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Halloween Mixology Recipes

Candy Corn Cocktail

  • ¾ oz. Absolut Vanilla Vodka
  • ½ oz. Crème de Cacao Light
  • ½ oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
  • 2 oz. orange juice
  • 1 Tbsp. dark cocoa powder

DIRECTIONS

 

Prepare the rim of a Martini glass by rimming it in orange juice. Dust the rimmed glass with dark cocoa powder. Add about a half cup ice into a shaker. Add all the spirits and remaining orange juice. Shake and very carefully pour into the glass. Be careful not to spoil the cocoa dusted rim. Garnish with an orange peel twist and a few pieces of candy corn on a skewer.

 

Note: This cocktail is easy to prepare in larger batches, and is perfect at Halloween parties.

Scorpion's Sting

  • 1 oz. Pama Pomegranate Liqueur
  • ½ oz. Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
  • 2 ½ oz. Ilegal Mezcal Joven                           
  • 4 dashes chocolate bitters
  • pomegranate arils
  • jalapeño slice

DIRECTIONS

Add all ingredients to a stirring glass with large scoop of ice. Stir vigorously and double strain through mesh strainer into a pre-chilled coup. Float a sliced pepper and garnish with pomegranate arils.

Frankenstein's Monster Juice

This monster mixture glows under black light!

  • ¼ Tbsp. fresh rosemary leaf
  • ¼ oz. simple syrup
  • ½ oz. lime juice
  • 1 ½ oz. fresh pineapple juice
  • 2 oz. Citadelle Gin
  • 1 oz. Faccia Brutto Centerbe
  • Fever Tree Tonic Water
  • Garnish: lime wedge

DIRECTIONS

Muddle the rosemary in simple syrup in bottom of shaker. Add lime juice, pineapple juice, gin, and Centerbe together in shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into highball and top with Fever Tree tonic water. 

Zombie Cocktail

  • 1 oz. Giffard Abricot Du Roussillon
  • 1 oz. Planteray 3 Star White Rum
  • 1 oz. Planteray Dark Rum
  • 1 oz. lime juice
  • 2 dashes grenadine
  • 4 oz. fresh orange juice
  • ½ oz. Planteray OFTD Overproof Rum

 

DIRECTIONS

Mix Giffard with light and dark rum in a cocktail shaker, add lime juice and grenadine. Shake well and strain into a highball glass filled with cracked ice. Fill glass with orange juice, but leave enough room to float the OFTD rum on top. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.

Devil's Black Manhattan

  • 2 oz. Dickel Rye Whiskey
  • 2 oz. China-China Liqueur
  • 2 shakes Angostura Bitters
  • 2 shakes chocolate bitters

DIRECTIONS

Mix all and stir over ice for 30 seconds, strain into a coup glass and enjoy.

The Blackheart

  • 1 oz. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
  • ½ oz. Fernet Branca
  • 1½ oz. Crème de Cacao Dark
  • 1/8 teaspoon squid ink (optional)
  • ½ oz. Sam Smith’s Chocolate Stout

DIRECTIONS

Start by adding the spiced rum, Fernet, and crème de cacao to a shaker. Add the squid ink. (Careful—this stuff stains!) Give the ingredients a hard, dry shake (no ice). This will help thoroughly incorporate the ink. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for a full 30 seconds so that the mix becomes cold and frothy. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with the chocolate stout.

Poison Apple Sidecar

  • 2 oz. Copper & Kings Apple Brandy
  • ½ oz. Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
  • juice of ½ fresh lemon
  • dash of black walnut bitters
  • bruleed apple wedge for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add Calvados, orange liqueur, lemon juice and bitters. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with the apple wedge.

Boo-T-Ful Blood Brew

Batch Recipe, Yield: 15 drinks

 

  • 24 oz. Vodka – Crystal Head Vodka shown
  • 9 oz. DeKuyper Peach Schnapps
  • 32 oz. cranberry juice

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a large punch bowl and stir vigorously.

 

Serve in long drink glasses filled with ice.