I love Appletini drinks with a bit of sweet and sour mix added!
I have never been able to get into an appletini, I am a fan of wine or just a simple Vodka & soda.
I can understand. I come from Tennessee where it is more of a moonshine state.
Don't forget whiskey! 
That's true. Tennessee whiskey is produced straight from Tennessee!
Exactly, there are a lot of places though that make good whiskey, Tennessee is only one of them.
Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the top-selling American whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation since 1956. Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for purchase at stores or restaurants within the county.
The product meets the regulatory criteria for classification as a straight bourbon, though the company disavows this classification.
added to apple juice in a tall glass of ice.
Recipe.
In its purest form, it would contain:
Typically, the ingredients are shaken or stirred and then strained into a cocktail glass.
Recipe Variations.
A sweet and sour mix can also be added before shaking.
Optionally, vermouth may be included, as in a regular martini. 
A common variation of the appletini is the "Rumpletini," with a light rum in place of the vodka.
A similar cocktail can be