Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule

Serve this Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule at your parties this season and you’ll always have a full house.  Cranberry Apple vodka is crafted with black walnut bitters, ginger beer and lime giving a delicious nutty Fall twist to a classic!

Love Moscow Mules?  May I suggest a Blueberry Moscow Mule or a Spiced Pear Moscow Mule?

It’s Thirsty Thursday and I’m back with another cocktail featuring Smirnoff Sourced Cranberry Apple.  It seems only appropriate to turn it into a Moscow Mule.  After all, its one of my favorite drinks and the Spiced Pear Moscow Mule I crafted last fall is still one of the most popular recipes on the blog.  And for good reason, it’s delicious.

So we’re back from our vacation, the sun and all day beach going, bummer.  We returned to work, carpooling and daily adult life.  I miss the beach.  I spent my days laying out in the sun, drinking by the pool (and playing B-I-N-G-O!) and cruising around with alligators (twice).  For a temporary moment, I am going to sip on my Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule, pretend the leaves aren’t falling off the trees (the palm trees were beautiful by the way) and sit back and enjoy all Fall has to offer here in Central IL.  Still wishing I was in South Florida though.

To further chat our beach vacation and make you all jealous, I ate a lobster.  I’m not talking a lobster tail like I thought I was getting, oh no, they brought out the whole lobster.  I thought it was a little strange when they strapped a bib on me and handed me a cracker.  I looked at my BIL and said, “why do I need this for a lobster tail?”  Upon further examination, I reread what I had ordered and it was in fact the WHOLE lobster.  Whoops.  And I’m not gonna lie folks, I wasn’t blown away.  It was way more work than enjoyment.

However, I did enjoy one of the BEST cubano sandwiches of my life at a little joint called, Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine.  If you ever find yourself in Ft. Lauderdale, check them out.  From the bread basket to the Tres Leches cake, delish!  We also took an air boat ride, so I can check that off my bucket list, I had a parrot perched on my arm and I saw a new yachts that cost more than my life, 30 million to be exact.  Now where do you get that kind of cash and what job should I be doing.  On the tour we were on, they said it cost $30K a month just to dock those yachts for maintenance.  That’s more than I pay for my mortgage in one year, let alone one month.  Oh well folks, lucky for you, I’m a food blogger just sharing a recipe for a Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule for you.  Maybe I’ll recreate that cubano and tres leches cake I had.  #foodbloggergoals #notbuyingayacht

Ok, I’ll get my head out of the sand and back to these Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule.  There is a lot to celebrate this October!  Did you know it’s National Apple Month, National Cranberry Month AND National Vodka Month? Let’s celebrate by mixing up a cocktail with all 3.  I really fell in love with Smirnoff Sourced Cranberry Apple when I was making Cranberry Apple Rosemary Sangria.  The sangria is delicious and screams fall.  Whenever I see apples, cranberries and rosemary, I instantly think of Fall.  Are there things that just instantly remind you of a season or time in your life?

Walnuts also remind me of Fall.  I love walnuts anyways, but especially around Fall is when I use them the most.  My mother use to place a bowl of whole nuts on the dining room table with a cracker.  It was always my favorite to crack open the walnuts.  Now I’m just lazy and buy mine in the package.  So thinking of all things Fall, I decided to add a little bit of Black Walnut bitters to this Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule to give it a little flare, if you will.  Perfection.

The black walnut bitters added a whole new depth of flavor that’s unexpected but delightful.  The Cranberry Apple vodka, mixed with ginger beer, lime and black walnut bitters is a delicious combo and worthy of your new favorite Fall sipper.

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Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule

Prep 5 mins

Cook 5 mins

Total 10 mins

Author Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 2 servings

Serve this Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule at your parties this season and you'll always have a full house. Cranberry Apple vodka is crafted with black walnut bitters, ginger beer and lime giving a delicious nutty Fall twist to a classic!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cranberries
• 3 ounces Smirnoff Sourced Cranberry Apple
• Juice of 2 limes
• 3-4 dashes of Black Walnut Bitters
• 1-12 ounce can Cock’n Bull Original Ginger Beer
• Crushed ice

Instructions

1. Place cranberries on a flat surface and place into the freezer.
2. Place 1.5 ounces of Smirnoff Sourced Cranberry Apple Vodka into the bottom of 2 copper mugs.
3. Place the juice of 1 lime into each mug.
4. Start with 2 dashes of bitters, into each mug. You can always add more later if you’d like a more robust flavor.
5. Fill the mugs with crushed ice.
6. Top with Ginger beer.
7. Garnish with frozen cranberries.
8. Taste and add more bitters if desired. Enjoy!

Courses Drink

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Amount Per Serving
Calories 106
% Daily Value
Sodium 13 mg		1%
Total Carbohydrates 8 g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 1 g	4%
	Sugars 5 g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Also, as I mentioned in the Cranberry Apple Rosemary Sangria, it’s the 75th Anniversary of the Moscow mule first crafted by Smirnoff in 1941.  So let’s all toast to the flavors in this Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule and celebrate the delicious flavors of Fall and the Mule’s 75th Anniversary!

Be sure to head out to your local store and grab a bottle {or two} of Smirnoff Sourced Cranberry Apple so you too can craft up a tasty Autumn Cocktail!

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