Recipe created by Simple Vodka’s Senior Mixologist Ryan Elias
Ingredients
1.5 oz Simple Vodka
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Pumpkin Spice Syrup
Finish with a large-bodied red wine, such as a Malbec
Garnish: Smoking Rosemary
Glass: Rocks/Old Fashioned
Directions
To make the Pumpkin Spice Syrup: Toast 1 cinnamon stick, a teaspoon of cloves, and 1 crushed nutmeg seed in a pan over low-medium heat. Once fragrant, add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring to boil and let cool in the pan. Strain directly into a pouring vessel.
To build the cocktail: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Simple Vodka, Lemon Juice, and Pumpkin Spice Syrup. Shake until cold, pour into a rocks glass filled with ice, and top with the red wine. To garnish, light a sprig of rosemary (blow out any flame) and place the smoking rosemary on to the cocktail and serve.
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