Cider isn’t just for drinking — you can make it into cocktails, too. Here are three favorite recipes from the folks at Ethic Cider, one of which incorporates some of the apple-based spirits they make in Sonoma. Note that Foundation and Golden Rule Ethic Ciders can be used interchangeably.

Stone Fence Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

1.5 ounces Ethic Apple Brandy

1/4 ounce simple syrup or agave

3 dashes aromatic bitters

1 ounce fresh lemon juice

2 ounces Foundation Ethic Cider

Lemon twist, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine apple brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup and bitters. Shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled and cloudy. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top the cocktail with Foundation Ethic Cider. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Mary Margarita Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

1 ounce blanco tequila

1.5 ounces fresh grapefruit juice

1 ounce fresh lime juice

3/4 ounce simple syrup or agave

4 ounces Gravitude Ethic Cider

Rosemary sprig, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice and simple syrup. Shake the ingredients well until thoroughly chilled. Pour the contents of the shaker (including the ice) into a rocks glass. Top the cocktail with Gravitude Ethic Cider. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig and add more ice to the glass if desired.

Farmstead Cider’s Lemonade Stand Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

2 ounces vodka

3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

1/2 ounce honey simple syrup

1/4 ounce St.-Germain elderflower liqueur

3 ounces Zest Ethic Cider

DIRECTIONS

In a cocktail shaker, combine lemon juice, vodka, honey simple syrup and St.-Germain. Add ice and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled and cloudy. Strain the mixture over ice into a collins glass. Top off the cocktail with Zest Ethic Cider and give a gentle stir.

— Recipes courtesy of Ethic Cider