Sleepy Hollow Cocktail
Cookbook author and food stylist Diana Yen of The Jewels of New York is sharing a week of spooky cocktails that will wow guests at your Halloween soirée. Tune in for more ghoulish and delicious libations!
A smoky mezcal is blended with allspice dram to bring together fall’s autumnal flavors. (Photo: Diana Yen)
Sleepy Hollow Cocktail
Serves 1
This spooky Halloween cocktail is inspired by nightly rides through the dark forest, where the Headless Horseman gallops back and forth to the scene of battle in a quest for his head. A smoky mezcal is blended with allspice dram to bring together fall’s autumnal flavors. To finish the drink, try lighting up a sprig of rosemary and awaken the spirits of the night.
½ ounce absinthe
2 ounces mezcal
1 ounce St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Rosemary sprig, for garnish
Pour absinthe into a rocks glass; swirl to coat, and discard liqueur.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add mezcal, St. Elizabeth, and 2 dashes of bitters. Strain cocktail into a glass over ice. Light rosemary with a lighter or culinary torch until smoking and place it in the glass. Serve immediately.
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