Cocktail recipe

Jack-O’Lantern Smash recipe.

Name: Jack-O’Lantern Smash Cocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon; 25 ml Pumpkin Puree; 15 ml Maple syrup; 20 ml lemon juice; Ginger Beer to top; 1 piece Cinnamon Stick

Jack-O’Lantern Smash is crisp, expressive and easy to come back to, with Bourbon, Pumpkin Purée, Maple Syrup and Ginger Beer giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.

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Jack-O’Lantern Smash

Description

Jack-O’Lantern Smash works best when it is treated as more than a list of ingredients. Bourbon, pumpkin purée, maple syrup and ginger beer give it a flavour story that is easy to understand but not boring. The best version has a clear beginning, middle and finish: aroma first, then sweetness or fruit, then enough acidity or bitterness to clean up the sip.

That makes it useful for home mixing because it feels generous without needing complicated technique.

Ingredients

50 ml Bourbon
25 ml Pumpkin Puree
15 ml Maple syrup
20 ml lemon juice
Ginger Beer to top
1 piece Cinnamon Stick

Equipment needed

Cocktail Shaker Muddler

Instructions

In a shaker, combine the bourbon, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, and lemon juice.
Shake with ice until the mixture is smooth and well-chilled.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice cubes.
Top up with spicy ginger beer for fizz.
Stir gently once.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a mini carved pumpkin on the rim if available.