It’s Pumpkin Season!

Get The Mixologist Out Of You With These Recipes To Make At Home

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Autumn wouldn’t be complete without pumpkin finding its way into your kitchen. Whether you like it in your coffee as a Pumpkin Spice Latte or as dessert in a Pumpkin Layer Pie, this savory yet slightly sweet ingredient sets the stage for a season brimming with delightful treats.

And what better way to enjoy this holiday favorite than in a cocktail? We’ve rounded up top-notch recipes from acclaimed spots in South Florida to indulge in from the comfort of home. Scroll down and cheers!

Pumpkin Runner

From Burlock Coast, The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale

ritzcarlton.com

What you need:

  • ½ oz. Crop spiced pumpkin vodka
  • 1 oz. freshly brewed espresso
  • ¾ oz. house-made vanilla syrup

Vanilla Syrup ingredients:

  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 vanilla beans
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Process:

  1. Blend water and vanilla beans until beans are fully ground.
  2. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a small saucepan.
  3. Add sugar and salt to the saucepan.
  4. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved and all the ingredients are combined.
  5. Add espresso, vodka and syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  6. Shake and strain into a martini glass.
  7. Garnish with vanilla beans and ground espresso. 

Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned

From Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant & Bar

chefadriannes.com

What you need:

  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • 1 oz. pumpkin spice syrup
  • 4 dashes of orange bitters
  • 1 Luxardo cherry
  • 1 large ice cube
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Process:

  1. Combine bourbon, syrup and orange bitters in a cocktail mixing glass.
  2. Add ice and stir for 20 seconds.
  3. Strain and pour into a rock glass with a large ice cube.
  4. Garnish with cinnamon stick and cherry.

Sleepy Hollow

Available at Ocean Grill, The Setai

thesetaihotel.com

What you need:

  • 2 oz. Stiggin’s pineapple rum
  • 2 oz. piña colada mix (coconut cream and pineapple juice)
  • 1.25 oz. pumpkin spice syrup
  • 1 oz. citrus float of Zacapa 23 rum
  • pumpkin spice sugar (mix of cinnamon spice, ground nutmeg and light brown sugar)

Process:

  1. Set aside Zacapa 23 rum and pumpkin spice sugar.
  2. Combine all other ingredients in a blender with ice.
  3. Pour into a frozen glass.
  4. Add a float of Zacapa 23 rum.
  5. Sprinkle desired amount of pumpkin spice sugar on top.

Pumpkin Patch Margarita

From Lightkeepers, The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne

ritzcarlton.com

What you need:

  • 2 oz. Tequila Blanco
  • 0.75 oz. Cointreau
  • 0.75 oz. lime juice
  • 1 oz. pumpkin spice syrup
  • cinnamon sugar spice (or mix ground cinnamon with granulated sugar)
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Process:

  1. Place the cinnamon sugar seasoning on a flat surface. Take a lime wedge and run it around the edge of your glass. Dip the rim of the glass into the seasoning mixture.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  3. Strain into glass with ice.
  4. Garnish with the cinnamon stick.

Spiced Lychee Martini

Available at Jaya, The Setai

thesetaihotel.com

What you need:

  • 1.5 oz. ALB vodka
  • 0.5 oz. St-Germain
  • 0.75 oz. lychee purée
  • 0.5 oz. pumpkin spice syrup
  • 0.25 oz. citrus
  • 1 fresh lychee
  • pumpkin spice sugar

Process:

  1. Combine vodka, St-Germain, lychee purée, pumpkin spice syrup and citrus in a shaker with ice, stir and set aside.
  2. Rim a frozen martini glass with pumpkin sugar.
  3. Pour contents into the prepared glass.
  4. Garnished with a pumpkin spice sugar-dipped lychee.