Not a pumpin spiced latte

By Evelyn Chick

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Who needs a #PSL when this winter-ready, warm toddy-style cocktail can fill your pumpkin craving? Bursting with pleasant textures, flavours, and bitterness, this easy-peasy drink whips up in minutes. Put everything in the microwave, heat a big batch on the stovetop, or serve it cold for delicious, savoury, sweet collins.

YIELDS

15 Mins

Ingredients

Juice of 1/4 lemon
0.5 oz bourbon
0.5 oz chinotto reduction (a root and herb Italian soda)
4 oz black tea
1 teaspoon pumpkin puree
Grated nutmeg, to garnish

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, squeeze and add bourbon, chinotto reduction, black tea, and pumpkin puree.
Cover and dry shake until pumpkin puree is broken down, about five to 10 seconds.
For a hot cocktail: Pour contents into a heat-proof mug. Cover with a saran wrap and microwave on high for two minutes (or heat the mixture on medium-low heat in a pot on the stove). Enjoy!
For a cold cocktail: Add ice and shake for 10 to 15 seconds—strain into a tall Collins glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg. Enjoy!