The elegant Old Fashioned is always a perfect cocktail to sip during happy hour, especially if you prefer your first drink of the evening to be a stiff one. But there’s nothing wrong with adding a fun twist to a serious libation, especially if it incorporates a lively seasonal ingredient. This variation from Arley Marks of New York’s Dimes not only calls for an easy-to-make pumpkin syrup, but Marks also serves the drink in a hollowed-out mini pumpkin. Serve it to kick off a dinner party or a fall weekend getaway—or overshadow the roast turkey at Thanksgiving. If you don’t have the time or patience to carve a pumpkin into a glass, a lowball will do just fine.
The Essentials
bourbon
pumpkin syrup
bitters
Shaker
Strainer
Ingredients
2
oz
bourbon
.75
oz
pumpkin syrup
4
dashes
bitters
4
dashes
orange bitters
2
orange peels
soda water
Candy corn
Method
- Express orange peels into a shaker tin and drop in.
- Add bourbon, pumpkin syrup and bitters to the shaker, and shake with ice.
- Strain into a mini pumpkin filled with fresh ice.
- Top with a splash of soda water and garnish with a handful of candy corn.
Ingredients
1
Cup
pumpkin juice
1
Cup
evaporated cane sugar
2
Cinnamon Sticks
Method
- In a saucepan over low heat, combine pumpkin juice and organic evaporated cane sugar with whole cinnamon sticks. Heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Strain. Let cool before using.