The 8 Best Apple Flavored Spirits 2022

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The 8 Best Apple Flavored Spirits 2022

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It does not matter the season, you can always drink apple-based or flavored spirits anytime and it is a must-have in your liquor cabinet. Apple flavored liquor can be a great addition to a cocktail or a delicious sipper by itself. It does not matter what type of adult beverage you like, you can find the best apple-based and flavored drinks in the form of vodka, gin brandy, whiskey, moonshine, and more. 

 

So below we are going to discuss the eight best apple-flavored spirits.


A Look Ahead...

  1. St George Spirit California Reserve Apple Brandy 

  2. Infuse Spirits Cinnamon Apple Vodka

  3. Nikka Coffey Gin

  4. Effen Green Apple Vodka

  5. Diosa Apple Tequila

  6. Crown Royal Regal Apple Whiskey

  7. Rattlesnake Rosie’s Apple Pie Whiskey

  8. Ole Smoky Moonshine Apple Pie


  1. St George Spirit California Reserve Apple Brandy 

















ABV: 43%

Region: California, USA

Distillery: St George Spirits

Avg. Price: $49.00


St George spirits outdid themselves with their California Reserve Apple Brandy. It is made from a blend of locally sourced apples in California and is aged in Bourbon and whiskey casks. You'll find that it has a crisp apple aroma that reminds you of honeysuckle and creme brulee. You also notice the smell of honey and cinnamon. 


Tasting Notes 


St George Spirit California Reserve Apple Brandy is extraordinarily fruit-forward with some people feeling this brandy tastes precisely like biting right into a crisp, ripe pear, with an intense, pear aroma to match. This flavorful spirit is simply perfectly balanced with the aged cask features that in many instances would be so overpowering in other American-made Apple-flavored brandy.


On the palate, you’ll find some resemblance of heat from spices, a taste of clover honey, and a hint of darkish chocolate. Some people recommend sipping this one neat. However, others recommend drinking it in Sidecar or Jack Rose cocktails.



  1. Infuse Spirits Cinnamon Apple Vodka

















ABV: 40%

Region:  USA

Distillery: N/A

Avg. Price: $22.49


Infuse Spirits Cinnamon Apple Vodka is a grandmother's warmed apple pie welcome that you need on a cold winter's day. The bottle is the most visually appealing out of this list.  It's a whiskey-like bottle that shows several apple slices floating on the pinnacle of the drinks bottle with a cinnamon stick.

Tasting Notes

The taste and aroma endear to the natural apple and cinnamon warm familiarity, much like grandma used to bake. Smooth and silky at the body — the vodka is undoubtedly most effective at the finish because of the sweet, dessert-like texture and taste.

Some people like regular vodka but this one is a winter treat that will make you warm and fuzzy inside. It's also a winner of many awards, making it one of the best flavorful spirits out there and a reliable choice that you can share with your friends.

We recommend sipping this one neat. Also, you can pair Infuse Spirits Cinnamon Apple Vodka with your favorite ginger beer, apple cider or use this instead of whiskey for your wonderful Hot Toddy recipe.

  1. Nikka Coffey Gin















ABV: 47%

Region: Japan

Distillery: Yoichi Distillery

Avg. Price: $39.99


Nikka Coffey Gin is a contemporary, citrus-forward, and Japanese-inspired liquor. It comes from Yoichi Distillery. They are known for making  Nikka-whisky, but through their hats in the Gin business.

 The botanicals team use speak of Japanese pride especially the use of Amanatsu, Hirami Lemon, Japanese Pepper, Kabosu, Lemon, Orange, and Yuzu. It also has a botanical that most people would not think of when it comes to gin, apples.

Tasting Notes

The variety of botanical flavors makes it an enjoyable gin that is balanced yet full of citrusy appeal. Is a crisp and delicious blend of fruits and herbs. Nikka Coffey Gin goes through three separate distillates, then is checked for the golden standard texture and taste.

Nikka Coffey Gin is unique, temporary, and tastes wildly delicious on the palate compared to most gins tried. It can complicate your favorite cocktails. However, try it neat or on the rocks first, so that you can experience all of the flavors it offers your taste buds. 


  1. Effen Green Apple Vodka
















ABV: 75.5%

Region: Netherlands

Distillery: Beam Suntory

Avg. Price: $35.99


Beam Suntory's Effen Apple Vodka is a real party starter. The secret to making this delicious vodka is that they use not fully matured green apples to boost the apple flavor. Also, the use continuously distilled carbon-filtered vodka and add herbal and apple botanicals to compose the purest flavor with a thrilling hit of acidity. Effen green, inexperienced apple vodka revives, refreshes, and refines all styles of cocktails.

Tasting Notes

Effen Apple Vodka has some zingy notes of crisp and ends up being a refreshing finish on the palate. You will taste a slight hint of herbal botanicals but it's all well balanced. The candy creamy apple has a diffused vanilla backing and the taste grows in depth to a vanilla-more suitable juicy apple peak. You'll also notice it's an ultra-clean apple-base liquor, that can be drunk as a standalone or in a beautiful delicious cocktail.

