Sinful Cinnamon: Cocktail Recipes

By special request, I have added a few drink recipes that incorporate cinnamon in the taste. Let these delicious cocktails take you back to your childhood days as memories of freshly baked Gingerbread cookies come flooding into your head. Making one of these fancy cocktails will be more fun than the Gingerbread Houses you made when you were little…plus they get you drunk!!

The Apple Cinnamon Martini

What its got:
-Smirnoff Green Apple Twist vodka
-Goldschlager
-A Dash of Green-Apple Jell-O
-Rim Glass with Cinnamon
-Garnish: Apple Slice & Cinnamon Stick

Whip out your fanciest cocktail shaker, throw in your ingredients and some ice and shake it like a Polaroid camera! Pour contents into your RIMMED martini glass, garnish with the green apple slice and cinnamon stick and consume!

The Cinnamon Stick

This drink is real simple to make, but it tastes great! Make sure you shake up your Goldschlager bottle before pouring s you get plenty of the GOLD flakers!

What its got:
-1 Part Goldschlager Cinnamon Schnapps
-Fill with Apple Juice

The Cinnamon Cider Cocktail

For those in the mood to spend some extra time perfecting the ultimate drink for a small get-together, you can not go wrong with this wonderful drink! The Cinnamon Cider Cocktail serves 10.

What its Got:
-10 cups apple cider
-2 cups bourbon
-5 cinnamon sticks plus more for garnish if desired
-40 whole cloves
-12 orange slices
-2 teaspoons ground ginger
-1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
-3 small apples

Directions:
In a large saucepan, combine the cider, cinnamon sticks, 10 cloves, 6 orange slices, the ginger and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, stud the apples with the remaining cloves. Strain the spiced cider into the bowl or cooler. Add the bourbon, apples, and remaining spices. Serve immediately.

What Else?

Got any other great cinnamon-tasty recipes? Post them to the comments section below. I f there is a specific recipe or theme you are looking for, just e-mail me and can blog about all of the great recipes I have discovered through my bartending travels!

I hope you enjoyed the post!

Here’s to your Bartending Success,

James Wedmore
Bartend-4-Profit
www.Bartender4profit.com