Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Bourbon Milk Punch

11:46 December 05, 2016
By: Matt Armato

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Bourbon Milk Punch

I started thinking about what we at Probably This (probablythis.com) do best, and I think you'll agree with my answer: we take super basic generic trends that everyone unanimously hates on and make them okay to love with just a simple, obvious twist! So this week, I was unironically craving a pumpkin spice latte. But since all the cool kids of the Internet have made me feel intense shame for wanting such a thing, I found a little loophole, and where there's a loophole, there's usually booze or something. In this particular loophole, there's a whole lot of bourbon packed into a velvety smooth autumnal cornucopia of pleasure. Pumpkin spice bourbon milk punches! Recipe below, y'all.


Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Bourbon Milk Punch

Pumpkin Spice Bourbon

 (Makes 2)

What:

3 oz bourbon

2 oz heavy whipping cream

1.5 oz simple syrup (2:1 sugar to water)

.5 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

.5 teaspoon vanilla extract

pinch nutmeg

whipped cream (optional)*

orange peel and/or cinnamon stick for garnish

How:

Combine bourbon, 2 oz heavy whipping cream, 1.5 oz simple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract in shaking tin. Add ice, shake, and strain into two glasses over fresh ice.

Top off with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Garnish with orange peel and/or cinnamon stick.

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Bourbon Milk Punch

*Whipped Cream

 ("The Bartender Way")

What:

2 oz heavy whipping cream

.5 oz simple syrup

How:

Combine heavy whipping cream and simple syrup in clean shaking tin. Detach the coil of a Hawthorne strainer and drop into shaking tin. Shake vigorously until you can no longer hear the sound of the spring hitting the inside of the tin. Dollop whipped cream right on top of your drink or spoon it into a piping bag to have more control over the shape. 

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