The Atlanta Tomahawk Chop

Name: The Atlanta Tomahawk Chop
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 oz fresh apple cider (unfiltered); 1 oz pecan orgeat (or toasted pecan syrup); 0.5 oz pure maple syrup (Grade A dark); 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 2 dashes Angostura bitters (non-alcoholic); Crushed toasted pecans, for rim; Ice; Cinnamon stick and apple slice, for garnish

A warm Georgia pecan-maple apple cider with toasted pecan rim, inspired by the Atlanta Braves.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 8 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Medium

The Atlanta Tomahawk Chop mocktail — warm amber pecan-maple apple cider with toasted pecan rim

Ingredients

3 oz fresh apple cider (unfiltered)
1 oz pecan orgeat (or toasted pecan syrup)
0.5 oz pure maple syrup (Grade A dark)
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters (non-alcoholic)
Crushed toasted pecans, for rim
Ice
Cinnamon stick and apple slice, for garnish

Instructions

Toast pecans: crush 2 tbsp pecans and toast in a dry pan for 2 minutes until fragrant.
Rim a rocks glass: wet the rim with maple syrup and press into crushed toasted pecans.
Fill the glass with ice (or serve warm — skip ice, heat the cider gently).
Combine apple cider, pecan orgeat, maple syrup, lemon juice, and bitters. Stir well.
Pour over ice (or into a warm mug).
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a thin apple slice.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: braves, mlb, pecan, maple, apple-cider, atlanta, georgia, baseball, autumn