This festive autumn pumpkin spice white russian cocktail is a quick fall shortcut cocktail made with just a handful of ingredients. Splashes of good bourbon, cream, leftover strong-brewed coffee, and an easy homemade pumpkin spice syrup all make this simple cocktail pop with fall flavor.

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To complement the cozy warm flavors of fall, we’ll add bourbon instead of vodka, which is what you typically use in a classic white russian cocktail.  Bourbon boasts rich notes of vanilla and spice which flow nicely in so many favorite fall cocktails (like for example this apple cider fall cocktail or this maple cranberry fall cocktail or this crisp vanilla cider bourbon cocktail)!  The sky is the limit with fall drinks and bourbon.  

In keeping things simple, instead of coffee liqueur, we’ll add slashes of leftover strong coffee and a hint of half & half coffee creamer for a silky yet creamy texture in this delicious cocktail. 

Instead of using a pumpkin spice creamer, we’ll make a simple syrup to infuse our easy coffee white russian cocktail with lovely pumpkin spice flavors.  We’ll make an easy brown sugar pumpkin spice syrup.

You can use this pumpkin syrup in anything from a pumpkin spice old fashioned to a pumpkin spice iced coffee.  

Ingredients To Make A Quick Brown Sugar Pumpkin Spice Syrup For Fall Cocktails:

5 Simple Ingredients:

• 1 cup Water
• ¾ cup Brown Sugar
• 1 pouch Chai Spice Tea
• 2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
• ¼ cup Plain Pumpkin Purée

• Use this easy pumpkin spice syrup flavored with brown sugar and a dash of pumpkin pie spice in any of your favorite seasonal fall drinks just like this one.  
• Once it’s done, you’ll have your very own pumpkin spice syrup that you can use in all your favorite fall drinks to give them the flavors of the fall season.
• Visit my 5-Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Syrup post to make it in just a handful of minutes.
• It’s made with healthier simple ingredients and less sweet than store-bought syrups so you can use it to your heart’s content.

Ingredients To Make a Pumpkin Spice White Russian

• Bourbon – your favorite good quality brand such as Maker’s Mark or Knob Creek
• Strong brewed leftover coffee – cooled
• Brown Sugar Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup
• Half & Half Cream – or your favorite creamy milk such as whole milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk.

Make A Pumpkin Spice White Russian Cocktail with Bourbon

• Gently and lightly dip your rocks cocktail glass in a little bit of the pumpkin spice syrup. Now dip in a bit of mixed cinnamon sugar.  Set in the freezer to cool while you prepare the cocktail. 
• In a cocktail shaker, splash in the bourbon, homemade pumpkin spice syrup, and leftover cold strong coffee.  
• Fill shaker about three quarters of the way with ice.  Cover and shake vigorously.  Shake well until a light froth begins to appear at the top.  Uncover and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh large ice cubes.
• Top off pumpkin spice syrup, bourbon and coffee mixture with the fresh half & half cream and give a gentle stir with a cinnamon stick. 
• Garnish on top with an extra dusting of cinnamon sugar or a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.  Serve immediately, serve very cold.

Perfect Those who love Festive Pumpkin Spice Cocktails

Enjoy this easy fall pumpkin cocktail in fall, or in October at Halloween.  That perfect pumpkin flavor is to be enjoyed when you need a festive fall pick-me-up coffee cocktail as you carve up those pumpkins!

This easy classic cocktail also makes a great dessert drink after dinner.  It’s perfect as a Thanksgiving cocktail or as an after-dinner cocktail throughout the holiday season.  This easy fall cocktail pairs nicely with pumpkin pie since it has a delicious coffee flavor throughout.  

This simple tasty fall cocktail is perfect for those of you who enjoy seasonal cocktails. It’s great for those who love coffee cocktails with a little spiced fall twist.  It’s also perfect for bourbon lovers and those who enjoy the flavors of a pumpkin spice latte.

If you don’t like half & half or can’t use dairy, feel free to top off this pumpkin white russian cocktail with your favorite creamy non-dairy milk.  You might add whole milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk.  Just add a light gentle slash and stir in with a spiced cinnamon stick!  

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