Pumpkin cocktail

by Lissa Townsend Rodgers (Subscribe to Lissa Townsend Rodgers's posts)
Posted Oct 20th 2008 8:55AM
Filed under: Vodka, Cocktails, Pumpkin Day, Liqueurs, Holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Fall

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As pumpkin season lands upon us with a slightly squishy thud, allow me to share this recipe for pumpkin cocktails. These are always a huge hit at Thanksgiving, but also enjoyably appropriate for Halloween. Be aware that you need to prepare in advance to give the vodka time to infuse....

Pumpkin-infused vodka

1 fifth vodka

1 can pumpkin

2 cinnamon sticks

I prefer to use a mid-range vodka for the infusing. Gordon's or Kamchatka is a bit too, shall we say, raw, but I wouldn't break out the Grey Goose or Chopin, as you will end up tasting more pumpkin than vodka anyway. I usually go with myself. So, open the can and the bottle, pour both into a container of sufficient size, dump in the cinnamon sticks, stir and cover. Shove into the back of your refrigerator for about a week. Remove and strain. There, wasn't that easy?

Pumpkin cocktail

4 oz. pumpkin-infused vodka

1 oz. Amaretto

1 oz. heavy cream

graham cracker crumbs

grated hazelnut

cinnamon

Pour vodka, Amaretto and cream into cocktail shaker with ice. Use a little of the mixture to moisten rim of cocktail glass, dip glass in graham cracker crumbs. Strain martini into glass, grate a little hazelnut and sprinkle a little cinnamon on top.

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10-20-2008 @ 9:53AM

tzurriz said...

That isn't a martini, it is a cocktail! A martini is a specific drink, made with gin (or possibly vodka if you are James Bond, but that is pushing it), dry vermouth, and either an olive or lemon peel.

A cocktail is a generic name for a mixed drink.

Thank you.

10-20-2008 @ 11:13AM

Chrissy said...

5 oz of vodka? And an ounce of Amaretto? For one drink? Whoa.

10-21-2008 @ 11:23PM

Lissa Townsend Rodgers said...

1. I entirely agree with you, but I've finally just given up after years of everything served in a martini glass being called a martini.
2. Whenever I make a cocktail, I usually include enough for a refresher or pour it into The Big Glass. And, well, I tend to have a heavy pour with vodka--also, remember it tastes like pumpkin--part of the beauty of this cocktail is its insidious strength--as my own mother says, "You can never have too much vodka."

11-07-2008 @ 3:37PM

JPatt said...

This is a GREAT way to ruin a fifth of vodka.

11-19-2008 @ 1:49PM

Jeff said...

Actually, it's considered a dessert Martini.

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