Gin Apple Pie Cocktail

Enjoy fall flavors by mixing a Gin Apple Pie Drink! Calling for three simple ingredients and homemade cinnamon simple syrup, this floral, spiced gin cocktail is perfect for cooler weather. Makes 1 drink, but can easily be made for a crowd.

Love autumnal cocktails? Then you’re going to adore Apple Cider Moscow Mule, Sparkling Bourbon Pumpkin Apple Cider Punch and Apple Cider Margaritas!

Whenever I eat apple pie, I think of my grandmother, Bugga.

Her apple pie was simply the best.

(And other family and friends can confirm that her other pies were the bees knees, too.)

So today, I’m giving Bugga a nod by turning my favorite pie of hers into a cocktail.

I would like to think this adaptation would make her smile, even though she’d probably ask why I wouldn’t just make a pie.

Because hey, this is me, and y’all know I rarely bake pies, minus my yearly Bourbon Pecan Pie.

So today, I hope my Bugga is smiling down as I serve this cocktail.

Why I love this apple pie drink recipe:

This cocktail is quite simple and requires just three ingredients.

The base is a crazy flavorful cinnamon-infused simple syrup that you make in advance of your event—whether it be a cocktail party, tailgate or a random weeknight because hey, you deserve a dessert drink!

Once that’s made, you mix it with gin and apple cider. That’s it.

Shake ‘em together, and you’ve got THIS drink that tastes like a apple pie with super interesting floral notes from the gin-apple combination.

What’s not to love?

Other fun fall cocktail recipes you might enjoy: Toasted Pecan Old Fashioned | Cranberry Mule | Spiked Caramel Apple Cider | Pumpkin Spice Mule| Citrus Cranberry Sangria | Cranberry Moscow Mule (Yule Mule)

Do you need a fun mixed drink for an event? Check out my Cocktail Recipe Index for inspiration!

What you need to make this drink:

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• A cocktail shaker
• Saucepan
• 8 oz. mason jar
• Sphere ice molds

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Granulated sugar—this is our sweetener for the cinnamon simple syrup. It’s also known as white sugar. We’ll also need some for the rims of our glasses.
• Cinnamon—we’ll need both sticks and ground cinnamon for the infused syrup, as well as the rim of the drink.
• Gin—I used a cucumber-infused gin (Hendricks) but a London dry gin would be awesome here, too
• Apple cider—this unfiltered apple goodness packs so much flavor and deliciousness into this drink. If you can’t find cider, you may use apple juice in a pinch.

How to make a Gin Apple Pie Cocktail

This gin drink is actually quite simple to make!

There are two major stages to making this cocktail, though: the making of the cinnamon-infused simple syrup—which makes it taste like apple pie—and the mixing of the drink itself.

So first…

Make the Cinnamon-Infused Simple Syrup

Measure the water and sugar into a heavy-bottomed saucepan.

Bring to a simmer (not a rolling boil) over high heat. Swirl the liquid around the bottom of the pan until the sugar has dissolved.

Remove the syrup from the heat.

Add in the cinnamon sticks, and let the ingredients steep for 30 minutes to 3 hours.

The longer you let the syrup infuse, the more cinnamony it’ll become. I love cinnamon, but I know it’s not everyone’s jam.

Give the syrup a taste. Does it taste cinnamony enough? Awesome.

Strain it and pour it into a mason jar, then refrigerate it until it’s mixed drink time.

Make the Gin Apple Pie Drinks

Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl to put on the rims of our glasses! Is this step necessary? No. But is it fun and tasty? Yes!

Run a lemon wedge (or a finger coated in simple syrup) over the rim of the glass(es), then dip the glass(es) into the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

When the rims are coated, add a large ice cube (or smaller ice cubes).

Pour the gin, apple cider and the cinnamon-infused simple syrup into a cocktail shaker.

Add ice, then shake vigorously.

You want the entire mixture to get suuuuuuuuper cold. Since I use a metal cocktail shaker, I know my drink is ready when it almost gets too cold for me to shake.

Pour over the ice cube(s) in your prepared glass(es), and serve immediately.

Erin’s Easy Entertaining Tips

This Gin Apple Pie Drink is so much fun to make and share during the fall because it’s the perfect after-dinner drink that actually tastes like pie.

It’s also great for sharing because you can very easily make batches of this goodness.

Here’s how I suggest entertaining with this apple cider mixed drink:

• Make the cinnamon simple syrup in advance. Because it can be refrigerated for up to two weeks, you can throw this together beforehand, and let it hang out in the fridge until it’s cocktail hour.
• Double or triple the recipe. While the cinnamon simple syrup makes 10 servings, you can easily double or triple the drink recipe in the cocktail shaker to make a batch.
• Try it with different types of gin to see what you like best! I used Hendricks Gin* (affiliate link) because that’s what we had at the house, but it would be fun to see the differences in flavor based on the different types and styles of gin!

More fall gin cocktails:

• Gin Gin Mule
• Spiced Gin Punch
• Thyme Apple Gin and Tonic

Who wants to give this cocktail a try?

Scroll on down to learn how you can make it at home!