Homemade White Claw

White Claw is basically a hard seltzer and it has officially won the summer of 2019, such that we now we find ourselves in a shortage. So let's learn how to make this home so you can get your fix, and since we're now in Fall, how about a pumpkin spice White Claw?

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Equipment

1. Cocktail set (includes Boston shaker, jigger, bar spoon, hawthorne strainer, muddler)

2. Angled measuring jigger

   • Version using ml measurements

3. Highball glasses

4. Carbonator

   • CO2 cartridges

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Mango White Claw

• 10oz (300ml) cold water

• 1.5oz (45ml) vodka

• .5oz (15ml) mango juice

• 1g citric acid

1. Add all ingredients to a carbonator

2. Carbonate until… carbonated

3. Pour into a collins glass and enjoy

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Grapefruit White Claw

• 9.5oz (280ml) cold water

• 1.5oz (45ml) vodka

• 1oz (30ml) strained grapefruit juice

• .5g citric acid

1. Add all ingredients to a carbonator and carbonate

2. Pour into a collins glass

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Pumpkin Spice White Claw

• 10.5oz (320ml) cold water

• 1.5oz (45ml) vodka

• 1 tsp pumpkin spice syrup (recipe below)

1. Add all ingredients to a carbonator and carbonate

2. Pour into a collins glass

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

• 1.5 cups (300g) demerara sugar

• 1.5 cups (350ml) water

• 4 cinnamon sticks (or 1 tsp. cinnamon, or a combination thereof)

• 1½ tsp. ground ginger

• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg

• 1 tsp. ground cloves

• ¼ cup canned pumpkin

1. Add sugar and water to a sauce pan and bring to a boil

2. Remove from heat and add spices and canned pumpkin

3. Let simmer for 10 minutes

4. Cool for 20 minutes and strain through a nut milk bag or cheese cloth

5. Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks