When you're at the liquor store next, looking for a little inspiration for your apple cocktails, look no further than a bottle of 99 Apples. This tasty liqueur will add a boozy punch to any of your cocktails. So grab a bottle, hit the checkout line, and enjoy a 99 Apples drink.
99CranApples
Walk the tart side with this cranberry and apple cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
- 1½ ounces 99 Apples
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Lime slice and cranberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cranberry juice, 99 Apples, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with lime slice.
Appletini #99
Really hone in on the apple flavor with this crispy apple martini recipe that rewrites all of your expectations and skips all of that sour.
Ingredients
- 1¼ ounces green apple vodka
- ¾ ounce 99 Apples
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Apple slice for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, apple vodka, 99 Apples, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with apple slice, if desired.
Candy Apple Martini No.99
Take a sip of the greatest fall treat -- no need to wait for all the farm stands to start offering candy apples next time you have a craving.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce bourbon
- ¾ ounce 99 Apples
- ½ ounce cranberry juice
- ½ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- Ice
- Cherry and lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, bourbon, 99 Apples, cranberry juice, and butterscotch schnapps.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with cherry and lime wheel.
99th Original Sin
Enjoy a spin on the classic, but this time with a bite of apple.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- ¾ ounce 99 Apples
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce honey liqueur
- Ice
- Apple slice for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, 99 Apples, lime juice, and honey liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with apple slice.
Caramel Apple Martini
Do you spend ten months out of the year dreaming of a gooey caramel apple? Do you dread cleaning the caramel off your face and out of your hair? Welcome to the caramel apple martini! All of the goodness--none of the goo.
Ingredients
- Lemon wedge and sugar for rim
- 1½ ounces 99 Apples
- ¾ ounce apple cider
- ½ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- ½ ounce caramel vodka
- Ice
- Apple slice for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe with the lemon wedge.
- With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Apples, apple cider, butterscotch schnapps, and caramel vodka.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into prepared glass.
- Garnish with apple slice.
Wisconsin Badger
The name gives no hint to the cocktail's flavors, and you might even worry it'll bite back, but this berry and apple drink is sweeter than its name.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces cranberry juice
- 1 ounce 99 Apples
- ¾ ounce blackberry brandy
- Ice
- Lemon-lime soda to top off
- Lime wheel and blackberry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cranberry juice, 99 Apples, and blackberry brandy.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with lemon-lime soda.
- Garnish with lime wheel and blackberry.
Sour Apple Tequila
Let your margarita mix take a night off in favor of this tart apple tequila cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces tequila
- ¾ ounce 99 Apples
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce agave
- Ice
- Lime slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, 99 Apples, lime juice, and agave.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with lime slice.
Spiced Apple Pie Shot
Take a chance on the quickest shot to make and the easiest shot to take. You can even add an extra flair by adding a caramel syrup rim or even add a pinch of salt.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce 99 Apples
- ¾ ounce cinnamon liqueur
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Apples, and cinnamon liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into shot glass.
Apple Cobbler Shooter
Elevate a simple shot into a whole experience. Not only will you love this shot, but everyone will be at your door begging for the recipe.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce 99 Apples
- ½ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- ½ ounce vanilla or cake vodka
- Ice
- Whipped cream and grated nutmeg for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Apples, butterscotch schnapps, and vanilla vodka.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into shot glass.
- Garnish with whipped cream and grated nutmeg.
99 Apples Cocktails That Will Go Straight to 100
Don't spend another trip to the liquor store pondering just what to do with a bottle of 99 Apples. Allow yourself to be drawn in by the colorful label and embrace the crisp and bright apple flavors that lay within. And, for more tasty recipes, try 99 Proof cocktails using other delicious 99 Proof flavors, and keep the apple flavor going with a small but mighty caramel apple shot.
