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The Best Apple Cider Cocktails for Fall

By Brianna Simmons ยท Published: September 11, 2021 ยท Updated: September 27, 2025

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No drink symbolizes fall quite like apple cider. Whether you like your apple cider cool and crisp or warm and cozy there’s no denying just how tasty the signature drink of autumn can be. While delicious on it’s own apple cider is also a great base for a number of great cocktails. From mules and mimosas to spiked slushies and hot drinks that warm body and soul I’ve gathered up some of the best apple cider cocktail recipes.

Apple Cider Bourbon Punch

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Apple Cider Mimosa
With just two ingredients Apple Cider Mimosas are easy to make and the prefect fall cocktail. Serve this delicious apple cider mimosa for Thanksgiving brunch, Christmas morning or your next fall celebration.
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Apple Cider Mimosa
Apple Cider Bourbon Punch
This Apple Cider Bourbon Punch is a delicious big batch cocktail for any fall party. Easy to make this apple cider punch with bourbon is the perfect drink for a crowd for harvest parties, game day, Halloween and Thanksgiving.
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Apple Cider Bourbon Punch
Apple Cider Martini
Apple cider is something I find myself drinking all autumn and with it's warm spices makes a great base for a fall cocktail. Equal parts cozy and elegant this Apple Cider Martini is the perfect drink for fall.
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Apple Cider Martini
Apple Cider Cable Car Cocktail
This Apple Cider Cable Car Cocktail is easy to make and a great drink for fall. This rum cocktail uses just four ingredients and is a great twist on a classic cocktail.
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Apple Cider Cable Car Cocktail
Maple Apple Cider Margarita
Equal parts sweet and salty this maple apple cider margarita is the perfect cocktail for fall. Discover the best recipe for making apple cider margaritas at home.
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Maple Apple Cider Margarita
Hot Apple Pie Cocktail
Hot Apple Pie is a delicious autumn beverage. Cider is blended with brown sugar and spices then topped with apple brandy.
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Hot Apple Pie Cocktail
Apple Cider Gin Cocktail
Apple Cider Gin Cocktail is a refreshing and delicious drink for fall and winter. It’s quick and easy to mix up by the glass and is sure to be the hit of any get together.
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Apple Cider Gin Cocktail
Caramel Apple Moscow Mule Cocktail
Caramel Apple Moscow Mules taste JUST like a caramel apple, but in boozy drink form. They are a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
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Caramel Apple Moscow Mule Cocktail
Cranberry Apple Cider Moscow Mule
Delicious any time of year, this Cranberry Apple Cider Moscow Mule is light, crisp, and refreshing. This apple cider cocktail is perfect for a night in with friends or a large family gathering.
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Cranberry Apple Cider Moscow Mule
Frozen Bourbon Apple Cider Slushie
Simple fall ingredients make this frozen Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail absolutely delicious! Apple cider, bourbon, chai tea, and almond milk are blended together to make this easy frozen slushie cocktail! Make it for your next holiday party or get-together. Trust me, this is the best, most delicious drink youโ€™ll have all fall!
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Frozen Bourbon Apple Cider Slushie
Spiced Rum Apple Cider Cocktail
This Spiced Rum Apple Cider Cocktail is the perfect cocktail for fall. It packs all the fall flavors. Apples, warming spices, maple syrup, and citrus. It’s incredibly easy to make, you don’t even need a shaker!
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Spiced Rum Apple Cider Cocktail
Apple Cider Moscow Mule
Apple Cider Moscow Mule adds autumn flavors to the classic ginger beer drink for a refreshing fall cocktail recipe. Easy to make and enjoy!
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Apple Cider Moscow Mule
Wassail with a Kick (Slow Cooker Mulled Wine with Apples)
Warm Wassail with apple cider is a nice change of pace for your cocktail hour. Make it in the slow cooker for hands-off hosting.
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Wassail with a Kick (Slow Cooker Mulled Wine with Apples)
Spiked Apple Cider with Kombucha
This cocktail is super easy, with only a few ingredients, and tastes really good. I’m talking about a spiked apple cider with kombucha! It’s served cold with an apple slice and cinnamon stick.
Check out this recipe
Spiked Apple Cider with Kombucha
Spiked Hot Apple Cider
Spiked Hot Apple Cider is a hit at any holiday party, and is perfect for a crowd since each cup can be customized by the drinker.
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Spiked Hot Apple Cider
RumChataTini – Apple Cider Cocktail with a RumChata
A RumChataTini is an Apple Cider Cocktail with a RumChata Twist. So many Fall flavors in a martini glass and it tastes great. Such a simple recipe that uses brandy, cider, and RumChata.
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RumChataTini - Apple Cider Cocktail with a RumChata
Lazy Hot Spiked Apple Cider Recipe
Hot spiked slow cooker apple cider is a tasty and seasonally spiced drink that is perfect for everything from an evening around the fire pit to sitting in your pjโ€™s watching it snow to a holiday dinner with friends and family.
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Lazy Hot Spiked Apple Cider Recipe
Apple Cider Sangria
Apple cider, applejack brandy and a sweet white wine combine with a hint of vanilla to create your new favorite fall sangria!
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Apple Cider Sangria
Hot Spiked Apple Cider
This Hot Spiked Apple Cider features all the flavors of fall like fresh apple, cinnamon, clove, and spiced rum. This apple cider with spiced rum will keep you warm even on the coldest nights.
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Hot Spiked Apple Cider
Boozy Hot Apple Cider
This delicious Boozy Hot Apple Cider recipe has an adult punch to it with brandy and Tuaca added for an additional warm-up factor. Plus, add homemade boozy whipped cream to make this a treat you will want to drink all year long!
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Boozy Hot Apple Cider
Caramel Apple Cider Vodka Slush Cocktail
Spiced Apple Cider Whisky Sour cocktail has the flavors of fall. A twist on a classic cocktail with homemade cinnamon simple syrup!
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Caramel Apple Cider Vodka Slush Cocktail
Spiked Apple Cider Wine Hot Punch
Want a warm spiked drink for cool fall nights? This cider wine hot punch is the best. Apple cider and a bottle of white wine are simmered with whole fall spices. Spiked with golden rum, this cocktail will warm you from the inside out.
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Spiked Apple Cider Wine Hot Punch
Apple Butter Old Fashioned Cocktail | Simply Happy Foodie
Apple butter with warm spices, and fresh apple cider flavor this delicious Fall cocktail. A perfect drink to sip by the fire.
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Apple Butter Old Fashioned Cocktail | Simply Happy Foodie
Spiced Apple Hot Toddy
Warm up from the inside with a deliciously spiced hot apple cider toddy cocktail that is perfect for a chilly fall or winter evening.
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Spiced Apple Hot Toddy
Fall Sangria Recipe with Apple Cider & Bourbon (Enjoy Iced or Hot!)
This easy fall sangria recipe is a festive twist on classic sangria, made with red wine, apple cider & bourbon! Serve either iced or hot.
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Fall Sangria Recipe with Apple Cider & Bourbon (Enjoy Iced or Hot!)
Apple Cider Mojito Cocktail
Perfect for the fall season, this Spiced Apple Cider Mojito features rum and a taste of the tropics.
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Apple Cider Mojito Cocktail
Apple cider hot toddy
Warm up with a delicious apple cider hot toddy! This hot apple toddy is a warm and cozy whiskey cocktail for those cool nights.
Check out this recipe
Apple cider hot toddy
Apple and Pear Martini: An Autumn Cocktail
Pear and apple infused gin is combined with muddled fresh sage, absinthe, white vermouth, and aromatic bitters in a perfect autumn martini for your autumn feast!
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Apple and Pear Martini: An Autumn Cocktail
Gingered Bourbon-Apple Cider Cocktail
If you love a fizzy kick to your cocktails, this gingered bourbon apple cider cocktail is for you. Topped with ginger ale, this fall cocktail shows shows balances a refreshing, bubbly finish with warming spices.
Check out this recipe
Gingered Bourbon-Apple Cider Cocktail
Pear and Apple Cider Sangria
Pear and apple cider sangria is the perfect holiday cocktail for all of your upcoming holiday gatherings. Itโ€™s made with fresh fruits like pears, apples, limes, oranges, and pomegranate. It gets itโ€™s vibrant, juicy tastes from mango lemonade which pairs wonderfully with the white wine in the Sangria.
Check out this recipe
Pear and Apple Cider Sangria
Cinnamon Apple Bourbon Smash
With just 4 ingredients, this Cinnamon Apple Bourbon Smash will put you in the mood for fall with its warming fall flavors.
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Cinnamon Apple Bourbon Smash