Most consumers of this brand love it not just because it's partly owned by 50 Cent the mogul, but because of its taste!



  1. Diosa Apple Tequila















ABV: 25%

Region: Jalisco, Mexico

Distillery: N/A

Avg. Price: $30.99


Diosa Tequila is distilled inside the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. It is made from 100% blue agave and has the lowest number of methanol scores in the world. When making Diosa, they extract 98 percent of the nectar from the agave plant, which offers their tequila a to have plenty of flavors.  Diosa comes in a gorgeous, sleek bottle and has a variety of flavors you will love to try, such as Silver, Caramel, Mango, Apple, and Almond. But their apple tequila is delicious and is a great choice for making cocktails.

Tasting Notes

The Exhilarating scent on the nose makes Diosa apple tequila unique. The sweet and sour apple flavor makes you want to take another sip. It is smooth and crisp finished with a pure apple tequila taste. This is not a strong alcohol content tequila but works well with other liquors in mixed drinks.

Mix Diosa Apple Tequila with your favorite high alcohol content tequila and Ginger Ale in your preferred mason jar, then fill it with ice and blend well - it's a delicious treat!


  1. Crown Royal Regal Apple Whiskey

















ABV: 35%

Region: Canada

Distillery: Diageo Distillery

Avg. Price: $27.49


Crown Royal Regal Apple Whiskey is hands down the most recognizable and some would say the most delicious Canadian whiskey in the world!

This beverage is so popular because it is the perfect starter drink or liquor for young adults who are trying out whiskey for the first time and want to move past the cooler or "college party drinks'' phase. Yet, and still a perfect drink for us not so newbie drinks and sippers. 

Tasting Notes

The noticeable but not overpowering apple notes make it an easy choice when wanting a flavored liquor.  The sugar and flavoring make it pretty clean to drink with a beautiful subtle apple finish left on the tongue. The nose is a well-balanced mix of apple crisp and a hint of spices as well.

This is a solid and servable flavored whiskey that is perfect for apple lovers or when you decide to have a taste for an adult beverage on a cold winter's day.  Well, you can drink this perfectly fine neat, you can serve this chilled or blended right into a cocktail.

  1. Rattlesnake Rosie’s Apple Pie Whiskey

















ABV: 35%

Region: New York, USA

Distillery: Iron Smoke Distillery

Avg. Price: $25.49


Iron Smoke Distillery created a unique and award-winning liquor or liqueur for some.  The bottle appearance has a lot of character, so much so that it reminds you of a 1920s prohibition liquor bottle but with class. However, the substance that it contains is of the most importance. Rattlesnake Rosie’s Apple Pie Whiskey has a light tinted color due to the natural distillation of Apple pulp, brown sugar, and dark spices. 

Tasting Notes 

Like most flavored lickers you can drink this one neat. It is sweet but you will taste balanced flavors of brown sugar, vanilla, molasses - making this whiskey taste more like a liqueur than a regular liquor whiskey. The texture is not thick so you don't have to feel like you're drinking cough syrup like most liqueur out on the shelves. Also, you will notice a slightly smoky and dry note left on your palate which breaks up the sweetness monotony that Rosie’s Apple Pie Whiskey offers more depth.

This is an exceptional tasting whiskey; it certainly tastes like apple pie. It is sweet, but not too sweet, As quickly as you begin pouring a glass, you notice the delicious ingredients. It is the tastiness and consistency of apple cider with extra spices. This is now one of The Tasty Barrel's favorites!


  1. Ole Smoky Moonshine Apple Pie

















ABV: 43%

Region: Gatlinburg TN, USA

Distillery: Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery

Avg. Price: $19.99


The Smoky Ole is a well-known brand for moonshine. Yet, the flavor and taste from the Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine are unlike no other. It's a mixture of their original recipe which is 80% corn and 20% of the "secret sauce" -- with delicious apples. 

Tasting Notes

You'll notice the aroma is full of cinnamon and other spices. You'll taste the cinnamon as well, along with the natural apple juice, leaving a salty and sweet balance on your palate. Also, because of the 40% proof, this moonshine is not too strong and is a great sipper on a cold wintery day.  It's amazing how closely this moonshine tastes just like apple pie so this is a must to have in your liquor cabinet.

If you want to try Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine in a cocktail, then mix with ginger ale or whatever Caribbean spiced soda you prefer. And a sprinkle of lime juice,  a few Ole Smoky Moonshine Cherries,  and finally add crushed ice and stir gently until it's completely mixed.

Conclusion

You might have already known that apple-flavored spirits or alcohol-based beverages have existed for many years now. However, you might have not known that there are a lot of great and delicious representations of the popular flavor on the shelves today. Even though You may or may not have heard of any of the above liquors you should definitely try all of them because it's worth it!

Please, tell us below if any of the above apple-flavored are your favorites. Also, what liquor do you like to mix in cocktails? What apple-flavored liquor do you like to sip on the rocks? What’s the best apple-flavored liquor under $100?



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