The Otoño (Pumpkin Michelada)

• 12 ounce pumpkin ale
• 3/4 ounce herradura reposado
• 3/4 ounce apple syrup
• 1/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 2 fresh sage leaves
• 3 steeped and skewered apple cubes
• 6 red apples
• 4 cup turbinado sugar
• 4 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup montezuma tequila
• 40 skinless red apple cubes, ½-inch thick

1. Lightly muddle the sage in the bottom of a shaker tin with the apple syrup. Add lemon juice and tequila and ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain into a Michelada glass. Top with the pumpkin ale and ice. Stir, then garnish with 3 steeped and skewered apple cubes and a soda straw.
2. Core the apples. Blend them with the water in a Vitamix. Strain through a fine-hole strainer. Place in pan with the sugar. Boil until reduced by ½. Strain 1 more time. Label, date, and store in a cooler. Shelf life is 3 weeks.
3. Add the brown sugar and butter in a pan; heat until bubbly. Then add the orange juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Once it is thickened, add the tequila. Heat back to boiling. Take it off the heat and pour it over the apple cubes in a metal container, cover, label, and store in the cooler. You should leave it in the mix they are ready for use. Shelf life is 2 weeks.