Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin scones, pumpkin pancakes... it's that time of the year when everything tastes like a jack o' lantern.
We asked Stacy Nikkila, cocktail guru at the Swizzle, to develop two pumpkin cocktails for spirited Halloween partying. Happy haunting.
FOR YOUR GHOUL: MIDNIGHT PUMPKIN
What you’ll need:
2 oz reposado tequila
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
1 oz pumpkin puree
Directions:
In a shaker filled with ice, combine the tequila, Cointreau, fresh-squeezed lime juice and pumpkin puree. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice, one that has been rimmed with cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.
FOR YOU: DRUNKEN PUMPKIN
What you’ll need:
2 oz scotch
1 oz Drambuie liqueur
1 oz orange juice
Pumpkin ale (Bootlegger’s and Dogfish Head are great choices)
Directions:
In a shaker filled with ice, combine the scotch, Drambuie and orange juice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with pumpkin ale.