28 Oct 2023: Stone Fence

When I’m looking for non-classic cocktail ideas, I often fall back on an iPhone app called Perfect Drink. The offerings are searchable by name of course, but there is also an option to locate a drink that utilizes a specific base alcohol or even a non-alcoholic ingredient such as apple cide.

Which is exactly what I did last night when looking for a fall-themed drink (no thank you to pumpkin spice anything). The cocktail I gravitated to was an apple-cider based drink enhanced with both Bourbon and Angostura Bitters - and it was delightful.

Stone Fence Cocktail

• 2 oz. Bourbon (I used Buffalo Trace)

• 4 oz. non-alcoholic apple cider

• 2 dashes of Angostura Bitters

Place all of the ingredients in a rocks glass, add ice and enjoy. The directions did not call for stirring, so I didn’t - which meant that the first sips were more apple cider-y with a touch of Bourbon and the last ones were more Bourbon with a touch of apple cider. I did like this!