Must Mix: Summer Cider Cocktails

Austin Eastciders is made with cider apple juice concentrate from Europe, pressed at the source to ensure flavors are well-preserved until they’re ready to become cider, white wine yeast to bring out the sparkly and effervescent qualities, and real ingredients like Texas honey, real hop flowers, pineapple juice and blood orange juice.

More like a sparkling white wine than sugary apple juice, Eastciders makes for an ideal base for an assortment of cocktails.

The Bigger, Better Cider (BBC)

Created by Nick Bustillos, bartender at Weather Up in East Austin

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Vodka or Tequila
• 3/4 oz. Galliano Italian Liqueur
• 3/4 oz. Lime Juice
• 3 oz. Austin Eastciders Blood Orange

Preparation: Dry shake to emulsify. Pour over ice in a tall Collins glass. Top with Blood Orange Cider. Add Peychauds bitters to taste. Garnish with slice of blood orange.

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Under The Sea

Created by Greg Mercurio, bar manager at Brass Tap in North Austin

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Peach Vodka
• 1/2 oz. Cointreau (Optional Sweetener)
• 3 oz. Austin Eastciders Pineapple Cider
• Orange Juice

Preparation: In a white wine glass, add peach vodka and Cointreau over ice. Fill two-thirds of the way with Austin Eastciders Pineapple Cider. Top with orange juice.

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Eastside Rosy

Created by Caleb Clayton, Mixologist for Austin Eastciders

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Gin
• 3/4 oz. Rose Cordial
• 3/4 oz. Port
• 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
• 3 oz. Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider

Preparation: Combine gin, port, rose cordial and lemon juice in a shaker over ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Top with Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider. Garnish with rose petal.

For more information on Austin Eastciders, visit AustinEastCiders.com.