Here’s is a holiday favorite! It blends just the perfect amount of savory pumpkin pie flavor with a little bit of spice. I can offer no phyto facts for this recipe, chefs! This spirit is just good for your spirit, in moderation, of course. I think that’s all we need to know. Here’s to your health!

by Chef Tina Martini, The Medicine Chef 

Ingredients

• 1/2 oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1/2 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
• Scant 1/2 oz Cinnamon Schnapps
• 1/2 oz White Creme de Cacao
• 1/10 oz Pumpkin Spice Syrup
• 2 oz Half and Half
• Nutmeg
• Cocktail shaker and a pint glass

Directions

1. Chill martini glasses.
2. Load cocktail shaker with ice.
3. Measure all ingredients into shaker.
4. Gently “Roll” the drink back and forth between the shaker and the pint glass.
5. After 6 or 7 “transfers,” ending with the drink in the shaker, stain into your chilled martini glass.
6. Top with nutmeg.

Bartending 101:

• To “Roll” is a technique used when we don’t want to add air or curdle the cream. It also adds just a touch of dilution, as we bring the ingredients together.
• To “Shake” is another technique that adds air and volume to a drink.
• To “Stir” creates a viscous, full-bodied drink without dilution.

I just can’t help myself: Nutmeg is Mother Nature’s antibiotic. And that’s you one and only phyto fact!

by Chef Tina Martini, “The Medicine Chef” @MedicineChef | Facebook Chef Martini is an experienced, well-versed television personality with a successful and proven track record. She holds a doctorate from Bastyr University in Naturopathy and a Nutrition degree from San Diego State University. She mixes cooking with nutrition, fitness and wellness!