Spiced Apple Cider Martini

Name: Spiced Apple Cider Martini
Prep time: 8 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 oz Trader Joe's® Spicy Cider; 4 oz Vodka; 2 oz Brandy; 2 oz Triple Sec Liqueur; 1 oz Lemon Juice; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 1 tsp Caster Sugar; 1 tsp Brown Sugar

A warm, festive martini that balances sweet spiced apple cider and brown sugar with bright lemon and orange notes from triple sec. It pours a deep amber into a cocktail glass, finished with a thin apple slice and cinnamon stick for aroma, great for cozy autumn evenings or holiday gatherings.

Ingredients

4 oz Trader Joe's® Spicy Cider
4 oz Vodka
2 oz Brandy
2 oz Triple Sec Liqueur
1 oz Lemon Juice
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Caster Sugar
1 tsp Brown Sugar

Instructions

Combine Trader Joe's® Spicy Cider, vodka, brandy, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon, superfine sugar, and brown sugar in a blender.
Blend the mixture for about 5 seconds until ingredients are well combined.
Pour the blended mixture into a shaker filled with crushed ice.
Vigorously shake the mixture until well chilled.
Strain the mixture into two martini glasses.
Garnish each glass with a thin slice of apple and a cinnamon stick.

Glass Cocktail Glass

Prep time 8 min

Difficulty medium

Garnish Thin slice of apple, Cinnamon stick