Pumpkin Spirit

Pumpkin Seasonal Spirit
A Limited Edition

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 1068 bottles so get it while you can.

What's it taste like? Well, think of a malty whisky with a pumpkin and spice flavor -nutmeg and clove leap out and there's a hint of hops. 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 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).

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.

"I picked up a bottle of your Pumpkin Seasonal Spirit yesterday from Downer Wine & spirits. Having never heard of bierschnapps, I didn't know what to expect. Last night, I tried a snifter of the spirit neat and was blown away. I'm a big fan of single malt scotch and in my opinion, your distillery's Pumpkin spirit can more than hold its own in complexity of flavor".

"I was so impressed by my bottle (No. 627), that I wanted to write you guys a short note of appreciation. If this craftsmanship is any indication of your other products, I will not hesitate to try your other bottling's".