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Apple Cinnamon Sparkler
Crisp apple, bright lemon, and cold cinnamon fizz.
№ 002 · ⏱ 20 min · serves 2 · ★★★★ · filed apr 25
servings
2
units
// INGREDIENTS (8)
8 items
// METHOD · 3 steps
1
Steep the cinnamon
⏱ 10m
Add apple juice and cinnamon stick to a small pan. Warm until steaming, not boiling. Turn off heat. Steep 10 min.
- › Remove the cinnamon stick.
- › Chill the apple juice fast over an ice bath.
▸ tip boiling kills cinnamon's sweetness — keep it under a simmer
2
Shake the base
⏱ 1m
Add chilled cinnamon-apple juice, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and ice to a shaker. Shake hard 10 seconds.
- › Use enough ice to make the shaker cold.
- › Strain into 2 ice-filled glasses.
3
Finish with fizz
⏱ 1m
Top each glass with sparkling water. Stir once. Garnish with apple slices.
// PROVENANCE
Drafted by OpenAI GPT-5.5 on apr 25.
untested
// ADAPTED FROM
- › Bon Appétit — Any-Berry Shrub ↗ — Used for the shrub-style vinegar, sweetener, and soda dilution model.
- › Bon Appétit — Spiced Blood Orange Shrub ↗ — Used for the spiced shrub precedent and sparkling service ratio.
- › Liquor.com — Switchel ↗ — Used for the apple cider vinegar, sweetener, apple juice, and seltzer refresher analog.
- › The Kitchn — Ginger Switchel ↗ — Used for balancing vinegar and sweetener in a nonalcoholic refresher.
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