It's a Great Martini Charlie Brown!

As I sit here typing I have It's a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown playing in the background. An American classic much like the holiday itself. Something about seeing Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin brings me back to when I was a kid watching Charlie Brown with my Mom and Dad. Funny enough the same questions my Pop had then still resonate with me today. Where are all the parents in this little group? And what parent in their right mind allows their kid to be out all night and eventually fall asleep shivering to death wearing shorts in late October in a pumpkin patch? How the hell does Sally get her hair to stay that way? Lastly was Peppermint Patty the first ever cartoon lesbian?

All of this Great Pumpkin talk brings Pumpkin cocktails to mind. That's right on Halloween night the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch and delivers pumpkin cocktails to all the boys and girls who want a drink... or something like that. Anyway here are a couple pumpkin cocktails and a couple others for all hallows eve!


Pumpkin Carver
1.5 oz. - Orange Flavored Vodka
.5 oz - Maple Syrup
Splash of Ginger-Ale
1 oz. - Pumpkin Liqueur
1 Squeeze Fresh Lemon juice
Shake over Ice and Strain
Garnish with apple chips

Pumpkin Spice Martini
1.5 oz. - Spiced Rum
1.5 oz. - Pumpkin Spice Liqueur
.5 oz. - Triple Sec
1 egg white
3 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
Shake over Ice and Strain
Grated nutmeg for garnish

Pumpkin Eater Martini
1 oz. - Citron Vodka
1 oz. - Pumpkin Spice Schnapps
.5 oz. - Amaretto
.5 oz. - Irish Cream
.5 oz. - Half and Half Cream
Shake over Ice and StrainRim glass with nutmeg

Smashing Pumpkin
1 oz. - Gin
1.5 oz. - Pumpkin Spice Schnapps
1 oz. - Sour Mix
Serve over ice
Rim glass with cinnamon sugar

Candy Corn Shot
1 Part - Irish Cream
1 Part - Vanilla Vodka
1 Part - Butterscotch Schnapps

Cheers!