This was something I made for a test drive at the Pride parade, really intending to officially debut it prior to the Little 5 Points Halloween Parade last weekend and then we just never got around to it. I guess it would also be semi-appropriate for the Candler Park Fall Festival this weekend, so here you go:
Copper John-o’-Lantern
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin vodka*
- Apple juice or cider
- Ginger beer or brew
Mix the first two ingredients in the proportions you see fit, over ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with copper wire sunbursts.
If you don’t have any copper wire, you can just use pennies like I did.
(Here is a heartfelt poem about Copper John if you don’t know! Or you can read about him in this weird Wall Street Journal article from last year.)
* Put pumpkin slices and all kinds of whole spices you like and maybe a vanilla bean (only if you really like vanilla) in vodka for however long it takes to make taste good – a couple of weeks?
Previously: The great Atlanta limeade shortage
Tags: copper john, little 5 points
Step away from the Pumpkin vodka. It’s just wrong. I sought the elusive PL on Wednesday at the Tech COA lecture. http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/sets/72157625208021096/ Everybody DAK’ed.
Oh no, that’s not my scene, but it is the mister’s.