Best Substitutes for Cinnamon
Out of Cinnamon? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
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Original Ingredient
Cinnamon
Other
Warm, woody aroma with sweet-spicy heat and subtle clove undertones. Palate delivers lingering warmth with cassia bark richness and faint citrus. Aromatic, warming finish with gentle sweetness.
Recommended Substitutes
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Allspice
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Nutmeg
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Cloves
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.