Apple Butter Old Fashioned

Name: Apple Butter Old Fashioned
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz (60 ml) Bourbon whiskey; 2 oz (60 ml) Medium dry apple cider; ½ oz (15 ml) Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura; 1 spoon Apple butter

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Method: shake
Glass: Double old-fashioned
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Cinnamon and thinly sliced apples
ABV: 16%

Ingredients

Bourbon whiskey — 2 oz (60 ml)
Medium dry apple cider — 2 oz (60 ml)
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — ½ oz (15 ml)
Orange Bitters by Angostura — 1 dash
Apple butter — 1 spoon

How to make it

If desired, rim your glass with coarse sugar.
In a cocktail shaker, combine the apple cider, lemon juice, orange bitters, and bourbon. Shake to combine.
Strain into your prepared glass filled with ice.
If desired, top with ginger beer.
Garnish with cinnamon and thinly sliced apples.

A cocktail with bourbon and apple cider.

Updated October 10, 2026