Why not add a sweet, seasonal kick (not to mention some antioxidants) to tonight’s beverage?

There’s a reason cinnamon is a seasonal favorite during the winter holidays, and for months thereafter.

Apple Cider Cocktail

Ready to dip a toe into the world of cinnamon cocktails?

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This recipe is a perfect, smooth entry into that pool.

The cinnamon comes in only at the end as a finishing garnish for your glass.

That’s exactly what this spiced apple kombucha offers.

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It uses fizzy, fermented,gut health-promoting kombuchato add another layer of complexity to this rum-based drink.

You’ll use a spiced rum for your cinnamon base and strengthen the flavor with a real cinnamon stick.

This sidecar cocktail is enlivened by both cinnamon and ginger via syrups you’re able to make yourself.

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Only a single cinnamon stick is needed for two bottles worth of your base red wine.

The cinnamon flavor you’ll pull from whole cinnamon sticks is further enhanced by cardamom here.

Cardamom is a spice from the ginger family that interestingly emboldens cinnamon and adds traces of nutmeg.

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Irish Iced Coffee

What’s better than a coffee after dinner?

A spiked dessert coffee.

Tap into your imagination to turn it into a cinnamon bun coffee cocktail or a coffeecake streusel cocktail.

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Just swap out the called-for simple syrup for the syrup of your choice and voila!

This refreshing cocktail will cool you down, while still allowing you to enjoy theflavors of the season.

Garnish each glass with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick.

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A sprinkling of cinnamon on top easily enhances the drink.

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Hard Cider Slush

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