You don’t have to go trick or treating to enjoy a treat this Halloween. If you’re 21 or older, you can get into the spirit of the spooky season with a scary good cocktail at home. From a “Pumpkin Pie Margarita” to “Witches Brew,” we’ve rounded up a variety of festive drinks that are a recipe for a spooktacular time!
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The Goblin
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz BACARDÍ Superior
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- ½ oz Midori
- ½ oz Reàl-Coco
- ½ oz Pineapple Juice
- Pineapple Wedge as Garnish
Method:
- Shake all of the ingredients together with ice.
- Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
- Garnish with a fresh pineapple wedge.
Noir Negroni
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz GREY GOOSE L’Orange
- 1 oz Martini Ambrato
- 1 oz Black Rice infused Martini Bitter
- Halloween Candy
Method:
- Build in Rocks Glass.
- Add a big cube.
- Stir and garnish with fun Halloween candy
Witches Brew
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 1.5 oz Melon Liqueur by Midori
- 1 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
- .5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
- ½ Thick Rim Black Lava Salt/Sugar Rim 2:1 Ratio
- Garnish: 1-2 Black Faux Spiders
Method:
- Wet ½ rim of coupe glass with lemon wedge or wheel and dip into salt mixture.
- Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker.
- Add ice, shake vigorously and strain into rimmed coupe glass.
- Add fresh ice and garnish.
Haunted Apple DEW Created by Tullamore D.E.W. Brand Ambassador Gillian Murphy
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Tullamore DEW Original
- .5 part Lemon Juice
- Juice of 1 Fresh-Pressed Green Apple (or 6 parts Cloudy Apple Juice)
- Garnish: Apple Slice & Strawberry Preserves
Method:
- Add ingredients to an ice-filled shaker.
- Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- For garnish, slice an apple and carve a scary face.
- Use strawberry preserves for the ‘blood’ effect.
Pumpkin Pie Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Codigo 1530 Repo
- 1 oz Pumpkin Purée
- 1 oz Maple Syrup
- .5 oz Lemon Juice
- Garnish: Cinnamon Stick and Dried Orange
Method:
- Wet rim in maple syrup and dip in cinnamon sugar.
- Shaken and strained over ice.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a dried orange.
Pink House Alchemy’s Winter’s Bane
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Plymouth Gin ·
- .5 oz pH Ginger Syrup
- .5 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
- 1 Egg White
- .25 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- Splash of Lemon La Croix
- 1/2 Capsule of Activated charcoal
- Dehydrated Blood Orange Slice
Method:
- Stir together gin, lemon, syrup, and empty the contents of a charcoal capsule.
- Strain onto fresh ice.
- Dry shake egg white and Curaçao - layer over the cocktail.
- Add a bit of Lemon La Croix Bubbles to raise the drink.
- Garnish with a dehydrated blood orange slice.
Jose Cuervo Pumpkin Spice Daisy Recipe
Ingredients:
For Cocktail
- 2 oz Jose Cuervo Tradicional® Añejo
- .75 oz Lemon Juice
- .25 oz Orange Juice OR Squeeze of an Orange Slice
- .5 oz Honey Syrup
For the Pumpkin Spice Rim:
- 1 tbsp Pumpkin Spice
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
Method:
- Combine and shake.
- Strain over a pre-rimmed lowball glass with ice.
Apothic Sour Pour Over
Ingredients:
- 1 Bottle - Apothic Red
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
- Lemon Peel or Amarena Dark Cherries (Optional Garnishes)
Method:
- Combine 2 oz bourbon, 1 oz lemon juice and 1 oz simple syrup into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake until cold and strain into glass over rocks.
- Float ½ oz Apothic Red over back of bar spoon onto the sour’s surface.
- Garnish with lemon peel and an Amarena dark cherry to really take it over the top.
The Ghostface
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Santa Teresa 1796 Rum
- ¾ oz Aquavit
- ¾ oz White Wine
- 2 dashes Chocolate and Cinnamon Bitters
Method:
- Stir to combine.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an orange twist.
Dano\'s Tequila\'s Dark Passenger
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Dano’s Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- 8 Medium Blackberries
- 5 Leaves Fresh Sage
- 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 dash Orange Bitters
- Garnish: Dried Sage Leaves, Blackberries, Dry Ice
Method:
- Muddle the blackberries and sage together in a cocktail shaker until broken down and fragrant.
- Pour in Dano’s Blanco Tequila, lemon juice, bitters, and maple syrup.
- Give it a good shake and pour over either a cube of dry ice (if using) or regular ice if using the dried sage leaf.
- If using the dried sage, light the tip on fire right before serving.
Villa One Blood Orange Cocktail by Villa One Ambassador Braxton Overgaauw
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Villa One Silver
- 1.5 oz Blood Orange Juice
- 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 3/4 oz Date Syrup 1:1 Ratio
- .5 oz Liquor 43
- 2 dashes Orange Bitters
- 1 dash Angostura
Method:
- Shake and serve over ice.
- Garnish with a blood orange slice
Broken Bones
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Broken Shed Vodka
- ½ oz Lime Juice
- ½ oz Simple Syrup
- 1½ oz Pomegranate Juice
Method:
- Shake well
- Double strain into a glass goblet
Witch’s Caramel Apple
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz Black Button Distilling Apple Pie Moonshine
- ½ oz Black Button Distilling Four Grain Bourbon
- 1 oz Caramel Syrup
- Ginger beer
- Garnish: Caramel apple slice
Method:
- Shake Apple Pie Moonshine, Four Grain Bourbon and caramel syrup and dump into a rocks glass or copper mug.
- Top with ginger beer.
Tia Trick‘n’Treat
Ingredients:
- 25 ml TIA MARIA
- 25 ml Advocaat
- 10 ml Orange Juice
- 10 ml Lime Juice
- Lemonade Top
Method:
- Shake Tia Maria, Advocaat and both juices.
- Strain into a glass with fresh ice.
- Top with lemonade.
- Garnish with colored sweets.
Spicy Devil’s Brew
Ingredients:
- ½ cups Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- 6 oz Vita Coco Original Coconut Water
- 2 cups Triple Sec
- 1 ½ cups Vodka
- 1 Chile, Fresh
- 3 Jalapeños
- 1 Lime Wedge
- ½ cup Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
- 1 tsp Chili Powder, Ground
- 3 tbsp Kosher Salt
Method:
- Rim glasses with salt and chili powder.
- Combine remainder of ingredients, strain and pour.
- Serve in a chilled glass.