Party Blog Redivivus

Greetings! After a month-long hiatus brought on by a succession of computing issues - which ended with me being locked entirely out of my system - I'm back. The last posts in September were on the topic of invitations. I'm not going to dive immediately back into those; its been too long; what we really need now is probably just a drink. 

Something seasonal, perhaps ... looking at the back of a Hiram Walker bottle of spiced pumpkin liqueur I picked up to play around with, they have there, probably inevitably, a Pumpkin-tini recipe that uses so much liqueur relative to the vodka that guarantees it will not only be boring, but gum-achingly sweet into the bargain. Balance, people, balance!

Here's a reformulation that pairs the bright orange color of the liqueur with a float of black vodka for nicely photogenic Halloween tipple.

Halloween Tree

2 oz Sailor Jerry's spiced rum

3/4 oz Hiram Walker's Pumpkin Spice Liqueur

4 dashes Fee Bros. Cranberry Bitters

1/4-1/2 oz Blavod

Shake rum, liqueur, and bitters with ice, strain into cocktail glass. Pour the Blavod carefully over the back of a spoon to float the vodka on top of the drink, and serve immediately.