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Recipe ArchiveWeek 04 of 8 · Fireside Frost

Fireside

Everything people think they want from a mug of cider, served cold enough to actually drink fast. The apple-cinnamon sphere keeps it that way.

spiced rum, apple, cinnamon, lemon · served rocks · No. 10 of 24, season 2026

Fireside spiced rum and apple cocktail with a frozen apple-cinnamon ice sphere, cinnamon stick and star anise

Method

  1. 01

    Shake all ingredients with ice for 12 seconds.

  2. 02

    Strain over the apple-cinnamon ice sphere.

  3. 03

    Set the cinnamon stick and star anise on the surface.

Garnish

Frozen apple-cinnamon ice sphere with a cinnamon stick and star anise.

Also on Week 04 · Fireside Frost · opens November 23

  • Mulled Frost — chilled mulled red wine — orange, clove, cinnamon — over ice
  • Hearth & Hollow — bourbon, chestnut syrup, maple, walnut bitters

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