Autumn drinks

I never thought of Autumn has having particular drinks, other than pumpkin beer, but the WSJ begs to differ. Enjoy and let me know if you make any of these. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903703604576584614281590614.html

I recently got a bottle of Crown Royal's Maple Whiskey. With just a single ice cube, it has a strong maple aroma and a definite maple aftertaste. I'll be trying a recipe for a shot of the maple whiskey, unsweetened iced tea and a squirt of fresh lemon.

My preference for fall is mulled cider with a little rum. I've also enjoyed an apple old fashioned (maybe more like an apple manhattan) with bourbon, maple syrup, and a slice of apple. Quite sweet but very pleasant.

Mostly though, when it gets cool I drink more stout.

Your apple old-fashioned sounds very good. I drink pumpkin or pecan ale in the fall, aside from many bottles of maple cream soda from New Hampshire.

I wonder if pumpkin can be fermented into a liquor.

It can! I knew I had some recipes in one of my cookbooks for making pumpkin ale, but here are the steps for making pumpkin wine.
http://commonsensehome.com/how-to-make-pumpkin-wine/

>5 varielle: >6 mstrust: Never underestimate the ingenuity of a mammal in search of alcohol!

My latest find is Leinenkugel's Harvest Patch Shandy. No lemonade (thankfully) as you'd expect in a shandy. It tastes like an actual pumpkin ale rather than an ale with pumpkin added later, as many do. It has a spiciness that is well-balanced, so it isn't a big mouthful of just cinnamon or just nutmeg.
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