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Virtual Happy Hour: Hot Pumpkin Buttered Rum at Cecconi's
Photo courtesy of Cecconi's
Though many food writers have taken a stand against the onslaught of pumpkin goods that come with the arrival of October, we don't mind a little calabasa here and there. Especially on National Pumpkin Day, which happens to be today. In honor of such a gourde-geous holiday (sorry, we couldn't resist), we bring you Chris Ojeda's hot pumpkin buttered rum cocktail, made with Appleton rum, maple pumpkin butter, and a honey simple syrup.
Ojeda is serving this one up at the bar at Cecconi's leading up to the Halloween holiday, when the restaurant will host a special candy and cocktail night with Compartes. (You can visit the restaurant's site for more details on the festivities.)
In case you just want to snuggle up and hide from the gusty Santa Anas tonight, Ojeda was kind enough to share his recipe so that you can shake it up at home:
Hot Pumpkin-Buttered Rum
2oz Appleton VX rum
1 barspoon (teaspoon) of Maple Pumpkin butter
3/4 oz honey (diluted 3:1, with water)
Mix the ingredients a clear, glass mug and then top with hot water to steam ingredients until mixed. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.
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