Spiked Market Cider

Recipe from Union Square Cafe

Adapted by Florence Fabricant

Published January 22, 2019

  • John Taggart for The New York Times
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Total Time
15 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
Rating
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This cider-based cocktail from Union Square Cafe in New York has seasonal allure. It’s lip-smacking and attractive. They make vats of it in the restaurant and keep it chilled, but the recipe is easily to scaled down to reproduce at home. Come spring you might replace the Demerara syrup with maple syrup. —Florence Fabricant

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Ingredients

Yield:2 cocktails

  • 1 cup nonalcoholic cider

  • 3 ounces applejack

  • 2 ounces gin

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • ½ tablespoon Demerara simple syrup (see note), or maple syrup

  • Dash Angostura bitters

  • Crushed ice

  • Pinch nutmeg

  • 10 thin apple slices for garnish

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Nutritional analysis per serving

81 grams carbs; 482 calories; 1 gram fat; 11 grams fiber; 14 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein; 63 grams sugar

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

    Combine cider, applejack, gin and lemon juice in a jar or pitcher. Stir in simple syrup and add bitters. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

  2. Step 2

    Fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with crushed ice. Pour in cider mixture. Dust with a little nutmeg and poke apple slices into the ice for garnish.

Tip

  • To make simple syrup, warm 1 cup sugar in 1 cup water in a saucepan over low heat until dissolved. Cool to room temperature before using. (There will be extra syrup; refrigerate if not using immediately.)

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Mariah

Can you make this into a hot cider 1. Heat non alcoholic cider on stove top 2. When ready to serve add applejack, gin, bitters, maple syrup and nutmeg. 3 Garnish with cinnamon sticks.

Mariah

Can you make this into a hot cider 1. Heat non alcoholic cider on stove top 2. When ready to serve add applejack, gin, bitters, maple syrup and nutmeg. 3 Garnish with cinnamon sticks.

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Adapted from Union Square Cafe

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