Easy Apple Cider Moscow Mule (Batch Recipe)
The Apple Cider Moscow Mule is made with vodka, apple cider, ginger beer, lime and spiced bitters for the perfect fall cocktail!
If you have extra apple cider on hand, you’ll also want to try my Apple Cider Margarita (4-Ingredient Cocktail) and Apple Cider Hot Toddy (with Chai Tea).
The best thing about Fall (besides Halloween) is all the fun, seasonal cocktails you can make! It’s the best time to use cozy spices and ingredients like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. I know it’s easy to get burnt out on pumpkin, so instead, I crafted a cocktail that packs a punch using apples! I will literally be sipping on this all season!
The Apple Cider Mule is my autumn version of a Moscow Mule. It gives you all the fall feels using just a few ingredients. It tastes sweet and refreshing, with a hint of spice on the end from the ginger beer and apple cider. If you’ve made any mules before, you know that it takes minimal effort to achieve an amazing taste, which allows for more time sipping and enjoying, and less time cleaning.
This seasonal batch cocktail will be a life-saver for your next fall gathering, Thanksgiving or football Sunday.
Recipe Ingredients
See the recipe card for quantities.
- Vodka: Use your favorite high quality vodka.
- Apple cider: I like using a cider with no added sugar. You can use regular or spiced cider.
- Ginger beer: I love Q Mixers or Fever-Tree for bold, ginger flavor.
- Limes: This batch drink includes sliced and juiced limes.
- Spiced bitters: Look for something like cinnamon or allspice. This recipe is also great without bitters or with aromatic or citrus bitters instead.
- Apples: Sliced apples are fun for presentation.
- Cinnamon sticks: For garnish.
Tools & Equipment List
You can check out my favorite glasses here!
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Prepare your ingredients – Slice and juice your lime and slice your apple.
Step 2: To a pitcher- add vodka, apple cider, ginger beer, lime juice, lime and apple slices. Taste and modify to your preferences.
Step 3: Divide into copper mugs with ice. Top with 1-2 dashes of bitters and garnish with cinnamon sticks.
✨ Mules are generally served in copper mugs like these. I also love these glass moscow mule mugs!
Tips for Making an Apple Cider Moscow Mule
- Chill all your ingredients.
- Taste and adjust to your taste before serving. You can add less ginger beer and some club soda for a less sweet cocktail.
- Serve in copper mugs like these or these glass moscow mule mugs!
Variations
- Apple Cider Whiskey Mule: Swap vodka for whiskey.
- Apple Cider Mule Mocktail: Eliminate the vodka and add club soda.
- Swap the Cider: Try pear nectar or your favorite juice instead of apple cider.
More Mule Recipes
- Moscow Mule Sangria (Best Thanksgiving Sangria)
- Easy Tequila Mule (Mexican Mule)
- Raspberry Mint Moscow Mule
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Apple Cider Moscow Mule
Ingredients
- 1 cup vodka
- 2 cups apple cider
- 2 cups ginger beer
- spiced bitters, like cinnamon or allspice, (optional)
- 2 Limes, 1 sliced and 1 juiced
- 1 Apple, sliced
- Cinnamon sticks, for garnish
Equipment
- Copper mugs
Instructions
- To a pitcher, add lime slices, apple slices, vodka, apple cider, ginger beer, lime juice, and ice. Stir to combine.
- Divide into copper mugs or glasses filled with ice.
- Top each mug with 1-2 dashes of bitters and serve with a cinnamon stick.
Notes
- Chill all your ingredients.
- Taste and adjust to your taste before serving. You can add less ginger beer and some club soda for a less sweet cocktail.
- Serve in copper mugs like these or these glass moscow mule mugs!
- Mocktail version: Eliminate the vodka and add club soda.
