Pumpkin Margaritas Prove That Margs Are For More Than Just Summertime

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Our pumpkin margaritas combine pumpkin pie filling, pumpkin spice syrup, and aged reposado tequila for a perfectly mixed autumnal blend cocktail.

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00:00Hi, it's Camille and Cody with Muddling Memories.

00:02We are ready for sweater weather.

00:04We are ready for autumn.

00:06There's a cool, crisp breeze in the air

00:08and we are ready to show you

00:09how to make the perfect margarita for this season.

00:13So we're gonna start with our pumpkin spice syrup.

00:16We have our pot.

00:17We have our hot plate here.

00:19So we're gonna cook this

00:20and we're gonna add our ingredients as we go.

00:22We'll tell you what we have.

00:23So first off, of course,

00:25for any syrup, you need some sort of sweetener.

00:26So this is our sugar.

00:27We're gonna add that directly into our pot.

00:29Next up, we're gonna add in our cinnamon.

00:32We're gonna add about five sticks directly in.

00:35Next up, of course,

00:35you can't make pumpkin spice syrup without pumpkin.

00:38So we have our pumpkin puree.

00:40And this is the stuff straight out of the can, right, Cody?

00:42It is, yeah.

00:43So this is what you would make

00:43if you're making like pumpkin pie or pumpkin cheesecake.

00:46It's not very sweet,

00:48but it has a delicious pumpkin essence.

00:50So we added that directly into our pot.

00:53Grated ginger.

00:54Fresh ginger makes all the difference in the world.

00:57That's gonna add that little bit of kick,

00:58a little bit of spice, and a little bit of heat.

01:01So we're gonna add our nutmeg.

01:02And then, of course-

01:03And this is all fresh grated.

01:04Like we have it very nice for you,

01:05but everything is fresh.

01:06When in doubt, go fresh if you can, right?

01:09Yeah, 100%.

01:10And so this is also fresh.

01:11This is fresh clove that we're gonna add.

01:12That warming element that you desperately want

01:16during pumpkin season.

01:17We have our water.

01:18So we turn this on

01:19and we're gonna bring this to a little bit of a boil.

01:21Camille's gonna just stir it around

01:23to marry all the ingredients in there.

01:24Yeah, so Cody, like essentially what we're doing right now

01:27is we're making a simple syrup.

01:29That's like flavored.

01:30Correct.

01:31So the syrup itself is really just like sugar to water,

01:33say equal parts.

01:34And then we're just adding a flavor to it.

01:36So, you know, if let's say you don't like clove,

01:39let's say you don't like nutmeg,

01:40you can really just keep it pumpkin and cinnamon, you know?

01:43It's up to you.

01:44And I mean, honestly, truthfully, this can go,

01:48I mean, and you'll see later the way it comes out

01:50when we're finished, but this can go in your coffees,

01:53this can go in your teas.

01:54It doesn't have to be this cocktail.

01:55Syrups like this have such a lovely shelf life

01:57for the refrigerator.

01:58And this is also a really great thing

01:59to make the day of a holiday,

02:01because not only do you have a delicious syrup

02:03to add into your cocktails or your coffee or tea,

02:07but your whole house will smell like this.

02:08So you can leave it up on the stove

02:10and then you have this beautiful fragrance

02:13of pumpkin spice just throughout the house.

02:15We boiled our syrup.

02:17We're gonna actually bring it down to a simmer

02:19for about four or five minutes.

02:21Once it's fully simmered,

02:22we're gonna take it off the plate.

02:24We're gonna allow it to cool for about 20 to 30 minutes

02:27to come to room temp.

02:28Then we're gonna strain it through either a cheesecloth

02:30or any kind of strainer that you have

02:32just to get all those bigger pieces,

02:34like the cinnamon sticks,

02:35and if there's any ginger that's lingering around.

02:37Wanna clarify this syrup a little bit.

02:38So I'm gonna take this off.

02:40We're gonna bring this over

02:41and we're gonna get it bottled and ready to go.

02:43So we have our finished product.

02:45So we have cooled, strained,

02:47and bottled our pumpkin spice syrup,

02:49and it has this beautiful caramel golden color to it.

02:53Before we get started on producing the margarita,

02:55we need to garnish the glass the right way.

02:57And of course, margaritas always are elevated

03:00with a little bit of salt,

03:00but this one's special

03:01because we have a little bit of a cinnamon salt rim.

03:03So essentially the lime juice

03:05is really just acting as the binder for the cinnamon salt.

03:09And I know cinnamon salt sounds a little weird,

03:11but it actually, with this cocktail

03:13and all the sweetness from the syrup,

03:15as well as from the orange liqueur that we're gonna put in,

03:19it really is lovely and balanced.

03:21So we're gonna start building our cocktail in our shakers,

03:23and this is a three-piece shaker right here.

03:25So it has three pieces.

03:26We have our cap, we have our strainer,

03:29and then of course we have our shaker tin.

03:31So we're gonna build our drink directly

03:32into our shaker tin to start.

03:34Tequila, margarita, best friend.

03:39So we're actually using a Reposado tequila for this recipe.

03:43Reposado means rested.

