Spirits of the Season: 10 Spooktacular Halloween Cocktails

1. Blood Orange Margarita

Ingredients:

• 2 oz tequila
• 1 oz triple sec
• 2 oz fresh blood orange juice
• 1 oz lime juice
• Sugar and red food coloring for rimming
• Orange slice for garnish

Preparation:

1. Rim a glass with a mixture of sugar and a few drops of red food coloring.
2. In a shaker, combine tequila, triple sec, blood orange juice, and lime juice with ice.
3. Shake well and strain into the prepared glass.
4. Garnish with an orange slice.

2. Witch's Brew Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz melon liqueur
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Lemon-lime soda
• Gummy worms and plastic spiders for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a glass, combine vodka, melon liqueur, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.
2. Add ice and top up with lemon-lime soda.
3. Garnish with gummy worms and plastic spiders.

3. Poison Apple Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz apple-flavored vodka
• 1/2 oz sour apple schnapps
• 1 oz cranberry juice
• Candy apple slice for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a shaker, combine vodka, sour apple schnapps, and cranberry juice with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a martini glass.
3. Garnish with a candy apple slice.

4. Black Widow's Venom

Ingredients:

• 1 oz black vodka
• 1 oz cherry liqueur
• 1 oz cranberry juice
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a glass, layer black vodka, cherry liqueur, and cranberry juice.
2. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

5. Zombie Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz light rum
• 1 1/2 oz dark rum
• 1 oz apricot brandy
• 1 oz lime juice
• 2 oz orange juice
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz grenadine
• Crushed ice
• Orange slice, cherry, and paper umbrella for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a shaker, combine light rum, dark rum, apricot brandy, lime juice, orange juice, and pineapple juice with ice.
2. Shake well and pour into a glass filled with crushed ice.
3. Drizzle grenadine over the top.
4. Garnish with an orange slice, cherry, and a paper umbrella.

6. Witches' Cauldron Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 oz dark rum
• 1 oz blue curaçao
• 2 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Sprite or 7UP
• Gummy worms and plastic spiders for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a glass, combine dark rum, blue curaçao, orange juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
2. Add ice and top up with Sprite or 7UP.
3. Garnish with gummy worms and plastic spiders.

7. Mummy's Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz vanilla vodka
• 1 oz coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa)
• 1/2 oz Irish cream liqueur
• Chocolate syrup for garnish

Preparation:

1. Drizzle chocolate syrup inside a martini glass to create a mummy-like appearance.
2. In a shaker, combine vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream liqueur with ice.
3. Shake well and strain into the prepared glass.

8. Spiderweb Sour

Ingredients:

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Blackberries and blackcurrant liqueur for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a shaker, combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a glass.
3. Garnish with blackberries and create a spiderweb effect with blackcurrant liqueur.

9. Midnight Moonshine

Ingredients:

• 2 oz moonshine (or vodka)
• 1 oz blue curaçao
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz lavender syrup
• Blackberries and lavender sprig for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a shaker, combine moonshine, blue curaçao, lemon juice, and lavender syrup with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a glass.
3. Garnish with blackberries and a lavender sprig.

10. Vampire's Kiss

Ingredients:

• 1 oz raspberry vodka
• 1/2 oz cherry liqueur
• 1/2 oz grenadine
• 2 oz cranberry juice
• Black cherry for garnish

Preparation:

1. In a glass, combine raspberry vodka, cherry liqueur, grenadine, and cranberry juice.
2. Stir gently.
3. Garnish with a black cherry.