Shake up the spooky vibe with these Halloween cocktails
As the witching hour quickly approaches, these spooky Halloween cocktails are the perfect toast for the night. No need to fill the cauldron to the brim, just a few sips of these potent potables will have everyone bewitched with delicious flavors.
The Treat
While the kids might prefer some Halloween candy, adults might prefer to raise their treat glass. This cocktail from Gran Coramino gets a visual and flavor boost from the red wine float. Don’t worry, that floater is a good choice.
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Gran Coramino Reposado
0.75 oz Lime Juice
0.25 oz Triple Sec
1oz Red Wine Float
Method:
Pour lime juice, agave, triple sec, and Gran Coramino Reposado in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to the cocktail tin and shake. Strain into rocks glass with fresh ice. Top with a float of red wine and garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.
Haunted Honey Smash
Sometimes touch of sweet and spicy helps to calm the nerves. This cocktail brings together all the flavors. It is bright, refreshing, and keeps people alert to avoid any haunted perils hiding in the darkness.
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
1/2 oz lemon juice
Top up with Ginger Beer
Fresh mint
Rosemary for the glass
Optional: Orange peel ghost
Method:
Build up all ingredients together with ice on a rock glass.
Garnish with a fresh rosemary.
The Maliboo
Time to say boo to a taste of the tropics. This slightly tart sipper is boldly colored. It is quite refreshing after all the screaming.
Ingredients:
1 part Malibu Original
2 parts Lemonade
A splash of grenadine
Method:
Fill a highball glass with ice cubes. Add all ingredients.
Dark Magic
This slightly mysterious cocktail is both bitter and smoky. The mezcal cocktail highlights the coffee in the most delightful way. It definitely casts a magical flavor spell.
Ingredients:
.75 oz Cheeky Espresso or Cheeky Decaf Espresso Syrup
1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Amaro Montenegro
Electric dust rim
Method:
Rim your glass with Electricdust (spritz with water in an atomizer or rub the glass with a slice of lemon) and shake Electricdust to coat the glass.
This drink may be consumed neat or with ice, so if the former, add all liquid ingredients directly to the rimmed glass and stir. If the latter, add ingredients and ice to the glass and stir.
Scared Stiff
Sometimes a classic sour cocktail can be the perfect pucker. This Halloween cocktail gets a boost from the green fairy. A little touch of the magical absinthe is just what the spooky season needs.
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Timberline Vodka
1 oz Donn's Mix #2
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
2 tsp Grand Marnier
1 tsp Galliano L'Autentico
1 dash Absinthe
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Strain and serve.