Pumpkin Cocktail
Ingredients:
2 oz dark rum (like Flor de Cana)
1.5 oz pumpkin cider (see recipe below)
1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
.5 oz of simple syrup
Garnish: Toasted Marshmallow
Pumpkin Cider Recipe:
Peel pumpkin, juice pumpkin with juice extractor, add cinnamon, allspice, cloves, star anise and sugar to taste, bring to a quick boil then remove from heat and let the spices infuse into pumpkin juice. Once cooled - use to make cocktail.
Method:
Combine all ingredients, shake and strain into a glass with toasted marshmallow.
Hot Spiced Sangria
Ingredients:
Assorted Fresh Fruit (including Figs, Pomegranate, and Orange)
1 Cinnamon Stick
5 -6 Cloves
4 -5 All Spice
1 Starr Anise
Nutmeg
3 Tablespoons of Honey
1 Orange Peel
1/3 cup of Red Wine (Pinot Noir or Shiraz)
2 ounces Rum
2 ounces Fresh Orange Juice
Method:
In a sauté pan combine all of the ingredients. Slowly bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally so that all spices absorb and infuse with the wine. Ladle the liquid into a glass and serve.
