5 Ways To Create Perfect Sweet Potato Cocktails This Fall
Sweet potatoes are referred to as a staple of the fall harvest, but they tend to make their way into a roasting pan or mashed up for supper. But what about incorporating them into a little cocktail?
Sweet potatoes’ earthy sweetness and creamy texture make them pair with a variety of spirits and mixers. Here are a few ways you can make use of some of these tips to create your own scrumptious sweet potato cocktails this autumn.
Just the Right Sweet Potato Choice
Hardy, both inside and out, are the best sweet potatoes to use in a really good sweet potato cocktail. It is recommended to pick sweet potatoes with deep orange or reddish-brown skin. Stay away from sweet potatoes with soft spots or blemishes as they might spoil the taste and texture.
Preparing the Sweet Potato
Roasting and boiling both methods provide the right direction for preparation. This will give you the greatest flavour for your sweet potatoes, either by roasting or boiling. Roasting does have that smoky depth flavour while boiling gives you that milder sweeter taste.
Roasting: Prick some holes on the sweet potato with a fork. Then, cover the sweet potato with some aluminium foil, put it in a preheated oven at 200°C, and roast for about 45 to 60 minutes. Peel and mash after roasting, when it is warm.
Boiling: Once you peel the sweet potato, it is time to place it in a pot and cover with cold water. Boil then reduce heat to simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tender. It is time to drain and mash.
Adding Sweet Potato Flavour to Spirits
The most common ways of infusing sweet potato flavour to cocktails are through spirit infusion. Here is how to do it:
Choose spirit: Vodka, rum, or bourbon works great
Prepare sweet potato: You can roast or boil your sweet potato as described earlier.
Infuse: Mix your mashed sweet potato in a jar or any other airtight container with your chosen spirit. Seal it up and leave it in a dark cool space for at least 24 hours up to one week. Shake it occasionally.
Strain: Strain the infused spirit through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth to separate the solids from the spirit.
Sweet Potato Cocktail Recipes
Now, with your infused spirit or mashed sweet potato, here is how to create some cocktails for the fall season. Here are a few recipes to get you going:
1. Sweet Potato Old Fashioned
To create a sweet potato old fashioned cocktail for fall, here you go with the following ingredients:
60 ml sweet potato-infused bourbon
1 sugar cube
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Orange twist for garnish
2. Spiced Sweet Potato Martini Cocktail
It will be simple to create this autumn sweet potato cocktail with the below-mentioned
60 ml sweet potato and cinnamon-infused vodka
30 ml dry vermouth
15 ml oz orange juice
Cinnamon stick, for garnish
3. Sweet Potato Ginger Mule
Go right with the right steps-
30 ml ginger beer
15 ml sweet potato-infused vodka
8 ml oz lime juice
Lime wedge, for garnish
4. Sweet Potato Chai Latte
Here you go with the mentioned steps-
15 ml sweet potato-infused rum
15 ml chai syrup
60 ml steamed milk
Pinch of nutmeg
Some More Tips
Experiment with flavourings. Spices, herbs, or fruits are some fabulous alternatives to play well off sweet potatoes.
Balance the sweetness since natural sweetness is a really important characteristic of sweet potatoes. Create over-sweet effects balanced with acidity or bitter elements.
Create superb garnish: Orange twists, cinnamon sticks, edible flowers-and there are plenty of them nowadays-go well with sweet potato.
Chill the sweet potato cocktails. Serve over ice or in a chilled glass.
Drink responsibly. This communication is for audiences above the age of 25.
