Apple Cider Vinegar Cocktails - Detox While You Drink

If anything can health-up an alcoholic beverage, it's apple cider vinegar, which is reported to be great for everything from regulating
blood sugar, to increasing energy and helping digestion. From the ideal seasonal daytime drink to a cocktail to help you out the
morning after, here are three drinks using apple cider vinegar to power you through the rest of the holiday season. All of these can
be made for a crowd, if you're entertaining, or enjoyed without sharing.

For Daytime Drinking: Hot Spiked ACV Cider

Serves 5

Ingredients: Preparation:
• 4 cups apple cider 1. In a large saucepan, combine the apple cider
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar vinegar, maple syrup, cloves and cinnamon stick over
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup medium-high heat stirring constantly for about a
• half a large orange, sliced crosswise minute until warm and fragrant. Add the apple cider
• 1 teaspoon cloves and orange slices and bring to a boil. Reduce to a
• 2 cinnamon sticks simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
• 1 cup dark rum 2. Remove from heat and stir in the rum. Serve in a
large punch bowl and ladle into mugs.

For The Cocktail Party: ACV Bee's Knees

Makes 4 cocktails

Ingredients: Preparation:
• 2 cups lemon juice 1. In a medium saucepan, add the apple cider vinegar,
• 3 cups water honey and 1/2 cup of the water over medium-high
• 4 ounces of vodka heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and turn off
• 6 tablespoons honey heat. Add herbs and let steep for about 3 minutes.
• 6 tablespoons apple cider vinegar Strain.
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme 2. When ready to serve, transfer this mixture to a large
pitcher. Add the rest of the water, the lemon juice
and vodka and mix to combine. Serve over ice and
garnish with fresh thyme sprigs if desired.

For The Morning After: The ACV Bloody

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients: Preparation:
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1. Place all ingredients besides the garnish in a tall glass
• 2 oz vodka with a few ice cubes. Stir to mix with a spoon.
• 4 oz tomato juice Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 1 heaping tablespoon tabasco 2. Spear the pickle and lime wedge with a wooden
• 1 heaping tablespoon Worcestershire sauce spear if you have one. Rest it on the top of the glass
• 1-2 tablespoons horseradish (depending on how (and or just add to the drink). Add the celery stick,
much heat you like) swirl a few times and serve.
• juice of half a lime
• salt + pepper to taste
• 1 lime wedge + 1 celery stalk + pickle to garnish