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Nov 25, 2021Liked by Peter Suderman

The pumpkin pie syrup is a fun idea. Your rum/apple brandy variation reminds me of Death and Co’s Patois Punch, which also incorporates pumpkin purée, pie spices, rum and apple brandy (although they use Calvados). But their version is a shaken drink with lemon juice, so yours is a nice twist (and much quicker to whip up after a dinner). I look forward to trying it!

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Have fun! Like a lot of folks I was heavily influenced by Death and Co's early split base drinks. But here I just wanted something stirred and (relatively) easy.

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Nov 24, 2022Liked by Peter Suderman

How off do you think this drink would be using a pumpkin spice liqueur instead of the custom syrup? Traveling and not sure the host wants me to use their kitchen with other cooking going on!

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I have never tried a pumpkin spice liqueur, and it would depend on the sweetness of the liqueur. But in theory it could definitely work. I might try splitting the sweetener portion between pumpkin spice liqueur and maple syrup. So roughly

Couple dashes bitters

1 tsp maple syrup

1/4 ounce pumpkin spice liqueur

2 ounces base spirit

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Thanks much will give it a go. I was surprised to see a pumpkin spice liqueur in their bar at all— from denver distillery

https://denverdistillery.com/denver-baker-denver-distilery-spirits

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Nov 25, 2021Liked by Peter Suderman

This looks like a very approachable, feasible project for most people. Here are some ways to make it a lot less convenient:

Use whole pumpkin (maybe roast it first?), so there are less dissolved solids in the final syrup. Or add some Pectinex to make it easier to strain.

Other option is to infuse the spice flavors into the spirit instead of the syrup, since a lot of those flavors aren't as soluble in water. Two ways I can think of doing this are a rapid infusion in an iSi whipper, or blooming the spices in neutral oil and using that to fat-wash the spirit.

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Ha! I always appreciate more difficult methods. I have been meaning to try a project like this as an iSi whipper infusion.

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Nov 25, 2021Liked by Peter Suderman

For doing a sous vide setup like this, I find that a mason jar is your friend. Airtight seal, will stay submerged, much easier to control your pour after.

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I've always used a stock pot, as you can see above, but yeah I can see that working well.

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My wife tasted my drink and mixed some of the syrup with Prosecco. Pretty tasty

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