Cocktail of the Week: Pumpkin Bourbon Wonder

Since its Halloween weekend and pumpkin is literally everywhere, I figured, might as well use it to some good! This cocktail is oh so good and just melts in your mouth. Its comparable to Old Fashioned except the pumpkin bitters used in this drink are delight to the taste buds. Here's the recipe:

1. 2 oz pumpkin bitters (recipe below)
2. 1.5 oz bourbon (I used Jim Bean bourbon)
3. Dash of Couintreu 
4. Ice!

Mix up the ingredients for a divine halloween cocktail and show off as a classy mixologist to all your guests!

The Pumpkin Bourbon wonder looking smashingly good!

For pumpkin bitters:

1. Cinderella pumpkin chopped
2. 1 star anise
3. 1 cinnamon stick
4. 6 cloves
5. 1 tsp allspice
6. 1.5 cups sugar
7. 1 quart water

Chop up cinderella pumpkin and add with rest of the ingredients to a pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 - 40 mins. Keep stirring once every 5 - 7 minutes. Drain and strain the concoction into a separate bowl. I put it in the freezer to cool. Can be stored for a couple weeks. When serving with the cocktail, make sure to completely remove the sediments - it tastes way better!

Chopped pumpkin with star anise, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sugar and water simmering away!

Hope you enjoy this Halloweeny/ Fall cocktail!