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The Fall Spritz

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The Fall spritz cocktail
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Mindy Fox

High-quality hard apple cider—not the overly sweet stuff you might have had—is one of fall's greatest beverages. Cognac only makes it better.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

6 ounces chilled hard apple cider, preferably semi-dry
2 ounces cognac
1 (3 x ½") strip orange zest

Special Equipment

Matches

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pour apple cider and cognac into a Collins glass filled with ice.

    Step 2

    Light a match, let it burn 2 seconds to get rid of excess sulfur, and hold it 3" over cocktail and 1" away from peel; the outside of the peel should face down, over the drink. Squeeze peel to release oils into drink.

    Step 3

    Rub flamed peel around rim of glass, then place peel in glass.

TagsSpritzCocktailAlcoholBeveragesAperitifApple CiderCognacBrandyOrangeCitrusFruit5 Ingredients or FewerQuickFallEpicurious

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