Halloween may be the scariest day of year, but who could resist dressing up, gorging on candy, and watching plenty of bone chilling flicks? It’s one of the most festive holidays to celebrate, especially when you’re throwing a haunted party with plenty of spooky spirits that’ll put any witch or vampire under your spell. Create the
top Halloween cocktails of the year, but be warned, these are
dangerously delicious.
Vampire Crush
We know, the vampire hype in Hollywood needs to die already, but if you’re all about celebrating in style, this is one trend you’ll need to take note of for Halloween. Vampire Vineyards is debuting their very own Vampire Crush, a
blend of vodka, ripe strawberries, and bubbly club soda. It’s sweet enough to entice the ladies, but be warned, one sip alone won’t satisfy your thirst. Drink, drink, and drink some more!
Vampire Crush Recipe
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Vampyre Vodka, red
4 Ripe strawberries, hulled (leave one for garnish)
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
Splash of club soda
Preparation
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the strawberries with lemon juice and simple syrup. Add vodka. Add a cup of ice and shake vigorously. Pour contents into a Collins glass or goblet. Top with a splash of club soda and stir. Garnish with additional strawberry and serve.
Evil Green Eye
Tiki cocktails are all the rage, but for Halloween, give your guests something that’s a scream. The Evil Green Eye, created by Hiram Avila, DonQ Mixologist from Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico, highlights lime-infused rum, a minty mojito mix, and even melon liqueur to keep the tropical theme going. Make sure you have enough to last through the night or prepare to battle the wrath of thirsty patrons moaning for more.
Evil Green Eye Recipe
Ingredients
1 oz. DonQ Limon Rum
1 oz. DonQ Mojito Rum
½ oz. Melon liqueur
1 oz. Sour mix
¼ oz. Club soda
1 Lime wheel
1 Mint leaf
Preparation
In a cocktail shaker, add rums, melon liqueur, sour mix, club soda, and ice. Shake gently and strain into a chilled champagne flute with ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and a mint leaf.
Green Ghoul
If you’re looking for something scary instead of cutesy, than the Green Ghoul is a must for your Halloween bash. This year, Miami Beach hot spot SUSHISAMBA is enticing patrons with daring, yet delicious Halloween cocktails, all courtesy of Botran Rum. Their Green Ghoul is certain to make even the most outrageous party planner you know envious, all thanks to its delicious blend of aged Guatemalan rum for a powerful kick, sweet melon liqueur, and even some lip smacking pineapple juice. Friends will want to know your secret behind the Green Ghoul, but they’ll never know…alive.
Green Ghoul Recipe
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Botran Rum
¾ oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
¾ oz. Lime juice
½ oz. Simple syrup
½ oz. Pineapple juice
Maraschino cherries
Preparation
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds. Strain in highball glass. Garnish with cherries.
Witch Doctor
Beware kids, this seemingly innocent shot is no trick. It’s a treat for social drinkers, but it carries a powerful punch that will easily put you under its irresistible spell (if only Harry Potter could have that same magic over us). Perhaps it’s the sugar water that will have you bouncing off the walls. We believe it has something to do with absinthe, a dangerously alluring elixir that’s blamed for scandalous behavior. For Halloween, it’s exactly what the doctor ordered.
Witch Doctor Recipe
Ingredients
1 part LUCID Absinthe
1 part Sugared water
1 part Grenadine
2-3 dashes of Angostura Bitters
Preparation
In a shot glass, start with absinthe. Add ice cold water that has been shaken with sugar or simple syrup. Now add grenadine, which will sink to the bottom to form the lower layer. Next, float the dashes of bitters on top to form the top layer.
Bloody Geisha
Now here’s
one killer cocktail from the east. After all the partying that’s certain to take place this weekend, beat that dreaded hangover with a soul lifting Bloody Geisha. Unlike the bland Bloody Mary, this number includes sake, fiery wasabi, and tangy soy sauce. If a Bloody Geisha isn’t able to revive you from the dead…nothing will.
Bloody Geisha Recipe
Ingredients
3 oz. Tomato juice
1. 5 oz. TY KU Sake
Pinch of wasabi
Dash of soy sauce
Squeeze of lime juice
1 celery talk
Preparation
Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Pour drink in a tall glass and garnish with a celery stalk.
Candy Corn Cocktail
No Halloween party would be complete without some treats and candy corn is something you should always have plenty of-in alcohol form, of course. This spiked up sherbet delight is like sipping on melting ice cream that’s just for adults-and who wouldn’t appreciate that? While this recipe does require some extra timing to perfect, the result is always worth it. Who says you need candy
when there's vodka around?
Candy Corn Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
2 oz. SKYY Infusions Pineapple
1.5 oz. Orange sherbet, softened
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1 oz. Milk
1 oz. Simple syrup
Preparation
Combine vodka and pineapple juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain over fresh ice into a clear Collins glass. Combine softened orange sherbet and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain and pour over bar spoon to layer in the rocks glass. Combine simple syrup and milk in cocktail shaker and shake. Layer milk mixture on top of sorbet mixture.
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