Author: Jim Meehan
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Year Created: 2000s
The Great Pumpkin is a modern flip cocktail that blends a unique mixture of beer, apple brandy, and rye with egg yolk and egg white. Spiced maple syrup and a dusting of nutmeg then add rich, seasonal flavor to this autumn favorite.
Base Spirit: Beer, Brandy, Whiskey
Method: Shaken
Serving Size: 1
Add pumpkin ale, apple brandy, rye, maple syrup, egg white, and egg yolk to a shaker.
Fill shaker with cubed ice.
Shake for 10-20 seconds.
Using tongs, remove ice from shaker.
Dry shake for 5-10 more seconds to emulsify egg.
Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with grated nutmeg.