How about a little smoke with your Pumpkin spice? Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down has a light smoke flavor with hints of Pumpkin spice, citrus and sweet silver rum. We are often asked for seasonal tiki style drinks and every now and then we like to oblige. Sunshine crafted this on a nice Sunday afternoon with the fresh ingredients on hand.

The two rums used this drink are staples here at Zen Tiki Lounge. We have had the opportunity to work and mix with both Stolen Smoked Rum and SoCal Rum. Stolen Smoked is a smooth slightly overproof rum with a light smokey aroma that is sometimes magnified depending on the other ingredients you use. For example we found that using Stolen Smoked in a place of the bourbon in a Manhattan can amp up the smokiness when combined with vermouth and bitters. SoCal Rum is an excellent silver rum with a clean sweet aroma and a touch of citrus. Few silver rums seem good enough to sip on their own but this one performs well all by itself. And in a cocktail you can expect that it performs very well whenever using citrus, spices and tropical fruits.

1.5 ounces SoCal Rum

1 ounce Stolen Smoked Rum

2.5 ounces Fresh OJ

.75 ounce Fresh Lime Juice

.5 ounce Simple Syrup

.25 ounce Cinnamon Syrup

3 dashes Pumpkin Pie Spice

Combine all ingredients with ice in a shaker and shake well. Strain into a large tiki mug filled with crushed ice. Garnish with the end of an orange that has been torched to bring out the oils and aroma. Skewer orange and lay across top of mug.

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