Autumn Bonfire

• 1 oz. nonalcoholic apple cider or juice
• 1 oz. applejack
• 1 oz. smoky Scottish whisky (I like Bowmore 12)
• 1 scant teaspoon maple syrup
• 2 dashes bitters (I prefer Brooklyn Hemispherical Black Mission Fig, but Angostura works, too).

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
2. Stir for 30 seconds.
3. Strain into a cocktail glass (or serve over fresh ice in a rocks glass).
4. Garnish with an apple fan or a slice of apple.

nonalcoholic apple cider, applejack, smoky scottish whisky, maple syrup, bitters

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12924 (may not work)