CocktailsCharles Sieg
Caramel Apple Cider Martini, served in a martini glass

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Caramel Apple Cider Martini

Apple cider, caramel vodka, and maple-vanilla syrup in a caramel and cinnamon-sugar rimmed glass, topped with Champagne.

Glass
Martini glass
Method
Shaken
Served
Up, no ice
Garnish
Caramel, sugar, and cinnamon, for the rims

Ingredients

Make

3 drinks, as written.

  • 2 cups apple cider
  • 2 oz caramel vodka
  • ¼ cup maple-vanilla syrup (below)
  • Champagne, to top
  • Caramel, sugar, and cinnamon, for the rims

In a martini glass

Method

  1. Put sugar and cinnamon in a dish. Coat the rim of each glass with caramel, then with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  2. Mix the water, maple syrup, and vanilla, and set it aside.
  3. Combine ¼ cup of the maple syrup mixture, the apple cider, and the vodka in a shaker with ice.
  4. Shake, and split it across 3 glasses.
  5. Top with Champagne.

From my notes

  • Makes 2 to 3 martinis.
  • This one came to the list without a name, so the name is a working title.

Make ahead

Maple-vanilla syrup

  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 to 3 drops vanilla extract