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Pumpkin Seasonal Spirit The 2011 batch is now available!
The Beverage Testing Institute reviewed our Pumpkin Spirit awarding it a Silver Medal and rating it 89 Points- Highly Recommended. From the BTI- "Burnished golden yellow color. Bright, sweet aromas of clove, nutmeg, candied ginger, fruit cake, and pumpkin custard with a dryish medium-to-full body and a spicy dusty clove gum and pumpkin cheesecake finish. Very nice". FAQ What's it taste like? Well, think of a malty whisky with a pumpkin and spice flavor -nutmeg and clove leap out. We were pleasantly surprised by how much pumpkin flavor is retained in the spirit after distillation. How's it made? We start with Lakefront's Pumpkin Lager -based on a recipe from Thomas Jefferson! It's made with real Pumpkin and Lakefront Brewery makes the only pumpkin lager in existence. Carefully distilled in our pot still, we then aged it in a combination of new and used Bourbon Barrels. This aging mellows the spirit which is then bottled at 90 proof. Bottles are hand dipped in pumpkin orange wax and hand numbered. (you might notice the familiar look of the label- it's based on Lakefront's Pumpkin Lager label). We think it's the perfect spirit for the cool fall weather ahead. How do I drink it? Try it straight up on a cold fall night. maybe warm with a cinnamon stick. How about a Pumpkin Boilermaker? Distillery mixologist Jason Neu created several cocktails highlighting the Pumpkin Spirit here in our Cocktail Database. Buy a bottle for yourself at these fine retailers... List may not be comprehensive. More stores are getting it all the time. If your favorite doesn't stock it ask! Not in Wisconsin? Order online from Binny's.
Pumpkin Seasonal Spirit
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We're never quite content with the ordinary. A while back we were sharing some drinks with our friends at Milwaukee's Lakefront Brewery (it seems the best ideas come to us this way). I'm not sure who said it first but someone made the comment that Lakefronts Pumpkin Lager could make an interesting distilled spirit ...and so the tests began. As it turned out interesting didn't even begin to describe the resulting spirit. We liked the result and after tweaking and aging, we liked it a lot! We're pleased to finally be able to share it with you. But, It's only available for a limited time- we have only 1490 bottles so get it while you can.
