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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
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.
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10-20-2008 @ 11:13AM
Chrissy said...
5 oz of vodka? And an ounce of Amaretto? For one drink? Whoa.
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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."
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11-07-2008 @ 3:37PM
JPatt said...
This is a GREAT way to ruin a fifth of vodka.
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11-19-2008 @ 1:49PM
Jeff said...
Actually, it's considered a dessert Martini.
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