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Pumpkin Spiced Old Fashioned

Love it or hate it, we had to do it – The Pumpkin Spiced Old Fashioned. 
Servings: 1 Cocktail

Equipment

  • 1 Rocks Glass
  • 1 Muddler

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Bourbon
  • ½ ounce Pumpkin Syrup
  • 2 dashes Orange Bitters
  • 1 wedge Orange
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick (garnish)

Pumpkin Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup Water
  • ¾ cup Brown Sugar
  • ¼ cup Pumpkin Puree
  • 3 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • To the bottom of a Rocks glass, add ½ ounce pumpkin syrup, 2 dashes of orange bitters, and one orange wedge.
  • Muddle until combined.
  • Add 2 ounces of Bourbon and lightly stir.
  • Add a large ice cube to the glass.
  • Stir gently with a cinnamon stick to combine.

Pumpkin Simple Syrup

  • Add 1 cup of water and ¾ cup of light brown sugar into a saucepan and simmer until all of the sugar has dissolved.
  • Whisk in ¼ cup of pumpkin puree and about 3 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice) and simmer on low.
  • Strain, add 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and allow to cool.