Recipe

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• .75 oz Ube Syrup
• 1 Egg White (or Aquafaba)

Add all ingredients to a shaker. Dry shake vigorously for at least 45 seconds. Then add some ice and shake again for 15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with something creepy.

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Yes, it is Halloween. Growing up Evangelical, I was taught this was a sort of anti-Christian day. But historically, this couldn’t be further from the truth. “Halloween” is an abbreviation for “All Hallows’ Eve’ning“, as it is the day before the Christian Holy Day of “All Hallows” (more commonly known as “All Saints Day“).

But more than just being the day before a holy day, Halloween has been a truly Christian holiday in its own right for quite some time. So it deserves a holy day cocktail! (It’s also Reformation Day for Protestants, and yes–there’s a cocktail for that).

There are an infinite number of spooky cocktails out there, but I wanted to go a little more elevated. Unlike my other cocktails, there’s no special meaning to any of the ingredients. It’s just great tasting and purple–a delightfully Halloween-ish hue. It is tart, sweet, a little nutty, and velvety smooth. You will adore this drink. All treat, and no trick.

Ingredient Notes

I used Plantation 3 Stars Rum and fresh squeezed lime juice.

Ube is a purple yam that’s used in lots of Filipino foods. It’s sweet like other yams, but also slightly nutty, floral, with some vanilla notes. It can be made into am Ube Syrup that’s incredible in espresso drinks and cocktails. I used this recipe with this Ube extract and it turned out really well.

Egg white pro-tip: I used a ton of yolks for eggnog that’s currently aging and I froze the whites in ice cube trays. One white fits in each cube. The night before I make the cocktail, I put the frozen egg white into a small container and let it thaw in the fridge overnight. It’s as good as new!

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