Recipes - September 28, 2023

Pumpkin Spice Cocktails 

 Sweater weather is finally here. As you get ready for cozy evenings by the fire, try these gorgeous pumpkin spice recipes to get your fall off to the best start. 

 Bourbon Pumpkin Cocktail from the Litle Epicurean 

  • 1.5 oz bourbon
  • 1.5 oz apple cider
  • 0.75 oz ginger syrup
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin butter

Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker.  Fill the shaker half full of ice. Cover and shake until the mixture is chilled. Strain cocktail in the prepared serving glass. 

 Pumpkin Spice Mule by The Speckled Palate 

  • 3 oz ginger beer
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 3/4 oz pumpkin spice syrup
  • ice, for serving
  • lime wedge, for garnish

Add ice to a glass or copper mug. Pour in the ginger beer. Add the lime juice and vodka. Stir. 

Top with pumpkin simple syrup. 

Stir with a cocktail spoon, then add a lime wedge, and enjoy immediately. 

 Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned by Cake Knife 

  • 2 oz your favourite bourbon
  • 1 oz pumpkin spice simple syrup
  • 2 dashes orange or citrus bitters

Add bourbon, Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup, and biters to a double old fashioned cocktail glass that has a large ice cube in it. 

Stir to combine.