Pumpkin Vermouth

1h 45m

Vermouth infused with a super delicious spiced pumpkin caramel! Delicious with grilled meats and charcuterie, this vermouth can be enjoyed on its own, with soda, or as a base for an alternative Negroni, Manhattan and Americano cocktail.

This is a vermouth made with a traditional Brazilian sweet with lots of spices. It can also be used for other classic cocktails, it's very versatile.

Add 1 kg of white sugar to pot on medium heat
Cook and stir continuously until the sugar dissolves and turns golden. Be careful not to burn it
In a glass with cold water, drop a bit of caramel. If it hardens, the caramel is ready. Transfer immediately to another container out of heat
Add 3 tbsp of crushed cloves
Add 3 cinnamon sticks
Crush 2 tbsp of green cardamom pods
Add crushed green cardamom pods
Grate 4 tonka beans
Add 1 kg of peeled and diced pumpkin. Mix, cook on medium heat and cover
Stir often and cook until pumpkin is fork tender. The caramel poached pumpkin is ready
Add 2 L of red vermouth and 100 ml of brandy. Stir
Cover and gently simmer for 40m until pumpkin flavor extracted
Strain through fine sieve
While hot, pour in glass bottle for storage
The pumpkin vermouth is ready. Refrigerate until needed