Instructions

1. Pour a bit of honey into a small plate. Sprinkle brown sugar into a second small plate.
2. Slide the rim of a highball glass in the honey to make it sticky, then rim the edge of the glass with brown sugar. Set aside.
3. Place pumpkin puree, honey, and juice from the half lemon in a cocktail shaker.
4. Muddle the mixture.
5. Add ice and bourbon to the shaker. Shake vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds.
6. Use tongs to place additional ice into highball glass, being careful with the brown sugar rim.
7. Strain the contents of the shaker into the prepared highball glass.
8. Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
9. Garnish the cocktail with a lemon twist and serve immediately.