Apple Cider Variations to Try This Fall

Make this hot and bubbly stovetop apple cider when you’re expecting guests — the smell of all those cloves simmering away with cinnamon and star anise will blow them away.

Though it may seem counterintuitive, a hot cocktail can help calm your cold. Alcohol expands blood vessels allowing immune cells to rush in while lemon juice delivers vitamin C and honey soothes the throat. Cheers!

The same great appliance that delivers weeknight stews can also play bartender at your next soiree. Preserve this big batch cocktail’s potency by adding in the gin right before guests arrive.

A cinnamon-sugar rim adds some sweet sparkle to this bourbon-infused, apple cider and seltzer cocktail.

Shrunken apple heads swim around in this spooky apple cider spiced with cinnamon sticks and cloves. It’s a refreshing and fun way to serve up some punch! The recipe doesn’t call for alcohol, but you can easily add a splash of bourbon or rum to your Halloween sipper.

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Inspired by the popular SNL skit, this boozy gin and mulled cider cocktail is mixed in a cocktail shaker and garnished with lime, ground cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.

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Cloves, allspice and cinnamon will have your home smelling like Autumn in no time. Add thinly sliced oranges to the pot or serve them in glasses for a decorative touch.

Punch is both festive and effortless for large holiday parties, and this refreshingly fruity drink can be prepared early in the day and brought out right when your guests arrive.

Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday to stir up a big seasonally-inspired pitcher of sangria — the perfect way to kick-off the cold-weather season.

This easy cocktail pairs up lager and sparkling apple cider for a sweet, bubbly, refreshing beverage. Obsessed with apple cider? Try making this warm, cider-flavoured coffee cake for your New Year’s morning brunch.

Fresh cider is best for this fall take on a classic cocktail.