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This apple cinnamon gin fizz is the perfect gin drink for fall. These autumn cocktails are made with homemade apple cinnamon syrup, mixed with a splash up of gin and topped off with some bubbly soda. Cheers!
Please note this post was originally published in 2018. I’ve since redone the post but the recipe remains the same.
Guys, the weather around here has been miserable. We had ONE day of sunshine last week, and it was glorious! The kids and I spent the whole day outside! Fall is usually my absolute favourite time of the year, but when I think of fall I think of crisp sunny days, crunchy leaves and walks to school. Unfortunately, Mother Nature has a weird sense of humor and decided that she was going to transition straight from summer to winter this year 😐
It’s been nothing but rain, snow and overcast days lately. Snow. SNOW! I don’t know if you saw my Insta stories yesterday but we got hit with 20cm of snow!! 20CM!!! What. The. Heck.
Regardless of the weather outside, I’m still going to get excited about fall through my participation in a fall blog hop! I’ve been lucky enough to participate in the Christmas, spring and summer blog hops hosted by Kendra from Joy In Our Home this past year and now we’re celebrating all things fall! You may have even come to this post after salivating over the apple crumb cake by Countryside Cravings. Be sure to check out all of the other fun posts linked on this page after my recipe for this apple cinnamon gin fizz!
So after all of my complaining about the weather, the obvious solution is to drown my sorrows in one (or two) of these apple cinnamon gin fizz cocktails!! They couldn’t be easier to make, and they literally SCREAM fall when you take a sip.
What is a gin fizz?
A classic gin fizz is simply gin mixed with either sweet or sour flavors (in this case, sweet) and topped off with some bubbly soda water!
In this drink, a simple apple cinnamon syrup comes together to combine with the gin. I make the syrup beforehand to create enough for 4-6 drinks, or 2 drinks to go with pancakes drizzled in apple cinnamon syrup 😉
The sliced apples in the drink are optional, but they look good and they make for a tasty little snack when you finish your cocktail! I also like to rim the glasses with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar to fancy things up a bit.
If you’re not a fan of gin, we’ve tried these drinks with vodka too and they were terrific.
I suggest you make yourself one of these fall cocktails while perusing the rest of the blog hop posts. Next up, pumpkin pie cheesecake by Chocolate with Grace!
A few of my other favorite cocktails:
PrintApple Cinnamon Gin Fizz
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
Description
This apple cinnamon gin fizz is the perfect gin drink for fall. These autumn cocktails are made with homemade apple cinnamon syrup, mixed with a splash up of gin and topped off with some bubbly soda. Cheers!
Ingredients
Apple Cinnamon Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 apple (any kind), sliced
Cocktail
- 2 oz apple cinnamon simple syrup
- 1 1/2 oz gin
- 3 oz soda water
- ice, to fill
Instructions
- For the syrup: Stir the water, sugar and cinnamon together in a medium saucepan. Add the apple slices and place the saucepan on the stove over medium-high heat. Once the mixture starts bubbling, turn the stove to low and simmer with the lid on for 5-10 minutes. Remove the apple slices and pour the syrup into a jar to cool before using in your cocktails.
- In a cocktail glass, add the syrup and gin. Fill the glass 3/4 of the way full with ice, then top with soda water. Use a spoon to swirl everything together. Serve immediately.
Notes
- I like to rim my cocktail glasses with a cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- The syrup makes enough for 4-6 drinks; it will store for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
Be sure to visit all of the other fall blog hop posts!!
Mantles on Monday
Joy In Our Home | County Road 407 | Poofing the Pillows |
Follow The Yellow Brick Home | citygirlmeetsfarmboy
Tablescapes on Tuesday
The Latina Next Door | My Creative Days | Elizabeth Joan Designs |
The Crowned Goat | Farmhouse Flare Designs
Recipes on WednesdayCherished Bliss | Countryside Cravings | Love In My Oven |
Chocolate with Grace | Making It In The Mountains
Vignettes on Thursday anderson + grant | DIY Beautify | Timeless Creations |
The Painted Hinge | Rain & Pine
Front Porches on FridayLantern Lane Designs | Little Brags | Chatfield Court
Always so nice to have your delicious recipes for this blog hop! We still have apples from our tree and I’m going to make this syrup to have at Thanksgiving! Thanks so much for sharing, friend!
Thanks Kendra! I hope you love the syrup, you can put it on everything if you want!! Love being part of the blog hop, as always! Happy Thanksgiving!
Yes, I did see your Instagram stories, and although I love snow (in moderation), I am happy with the weather in Nova Scotia (even though it’s been raining a lot lately). But don’t worry about snow. It will disappear sooner or later, perhaps even just before Christmas as it often happens 🙂 Lovely coctails!
I will take your rain over this snow. I hope that it disappears sooner, rather than later! Thanks Ben!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Yes, I saw your stories and I think you all need to move south. Today! I could not handle snow in September! But I could handle one of these gin fizzes. Or two :). They sound so refreshing and fall-y! I’m sending you sunny vibes!
I definitely need to move south, Kelsie! I tell my husband every day in the winter that we need to move. Snow this early in the year is just unfair! Thank you for the sunny vibes, I need anything I can take! Let’s have a drink together sometime 😉
Sounds like the perfect cure for the bad weather blues!
Definitely!! Thanks Patrick!
So trying this Katherine! I love gin and love the fall flavors!
Happy to hear it, Mary Ann! I love gin too 🙂
I need to try this recipe ASAP!~ Thank you for sharing! It has been fun touring with you this week!
Yes you do!! 😉 Thanks so much, it has been a great fall blog hop!
This looks so delightful – thank you for sharing!!!!
Thanks so much!!