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The Velvet Vampire
2 oz Old Overholt Rye 2 tsp St. Germain
1 1/2 oz pumpkin juice
1 tsp house made hibiscus juice (infused with lemon and orange)
1/2 oz fresh lime juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 1/2 oz ginger juice Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake. Serve in chilled glass with ice. Courtesy of Kelly Fell
The Duke and Elephant Food + Spirits
Opening mid-October in Martinsville, NJ
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The Autumn Leaves
2 oz Jack Daniels Single Barrel whiskey
1/2 oz St. Elizabeth allspice dram
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz honey syrup
1/4 oz cinnamon syrup
grated cinnamon and nutmeg, for garnish
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and shake with ice. Strain to a rocks glass over ice (or a single large ice ball or cube). Garnish with grated cinnamon and nutmeg.
Courtesy of Francis Schott Stage Left Steak
New Brunswick, NJ
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Stone Fence
2 oz Maker’s Mark bourbon
5 oz fresh apple cider
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
3 dashes simple syrup
Build in rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with apple slice and bourbon cherries.
Courtesy of Restaurant Serenade
Chatham, NJ
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Smashing Pumpkin Martini
2 tsp pumpkin puree (recipe below)
3/4 oz Nocello liqueur
2 oz vanilla vodka
cinnamon sugar rim
cinnamon stick for garnish Add pumpkin puree, Nocello liqueur and vanilla vodka to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake. In a small bowl, mix cinnamon with granulated sugar and place on a plate, wet the rim of the glass with any citrus slice available (or simply water). Pour shaker contents into martini glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick.
Homemade Sugar Pumpkin Puree
Slice off stem and top of sugar pumpkin. Place on cutting board sliced side down and cut in half. Scoop out insides and discard. Brush with olive oil and place on a lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes until soft. When done, take off skin and reserve flesh in a bowl. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice over pumpkin flesh. Puree with a stick blender or food processor. Will keep for 2 days or place in ice cube trays and freeze for up to 6 months.
Courtesy of Caitlyn Ritz Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
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