This cocktail is heavenly – it’s turtleneck sweaters, pumpkin pie, crispy fall leaves in rich hues, and sexy nights by a fireplace (yes, she said sexy) in a glass. Crop Pumpkin vodka, apple, lemon, maple, ginger, cinnamon, clove, tiki bitters, soda, and rock Candle 79‘s decadent vodka cocktail.
The fact that it’s vegan and organic means you will actually have less of a hangover, true story. Make it and lick it off a skull.
The Recipe (“Pumpkinhead”):
- Crop Pumpkin Vodka
- 2 oz fresh apple juice
- .5 oz fresh lemon juice
- .25 oz fresh ginger
- .25 oz maple syrup
- Dash of Bittermens ‘Elemakule Tiki Cocktail Bitters
- 3 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
Combine all ingredients in a mixing pint and shake with ice; pour into a collins glass and top with soda water & a touch of powdered cinnamon.
Jake Szczypek, a bartender at Candle 79, is a contemporary dancer with Liz Gerring Dance Company and Douglas Dunn & Dancers in NYC.