Sugar ‘N’ Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

by Saul Sugarman  /  November 9, 2020

Curated and made by Saul Sugarman after modifying several recipes.

This recipe begins with a homemade pumpkin pie liqueur:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup vodka
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 whole clove
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons fresh pumpkin puree

Directions: Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan until boiling, then reduce to a simmer. Add in cinnamon sticks, clove, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla and pumpkin puree. Stir and heat for about 10 minutes, then remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes. Add vodka once cooled. Bottle the mixture and store it in a cool, dark place for a few days and up to three months. Strain the mixture into a new bottle for serving.

Sugar ‘N’ Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

• 3 shots apple cider
• 2 shots homemade pumpkin liqueur
• 1 1/2 shots Meyer lemon juice

Directions: Run a lemon wedge along the rim of a cocktail glass, dip the glass in brown sugar, and fill the glass with ice. Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly, pour into the glass and serve.