FOOD + ENTERTAINING
AMERICAN OAK
2 ¼ ounces bourbon 1 teaspoon maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla bean syrup 2 – 3 dashes chocolate bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice , then strain into a glass with fresh ice . Garnish with an expressed orange twist .
PUMPKIN SPICE ORGEAT
1¼ cups sugar
¾ cup pumpkin seeds , lightly roasted with a little salt
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground ginger 10 cloves Dash of allspice
PUMPKIN SPICE FLIP
3 ounces pumpkin purée
1½ ounces Jamaican rum
¾ ounce Pumpkin Spice Orgeat syrup ( see box for recipe )
½ ounce simple syrup 1 teaspoon allspice liqueur About 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
Shake all ingredients without ice . Add ice , shake and strain into glass . Garnish with grated cinnamon .
Combine 1¼ cups water , ¾ cup sugar , pumpkin seeds and spices in saucepan and simmer for 3 minutes . Remove from heat and add pumpkin purée . Refrigerate overnight .
After 24 hours , strain liquid with fine mesh strainer . Add strained liquid , remaining ½ cup of sugar and ½ cup of water to saucepan . Cook until sugar dissolves and then strain liquid again .
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