Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned

Garnish: basil leaf

Glassware: Old-fashioned

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain over a large rock of clear ice and garnish with basil leaf or sprig.

a dark brown cocktail with big rock of clear ice and basil sprig garnish sitting on a rubber lattice coaster with bottles and pumpkins in the background
Chris Ruppel
Original: Old Fashioned

I had a huge planter full of cinnamon basil and thought it would play well as a warming spice in this autumn-style old fashioned. What’s more, my pumpkin syrup was generously spiced, adding hints of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and ginger.