Review: Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
Review: Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin… which brings us to our first pumpkin spice-flavored vodka here at Drinkhacker, from (of all people) Crop Organic.
Crop has a well-deserved reputation as a purveyor of high-end organic spirits, and despite the novelty nature of anything pumpkinesque, Crop somehow hits another home run with this hip flavor.
Appropriately burnt orange in color, Crop Spiced Pumpkin offers a quite sweet nose with a fragrant, cloves/cinnamon/vanilla spice to it. The body has the inimitable pumpkin spiciness to it — difficult to put into words, but distinctly nodding toward holiday tipples. That said, it is extremely sweet, to the point where you’ll have no idea whether you’re drinking a flavored vodka or a dense, sugary liqueur. From the orangey appearance, observers would be well justified in assuming you’re sipping on Grand Marnier.
Clearly one would never do that — save your intrepid critic — as this is a mixer through and through. With that in mind, Crop has provided a number of recipes for your enjoyment. See below.
70 proof.
A- / $25 / cropvodka.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
Recipes!
Crop Organic Pumpkin Ginger Cooler
(Arley Howard, Top of the Hub)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 lemon slice
Nutmeg
2 parts Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
1 part ginger liqueur
1 part sour mix
Ginger ale
In a highball glass, muddle brown sugar with lemon and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Add ice, Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka, ginger liqueur, and sour mix. Shake contents and then top with ginger ale.
Plymouth Rock Julep
(Nick Nistico, Premier Beverage Company)
2 parts Rye whiskey
1 part Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
1/2 part cinnamon syrup
5 dashes Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters
Swizzle all ingredients with ice and then top with crushed ice. Garnish with a candy-corn pumpkin and grated cinnamon.
Pumpkin Cocktail
(Nick Nistico, Premier Beverage Company)
1 part Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
5 dashes bitters
Top with pumpkin ale.
Pumpkin Collins
(Nick Nistico, Premier Beverage Company)
2 parts Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
1 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part simple syrup
Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel dusted with cinnamon.
Crop Organic Spiced Pumpkin Vodka
$25
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“pumpkin spiciness” – I wasn’t aware that pumpkin had a “spiciness” to it. To me pumpkin dishes always appeared bland unless you added spices. As for the sweetness “like Grand Marnier” – the latter does contain sugar (and loads of it) – but the pumpkin vodka tastes “sweet” but is pure alcohol and water? Could be a boon for gourmet diabetics?
By that I was trying to allude the the ubiqutious “pumpkin spice” flavor that gets dumped into everything this time of year, not the essence of raw pumpkin. So think brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves — and a dash of gourdliness.
Is it gluten free?