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Apple Pie on the Rocks

Everything that tastes like warm apple pie in a glass: vanilla vodka, cinnamon whiskey and crisp apple cider, shaken cold. Three ingredients and nothing to bake.

Time
5 min
Difficulty
Easy
Method
Shaken
Glass
Rocks glass

Ingredients

Servings

Amounts below make 1 serving.

21+ · Please drink responsibly. Learn more

Garnish: Cinnamon stick (1)

How to make it

  1. 1

    Add the vanilla vodka, cinnamon whiskey and apple cider to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake well until the outside of the shaker feels frosty.

  3. 3

    Strain into a rocks glass, over fresh ice if you like, and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Swap it: No vanilla vodka? Use plain vodka and a drop of vanilla extract. Warm the apple cider first for a hot version.

Bar gear

Equipment for this drink

Tools you'll need

  • Cocktail shakerChills, mixes and dilutes shaken drinks in about 12 seconds. A two-piece Boston shaker is the bartender standard.
  • JiggerA double-sided measure so every drink comes out the same. Look for one marked in ½ and ¼ oz.
  • Hawthorne strainerThe spring-edged strainer that holds back ice when you pour from a shaker.

Recommended glassware

  • Rocks glassShort and sturdy — for spirit-forward drinks and sours over ice.

No shaker? A clean jar with a tight lid works. Build your home bar →

Recipe source: Total Wine & More — Apple Pie on the Rocks. Quantities and basic method are factual (the source lists amounts in "parts"; shown here as 1 part = 1 fl oz). Description and steps are original Mixistry copy. Last updated 2026-10-11.

Contains alcohol. For adults 21+ (or the legal drinking age where you live). Please enjoy responsibly.

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