Apple Cider Old Fashioned

Name: Apple Cider Old Fashioned
Ingredients: 1 quart apple cider (of regular or spiced, 4 cups); apple cider syrup**; 12 bitters (shakes orange or angostura); drink**; 1/2 tsp spices (pumpkin spice or apple pie, only if cider isn't spiced); 2/3 cup syrup (apple cider); 2 cups whiskey (bourbon); 1/2 cup whiskey to taste (bourbon)

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🥘 Ingredients

apple cider (of regular or spiced, 4 cups)
1 quart
apple cider syrup**
bitters (shakes orange or angostura)
12
drink**
spices (pumpkin spice or apple pie, only if cider isn't spiced)
1/2 tsp
syrup (apple cider)
2/3 cup
whiskey (bourbon)
2 cups
whiskey to taste (bourbon) (optional)
1/2 cup

1

Gather apple cider syrup** , drink** .

apple cider syrup**, drink**
2

Make the apple cider syrup by boiling down cider and spices down to about 2/3 cup of liquid.

apple cider: 1 quart (of regular or spiced, 4 cups), syrup: 2/3 cup (apple cider), spices: 1/2 tsp (pumpkin spice or apple pie, only if cider isn't spiced)
3

Cool syrup to room temperature.
4

Add 12 shakes of bitters .

bitters: 12 (shakes orange or angostura)
5

Slowly whisk in the whiskey .

whiskey: 2 cups (bourbon)
6

Add up to 1/2 cup of additional whiskey to taste . (Up to 2.5 cups total)

whiskey to taste: 1/2 cup (bourbon)