Apple Pie with A Crust

"Apple Pie with A Crust" is a delightful cocktail that captures the essence of a warm, homemade apple pie in a glass.

  • 5 min
  • Easy
  • Collins Glass
  • 3 ingredients
Hero bottle: Malibu rum →

Apple Pie with A Crust

Ingredients

1
  • Apple juice3 parts
  • Malibu rum1 part
  • Cinnamon3 dashes

Method

  1. Just mix the two liquids and sprinkle in the cinnamon.
  2. Serve either cold or heated.
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What you need

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Highball glasses

Tall and straight, 10 to 12 oz, with a heavy base.

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A double jigger

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The hero bottle

A sweet coconut liqueur made with Caribbean rum. It's usually 21% ABV, or 18% in some markets, including the UK. Sweet toasted coconut with only a faint rum note. It smells a bit like sunscreen, in a good way.

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Where it comes from

A creative dessert-inspired cocktail that emerged from the craft cocktail movement's push to create drink-food hybrids. This modern creation captures the cozy warmth and spiced complexity of traditional apple pie in liquid form, featuring a signature pastry-inspired rim that mimics the cocktail's namesake crust.

Tips from the bar

  • Toast the cinnamon-sugar rim over a flame for caramelization
  • use fresh apple juice for optimal flavor and natural sweetness
  • shake vigorously with ice to properly dilute and chill the drink
  • consider infusing vodka with apple skin for weeks to intensify apple character
  • garnish with a thin apple slice for visual appeal and aromatic release

Twists worth trying

Spiced Apple Pie
Adds warming spices like nutmeg and clove for deeper complexity
Caramel Apple Pie
incorporates caramel vodka and salted caramel syrup for rich sweetness
Apple Crumble
features crushed graham crackers in the rim with bourbon for a crumble-like texture

What to eat with it

  • Vanilla bean cheesecake
  • Cinnamon-spiced donuts
  • Apple crumb cake
  • Salted caramel brownies
  • Spiced gingerbread cookies
  • Maple pecan tart

The finished drink

Apple Pie with A Crust

Questions

What is in a Apple Pie with A Crust?

A Apple Pie with A Crust is made with apple juice, malibu rum, cinnamon.

What glass do you use for a Apple Pie with A Crust?

Serve a Apple Pie with A Crust in a collins glass.

What does a Apple Pie with A Crust taste like?

Expect sweet, spiced, buttery.

What can I make with Malibu rum?

We have 9 drinks built around Malibu rum. See them all on the Malibu rum page.

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