03:44So it means that it's had some time to sit

03:47and age a little bit more than a Blanco tequila.

03:49Of course you can use Blanco, it works,

03:50but we chose Reposado because it goes really nicely

03:53with the spices and the flavors

03:55within the syrup that we're using.

03:57Okay, so we've added our tequila,

03:59and tequila loves lime.

04:01Loves lime, best friends.

04:02So we're gonna add a half an ounce of lime juice

04:05in with our margarita.

04:07I'm gonna squeeze, you can use a squeezer.

04:08Yeah, I'm gonna use the squeezer,

04:09and it's really important when you're using a lime

04:12or a lemon, make sure it's face down

04:14whenever you're using a hand juicer

04:15so that all the juice goes down and not up in your eyes.

04:19So we're gonna squeeze that in.

04:21The great thing about limes too

04:22is that one lime usually yields about one ounce of liquid,

04:25so cut it in half, you get half and half,

04:27which makes two drinks, which is great.

04:29All right, so we've added in our lime,

04:31we've added in our tequila.

04:32We're gonna add in our pumpkin

04:35because this is a pumpkin margarita.

04:37So we have our pumpkin puree here,

04:39and we're gonna do about a tablespoon

04:42directly into the shaker.

04:43It's like a heaping spoonful, basically.

04:43Yeah, it's like a good-sized spoonful of pumpkin.

04:47And this is just your regular canned pumpkin,

04:49which is great.

04:51And then lastly, we're gonna add in our-

04:54Orange liqueur.

04:55Orange liqueur. Yep.

04:56So we're gonna do our orange liqueur.

04:58We're gonna pour that about half an ounce

05:02directly into our shaker,

05:03and then do you mind if I give you some as well?

05:06All right, great.

05:08All right, so the star of the show

05:09is our pumpkin spice syrup.

05:11We're gonna be adding a little under an ounce of this

05:14directly into our shaker,

05:15and this is what's gonna give it that delicious pumpkin

05:17and baking spice flavor.

05:20And if I can pour some in for you.

05:22Yep.

05:23Oh my goodness, look at that pumpkin.

05:25Yeah, and can you smell it?

05:27Oh.

05:27Yeah, it's just, that's everything you want for the fall.

05:30Add in our ice.

05:31We're gonna give this a good shake.

05:32We're gonna add some dilution to our cocktail.

05:35Dilution's really important

05:36because dilution is what helps balance

05:38all those notes of sweet, sour, and spirit.

05:41It just brings them all down a notch

05:43and just balances them out.

05:45We also need ice or glass, too.

05:47Very important.

05:47So, fresh ice.

05:49Always fresh ice into our glass.

05:51We don't call what's a dirty dump,

05:53which is shaking and then dumping all of the ice

05:56that's been shaken into the glass,

05:58because again, it's gonna be diluted and watered down.

06:00All right, so fun part, this is our workout for the day.

06:02We get to shake our cocktails.

06:05You ready for it?

06:06Yeah, let's do it.

06:07Give it a little tap.

06:08Here we go.

06:12Gotta make sure your tin is frosty.

06:14That's how you know that it's ready to drink.

06:16It's also important to make sure

06:17that the ice bounces back and forth between the shaker.

06:20You don't wanna shake like this.

06:22You also don't wanna shake like this.

06:23Right, you want it to not pick up the top and the bottom.

06:26Pretty hard. That's what breaks down the ice.

06:27That'll break down the ice.

06:29All right, so we're gonna crack open our shaker.

06:31Oh, my goodness.

06:32I'm so ready for this. You can already smell it.

06:34Beautiful color.

06:35I mean. Look at that.

06:37So, now that we have these beautiful pumpkin margaritas

06:39just sitting there waiting for us to enjoy,

06:41we also just need to garnish them

06:43because they have to look as pretty as they're gonna taste.

06:45So, we're gonna take some lime wheels

06:47and we're gonna put those either on the top of the glass

06:49or you can drop it inside, whichever you prefer.

06:52I like to just notch it and put it on the top.

06:54Yeah, and what we did with the lime, right,

06:55is we've taken a-

06:57Yeah, so you cut the lime-

06:59Through the belly, and then we cut a little slit

07:01just to make sure that the lime can sit nicely in the glass.

07:04Correct.

07:06And then, of course, to reinforce those baking spices,

07:09we have to add in our cinnamon stick.

07:12Aromatic, looks beautiful, and as it sits in the drink,

07:15you'll also get a little bit more of that cinnamon note.

07:18And this is our pumpkin margarita.

07:20Yours looks beautiful, by the way.

07:21So does yours.

07:22Thank you. Yum.

07:23Cheers. Cheers.

07:24Enjoy.

07:25Happy fall, guys.

07:26This looks amazing.

07:28Okay, that is, that's, it's actually ridiculous.

07:33This is-

07:34Tastes like pumpkin pie with tequila.

07:36Let's sit on the couch, let's take a blanket,

07:38let's start a fire, let's put on a scary movie,

07:41and let's drink this pumpkin margarita.

07:42Sounds amazing.

07:43Let's do it. Great.

07:44Cheers.

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