The Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail
About the Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail
This sophisticated rum drink is the ultimate Halloween cocktail.
Ingredients in the Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail
- 1.5 oz Pyrat Rum
- .5 oz Allspice liqueur
- 3 oz Lemon-Pumpkin Soda*
Garnish: Bay leaf
Glass: Collins
How to make the Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail
Add the rum and allspice liqueur to a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with the Lemon-Pumpkin Soda and garnish with a bay leaf.
*Lemon-Pumpkin Soda
INGREDIENTS:
- 12 oz Pumpkin puree (use canned, or roast seeded pumpkin at 350° for 45 minutes and puree in a food processor)
- 4 oz Lemon juice
- 2 oz Water
PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a soda siphon and charge with 1 CO2 cartridge.
Is there another rum or style of rum that is recommended for this cocktail? Thanks!
Hi Greg–
Pyrat is a blend of aged rums from around the Caribbean; you could substitute your favorite dark rum. Unaged white rum won’t stand up as well to the assertive flavor of the pumpkin.
I made this drink and am perplexed by the lemon-pumpkin soda. Are the ratios correct? It is really too thick to be a soda and clogs the siphon. Thoughts?
Sorry to hear that this recipe didn’t work out for you. Did you use canned pumpkin puree? This recipe was created using homemade, which may have a higher moisture content. Try using 6 oz lemon juice and 3 oz water next time—that should make for a thinner soda.