25 Apple Cider Drinks and Cocktails to Sip All Season

Let’s start simple. This warm and cozy beverage calls for rum, but you can pour in any booze you’d like.

Like a flannel blanket in a cup.

Seasonal but still refreshing, thanks to sparkling cider and lots of fresh fruit.

Honeycrisp cider is highly recommended—because it’s the ideal balance of sweet and tart—but any variety will do.

Bonus points if you grew the thyme yourself.

This has “fall brunch” written all over it.

The addition of ginger beer and lime juice keeps this cocktail from tasting cloying.

The secret to this boozy beverage? It gets better the longer it sits. Make a jar for a friend…and a jar for yourself.

The spiced sugar and salt rims are *chef’s kiss.*

Despite the name, there’s nothing spooky about this tequila-based drink (except that you won’t be able to put it down).

Looking for a Thanksgiving libation you can serve the whole crew? This one can easily be made into a mocktail for the kids’ table.

Smoky mezcal is an excellent foil to super sweet apple cider. For an extra kick, add ground ginger to the salted rim.

Store-bought is fine, but homemade is delightful, especially if you’ve just been apple picking.

This toddy uses tea instead water for just the right amount of je ne sais quoi.

This one is begging to be sipped on a Sunday afternoon, with a blanket and a good book.

Rooibos tea makes this warm drink taste sweet and nutty, but you could also swap it out for chai.

Make the cinnamon-simmered cider ahead of time, for cocktail hour ease.

Just toss everything into a punch bowl, no shaking or stirring required. It doesn’t get any simpler than this.

You’re less than five minutes away from fall in a glass.

Peated scotch gives this drink a slightly smoky finish, but you could leave it out if that’s not your thing.

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Just like your favorite Halloween treat, in cocktail form.

Yes, you do have to make your own cider caramel, but luckily, it’s foolproof.

A warm drink to cure whatever ails you. Even if it’s just boredom on a Tuesday night.

There’s a whole bottle of Champagne in there, just saying.

Apples are red, cider is brown, make a big batch and then go to town.