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Apple Butter Bourbon Mule

Bourbon Recipes

If you’re looking for a cocktail that tastes like fall in a glass, the Apple Butter Bourbon Mule is it. Warm spice, bright citrus, a touch of sweetness, and a crisp ginger beer finish — it’s the kind of drink that feels right at home for holiday gatherings, dinners, and chilly nights in.

This one comes together quickly and delivers big flavor with just a few ingredients.

What You’ll Need

  • 1.5 oz Swilled Dog Let's Go Bourbon
  • 0.5 oz cinnamon simple syrup
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp apple butter
  • Ginger beer
  • Cinnamon stick for garnish

How to Make It

  • Combine bourbon, cinnamon simple syrup, lemon juice, and apple butter in a shaker with ice.
  • Shake well until the apple butter fully blends.
  • Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice.
  • Top with ginger beer and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Warm, festive, and full of fall flavor, this is the kind of cocktail that earns you compliments at Thanksgiving and requests for the recipe afterward.

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