanero Ginger Apple Cider Cocktail
This Habanero Ginger Apple Cider Cocktail is a simple, but delicious fall cocktail consisting of apple cider, rum, and a wonderfully spicy habanero ginger simple syrup. Despite being served chilled, it's a cocktail that will warm you up!
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Makes: 2 cocktails
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups water
- 2 habanero peppers, sliced thinly
- 2 large strips sliced ginger
- ¼ tsp cinnamon, for glass rim
- 2 tsp coarse sugar, for glass rim
- 6 oz. apple cider, plus more for glass rim
- Ice
- 3 oz. dark rum
- Sliced apple, for garnish
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring sugar, water, sliced habanero, and ginger to a boil. Once mixture comes to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Pour simple syrup into a heat-proof jar or container, straining the habaneros and ginger out, and place in the fridge to cool.
- On a small plate, mix together cinnamon and coarse sugar. Brush a little apple cider around the rims of your cocktail glasses and dip glasses into cinnamon/sugar mixture. Fill glasses with ice.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add 2 oz. habanero ginger simple syrup, apple cider, and rum. Shake to combine and pour into prepared glasses.
- Garnish glasses with an apple slice.
Notes
- If you don't want a lot of spice in your cocktail, you can use less pepper in the simple syrup. Also, be sure to scrape all the seeds out of the pepper before adding it to the sugar and water. And remove the habanero immediately after your syrup is complete.
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