You’re going to want to keep this cocktail recipe in your arsenal this season because it’s a sure-fire holiday hit, regardless of what you’re celebrating.

Crown Royal Vanilla is one of the newest additions to the Crown Royal family—it has a smooth, light whisky finish with flavorful notes of creamy vanilla.

When met with the sweet and comforting flavors of apple cider, a couple dashes of pimento bitters and a little lemon juice, you get a cocktail that truly feels richly, luxuriously royal.

Ingredients

1 ½ Crown Royal Vanilla Whisky

3 oz. Apple cider

2 dashes Dale DeGroff’s Pimento Aromatic Bitters

Juice of one lemon wedge

Crab apple (cored), cinnamon bark and mint sprig for garnish

Method

Build drink over ice in a tall glass and stir. Core a small crab apple and put the cinnamon bark and mint sprig in the core for garnish.

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Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits.