Name: Fall Spritz (Amaro and Dry Cider Cocktail)
Yield: Makes 1
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Averna amaro; 6 oz. Basque-style dry hard cider (such as Isastegi Sagardo); Orange twist (for serving)

The cocktail being pouted into a stemmed goldrim cocktail glass.

Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

No punch bowls, big-batching, or complicated mixology for your holiday cocktail. Our spritz recipe is so simple—one part amaro to four parts hard cider—that guests can make it themselves (you've got plenty to do elsewhere). Simply set out both bottles with glasses and a bucket of ice; they can handle the rest.

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