Apple Pie – the perfect winter drink

This is a family recipe that is worth sharing.

1 gallon apple cider (from any orchard or use Lewisburg Cider from Hy-Vee)

1 gallon Apple Juice

1 liter Everclear (190 proof)

6 cinnamon sticks

1 cup of sugar

Combine everything EXCEPT for the everclear and simmer for 45 minutes – DO NOT BOIL-

Cool for 2 hrs

Add Everclear after cool and then put into bottles.

Makes 7-8 liters.

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Thanks for the reminder, I did a stint as a garbage man in my twentys. I was given a bottle of this around Christmas time as a gift from a customer , I swear it was the best alcohol I’ve ever had. I’ve always wanted to search down the person that gave it too me and get there recipe. I’ll be giving this a try.

Just wondering how long will it last in the bottles? or does it stay indefinitely

I can’t say for certain on shelf life but there is a lot of everclear in there so I’d guess quite a while. I usually got a jug as a gift around thanksgiving and would usually hold it til February or March before I cracked it open and it’s been fine. This year I got the recipe so I can make more. It’s a great garage sip here and there when I have someone stop over for a few beers. I would think it would last a while. I usually keep it in the fridge but this year I just keep it in the window sill of the heated garage and it’s been fine.

I gave this recipe to a neighbor recently and he made a batch, said it turned out great. I have yet to make a batch myself but soon, very soon. I’ll try to get a jug to my garbage man too, great idea!

I had a gallon of the Everclear apple pie in a closet for three years and it was as good as gold when we remembered it.

Remember vanilla cokes as a kid? Pour a can in a glass with ice and add a shot of my home-made vanilla made with 190 proof vanilla. Even cold it will warm you up.

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I can’t say for certain on shelf life but there is a lot of everclear in there so I’d guess quite a while.

My recipe is pretty much the same, and I keep it in the pantry. I drank one this fall that was 2 years old. No problem.

FWIW, this recipe clocks in at about 10-11% alcohol.

Here is a good recipe for peach pie. Same concept. Slightly different flavor. I keep mine in the basement fridge and I think it would last forever.

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Both recipes sound great. I’m going to give them a go.

Anyone got a recipe that is stronger? Just add more booze?

Want to give this a go this winter, but 10% isn’t up to my standards

Mr. Beads – yes, just add more booze. To me that is where letting it sit for about a month before drinking it comes in. Let’s the booze combine with the juice better and makes the drink a lot “smoother”.

Gerty

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Anyone got a recipe that is stronger? Just add more booze?

I’d just cut down on the cider and juice.

It’s your perogative, but I will usually a warm mug or two (maybe three), and I’ve never found myself thinking, “I wish this was boozier.” I guess if you were going to do shots of it or something…

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I guess if you were going to do shots of it or something…

We call em “bumps” or “nips”. But yeah, trying to cut the sugar out so more potency and less sugar water is a good thing for me.

Thanks

I guess you have to keep up that svelte physique somehow.

I can’t say I’ve heard anyone say they wish it had more snot! Plenty warm and strong!

Apple Pie.. is just not good.. bottle gets empty way two fast, end of story.

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Apple Pie.. is just not good.. bottle gets empty way two fast, end of story.

I concur –

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Billy and I love to make apple pie and we made about 16 gallons just in mid-October. His latest recipe was for a carmel apple pie and it’s been a big hit so far! I really love a warmed mug full when I get cold and it’s shaping up to be a cold MN winter.

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By the way, Thomas, I love the sign on the wall!

Do you have a recipe for that Sharon?

You bet!

Billy’s Carmel Apple Pie Drink

2 gallons good quality apple cider
3 bottles Simply Apple apple juice
4 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
12 cinnamon sticks
1.75 liter Everclear 191 proof
1 liter Vanilla Vodka
0.75 liter Toasted Carmel Whiskey

Boil all but the boozes until cinnamon sticks unfold
Cool to 120 degrees
Mix in Everclear and other booze
Bottle in glass jars
And enjoy!

At 120 degrees do the jars seal themselves without a hot water bath? No refrigeration needed?

Yep, the jars seal themselves and we don’t refrigerate until we open a jar. Seems to work okay for us so far, but I’m definitely not the expert.

Would have to say if you make and drink it and haven’t been ill from it you are definitely the expert.lol

Thanks Gerty & Sharon for sharing your recipes. I’ll definitely give them a try too. Never understood why folks won’t share their recipes. When I’ve got a good one, I want everyone to have it.

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Thanks Gerty & Sharon for sharing your recipes. I’ll definitely give them a try too. Never understood why folks won’t share their recipes. When I’ve got a good one, I want everyone to have it.

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I always felt it was a great compliment to be asked for a recipe. Giving out a good one spreads the joy, and doesn’t mean I still can’t make it whenever I want.

Is it not the greatest compliment you can give to try a recipe and enjoy the results enough to pass it on?

Sharons tip on cooling to 120 degrees is very important. Alcohol evaporates at about 170 degrees, much cooler than water. Too many people ad their booze too early when it’s too hot.

I prefer less juice. 1 gallon of cider to less than 1/2 gallon of juice, and use brown sugar

Now I’m craving some cherry pie…

Are you just going to tease us Randy or do you have a recipe for cherry pie?

1 gallon cherry cider
1/2 gallon dark cherry juice

1 quart tart baking cherries blended very fine
1/2 cup brown sugar
Simmer for a hour stirring often. If you prefer, strain to remove cherry pulp.

Allow to cool to below 140 degrees or else alcohol will evaporate. Add Everclear to taste. Bottle up and let it stand for for a few days

We just went through a bottle of cherry bounce at the holiday get together. Like the apple pie you have to be careful how much you have, it just tastes so good. We have a big glass jar with lid, get some good tart cherries, pit them, put cherries and good vodka in the jar. About 1 time a month stir/turn the jar over, do this for a few months and done. I take out cherries and drink, in ice, cold, warm, whatever you like.