Double, Double Garnished and Muddled–4 Spooky Cocktails For You Halloween Menu
By Chilled Magazine
There’s still time to upgrade your Halloween cocktail game and we’ve got four cocktails to get you inspired.
With a wide range of spirits and flavors, these tasty drinks are a great place to start building your menu.
Blue Zombie
Sweet Liberty Drinks & Company in Miami Beach
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Clairin
- 1/2 oz. Bacardi Carta Blanca
- 1/2 oz. Plantation 3 Stars
- 3/4 oz. Velvet Falernum
- 1/2 oz. Cinnamon syrup
- 1 1/2 oz. Grapefruit Juice
- 1/2 oz. Lime juice
- 3/4 oz. Blue curacao
- bar spoon of Absinthe
Preparation: Shake quickly and strain on cubed ice, cap with crushed ice. Garnish with grapefruit slice, parasol and grated cinnamon.
Flying Purple People Eater
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 oz. NEFT vodka
- 3/4 oz. white peach juice
- 1/4 oz. lychee liqueur
- 2 dashes blue butterfly pea powder
Preparation: Drizzle thin layer of orange oleo saccharum (or, orange cake frosting) around the inside of a martini glass. Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into glass. Garnish with a pellet of dry ice.
The Haunted Spirit
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Santo Mezquila
- 3/4 oz. Aperol
- 1/2 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
- 3/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/4 oz. Agave Nectar
Preparation: Add ingredients to shaker with ice, shake and double strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a long thin grapefruit peel.
Red Rum Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Koloa Gold Rum
- 4 oz tart cherry juice
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
- 1/2 oz. simple syrup
- 4 oz. soda water
Preparation: Add ingredients (except soda water) into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds until shaker is frosty, then strain ingredients into a glass with ice. Top with soda water and stir. For an extra spooky effect, use dry ice. Remember to follow instructions when using dry ice, use gloves and tongs to handle and do not ingest. Enjoy!