October 26th celebrates everyone’s’ favorite squash—the pumpkin! From pumpkin pie to pumpkin bread to pumpkin cake, there is no shortage of uses for the super food. Instead of wasting a perfect pumpkin in a chucking contest or carving it into a jack-o-lantern, create a few delicious cocktails to celebrate the season!
Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 parts Avión Reposado
- 1 part Pumpkin Spice Liqueur
- 2 parts Half and Half
- Cinnamon Sugar
Method: Combine Avión Reposado, pumpkin spice liqueur and half and half in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass with cinnamon sugar rim.
Pumpkin-Tini
Ingredients
- 3 parts pumpkin-infused Portón* (instructions below)
- Cinnamon stick
Method: Shake pumpkin-infused Portón over ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Portón Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
- 3 parts pumpkin-infused Portón* (instructions below)
- Ginger Ale
Method: With a pumpkin pie spice rimmed glass, pour pumpkin-infused Portón over ice and top with ginger ale.
Pumpkin-Infused Portón
By Daniel James
Ingredients
- 2-750mL bottles of Portón
- ½ of a whole Nutmeg
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 20 whole cloves
- ½ of a whole vanilla bean
- 1 medium sized Sugar Pumpkin (also known as a cooking / baking pumpkin)
Method: Cut off all outer skin of pumpkin and the cut the pumpkin into cubes and separate seeds** and non-usable pieces. Take vanilla bean and cut in half horizontally. Place all ingredients into a large glass jar, and store warm. After 2 days, remove the cinnamon stick (as it will overpower infusion). After 4 days, remove ingredients, strain through a cheese cloth, and return to empty bottles or clean glass container.
**Pumpkin Seeds—bake for 45mins with butter and salt!