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Not the sticky juice-box version. This one gets properly dressed up with bitters, lemon, and a rosemary sprig.
Ingredients
- 90 ml unsweetened apple cider, chilled
- 30 ml Sparkling Water
- 15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 dashes Bitters
- Rosemary
Instructions
- Fill a coupe or flute with ice to chill, then discard.
- Add the apple cider, lemon juice, and bitters to a shaker with ice.
- Shake briefly to combine and chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Top with sparkling water.
- Garnish with a thin apple slice and a rosemary sprig given a quick slap between your palms.
Notes
Use real cloudy apple cider, not filtered apple juice. The apple juice version is a children's party drink. The cider version is a dinner-party drink.
How to make a Sparkling Apple Cider Mocktail
Not the sticky juice-box version. This one gets properly dressed up with bitters, lemon, and a rosemary sprig.
Ingredients
- 90ml unsweetened apple cider, chilled
- 30ml sparkling water
- 15ml fresh lemon juice
- 2 dashes non-alcoholic aromatic bitters
- Garnish thin apple slice and rosemary sprig
Instructions
- Fill a coupe or flute with ice to chill, then discard.
- Add the apple cider, lemon juice, and bitters to a shaker with ice.
- Shake briefly to combine and chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Top with sparkling water.
- Garnish with a thin apple slice and a rosemary sprig given a quick slap between your palms.
Three notes worth knowing
Use real cloudy apple cider, not filtered apple juice. The apple juice version is a children's party drink. The cider version is a dinner-party drink.
When to drink a Sparkling Apple Cider Mocktail
Any time you want the ritual without the aftermath. Brunch, post-work, Dry January, designated driver, pregnancy, or just not in the mood to drink tonight.
