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Bourbon Cider

This warm and flavorful cider sipper pairs well with a slice of Tarte Tatin. 

Bourbon Cider
 
Makes about 2 quarts
Ingredients
  • 5 (12-ounce) bottles hard apple cider*
  • 1 cup bourbon
  • 4 (¼-inch-thick) slices peeled fresh ginger
  • 3 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 mandarin oranges, halved
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 small Gala apple, sliced
  • Garnish: dried apple slices
Instructions
  1. In a small Dutch oven, stir together cider, bourbon, ginger, and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add oranges, cinnamon sticks, and apple slices; bring to a simmer over medium heat. (Do not boil.) Reduce heat; simmer for 30 minutes. Garnish with dried apple slices, if desired.
 
Notes
*We used Stella Artois Cidre.

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