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Whip It Up: Pumpkin Pie Vodka Drink Recipe

Pump(kin) Up the Volume

11.06.2009

Submitted by mroemer on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:00am.

The Bite:

Listen here: Modern Spirits (makers of TRU Vodka) have crafted a limited batch of locally made Pumpkin Pie vodka infused with real pumpkin puree and spices, and you can get your hands on some through November. Once you do, try this seasonal dessert cocktail (sure to buffer any family T-day drama…) - great with braised short ribs and pecan pie. Sounds good…

Everything Nice
Makes one cocktail

Ingredients:
(local and organic whenever possible)

1 graham cracker
2 oz Modern Spirits Pumpkin Pie vodka
1 oz heavy cream
2 tsp maple syrup
Splash of orange liqueur

Directions:

For graham cracker rim, pulse 2 graham crackers in food processor until the texture's similar to margarita salt. Pour onto a plate. Wet rim of martini glass with a little water, lemon juice, or vodka and press martini glass into graham crackers to coat the rim.

Combine the vodka, cream, syrup, and liqueur in a cocktail shaker, and shake away.

Strain contents of shaker into the graham-cracker-rimmed martini glass.

Wanna Try:

Modern Spirits' Pumpkin Pie Vodka, available online or at Red Carpet Wines and Spirits, 400 E. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale (818-247-5544); and Wally's Wine and Spirits, 2107 Westwood Blvd. (310-475-0606). Bottle, $20/375 milliliters or $33/750 milliliters.

Red Carpet - Map It
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Cocktail Fact

While filming Pump Up the Volume (1990), Christian Slater had to smoke so many cigarettes that he got sick several times.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 vodka-lovin' LA Biters drink one bottle of locally made vodka versus stuff imported from Russia, we'll save enough fuel to fill 17 kiddie pools.

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