Apple Smash

Recipe from Bobby Heugel

Adapted by The New York Times

Apple Smash
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
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If fall had a signature cocktail this might be it. Slice some apples, muddle. Add rum, lemon juice, simple syrup, a dash of bitters, a sprinkle of cinnamon and shake. Serve it over crushed ice with an apple slice dusted with cinnamon. Buffalo check flannel shirt optional. —The New York Times

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink
  • 2large apple slices, like Honeycrisp
  • 2ounces white rum
  • ½ounce lemon juice
  • ½ounce simple syrup
  • 1dash bitters, like Fee Brothers Barrel-Aged
  • Cinnamon stick
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)

409 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 74 grams carbohydrates; 12 grams dietary fiber; 57 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 14 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Mash an apple slice in the base of a glass with a muddler. Add ingredients other than the cinnamon; shake and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a whole apple slice dusted with freshly grated cinnamon.

Tip
  • To make simple syrup, combine ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Let cool, then transfer to a very clean jar or bottle. Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to use.

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Comments

Trey

Tried it with both silver & spiced rum - the darker rum enhanced the “spice” notes and made for a prettier (and more flavorful) drink.

CatPerson

We made this cocktail this weekend, substituting bourbon for the rum. It was, quite simply, fantastic. Happy Autumnal Equinox!

Linnea

Made these for again for Thanksgiving. My tips: Make a double recipe, using all ingredients per recipe. Muddle the apples in the cocktail shaker with half the rum to prevent the apples from getting stuck in a mass at the bottom. Once muddled, add everything, shake. Put the ice in your glass of choice, dash cinnamon on the ice, and pour drink over it. Then add a dash of angostura aromatic bitters on top, it REALLY completes the cocktail.

Laura

Best with a generous amount of honey crisp apple to impart the apple flavor. The muddling was a bit of a pain - definitely a lot of effort. A very crisp little fall cocktail.

Ethan S

This has become one of my favorite drinks. Great as it is but I’ve started making it without the cinnamon and with Mezcal instead of Rum. Results in a crisp, refreshing, and great drink in the summer too.

Mary

GREAT! I made the simple syrup with a cinnamon stick - wowzer!

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Adapted from Bobby Heugel

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