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  1. Kayla DiMaggio says

    September 13, 2021 at 5:41 pm

    Yes! Give me all of the apple cider cocktails! I can’t wait to try all these!

    Reply
  2. Shelby says

    September 13, 2021 at 5:41 pm

    Omg apple cider moscow mule would be AMAZING. Making that this weekend!

    Reply
  3. Elise Shivamber says

    September 14, 2021 at 2:05 am

    I cannot wait to make all of these!! The ultimate list!

    Reply
  4. Addie says

    September 14, 2021 at 2:26 am

    So fun and festive!

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  5. Marta says

    September 14, 2021 at 2:49 am

    What an amazing roundup of apple cider cocktails!! I can’t wait to drink my way through it, Lol!!

    Reply
  6. Emily Flint says

    September 14, 2021 at 3:21 am

    This is such an awesome list and just in time for Fal!! I’m getting started on this list ASAP. ๐Ÿ˜†

    Reply
  7. Tamara Andersen says

    September 14, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    Now I just need the fall weather to go with the gorgeous fall apple cocktails! Beautiful!

    Reply
  8. Jo says

    September 27, 2023 at 6:11 pm

    Can you please explain apple cider to me.. are you using fresh apple juice, or alcoholic apple cider?
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Brianna says

      September 30, 2023 at 3:23 pm

      Apple cider as in fresh pressed apples that have not been filtered, not the alcoholic cider

      Reply

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