I Made 7 Halloween Cocktails That Are Going To Be The Life (Or Death?) Of Your Party
I love, love, love, Halloween, and I love a fun and fancy little cocktail. But why, dear readers, should we pay $25 for one of these fancy little cocktails out at a bar... when we can create the perfect Halloween cocktails at home?
I have taken it upon myself to create (or recreate from things I've found online) seven perfect cocktails for this spooky season, from easy and simple to a little more involved. I hope they're killer. Here's how to make them:
1.Dracula's Whiskey Sour
This drink is actually known by its more boring name, the New York Sour, but why would I ever call it that when I could call it something fun?
Your ingredients:
- 2 ounces of the whiskey of your choice (but use bourbon)
- 3/4 ounces simple syrup
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce red wine
- 1 egg white (optional) (it's what makes it foamy)
- 1 maraschino cherry (optional) for garnish
What you'll need to do:
1. Shake up the whiskey, simple syrup, lemon juice, and egg white in a shaker.
2. Strain into a glass. I like it over ice but I didn't do it here because I wanted it to look pretty. The egg white will be foamy!
3. Pour the red wine into the foam over the back of a spoon. It should float on top and hopefully make a nice gradient.
4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
2.Apple Cider Mule
The ingredients:
- 2 ounces of vodka
- 2 ounces ginger beer. I highly recommend you use ginger beer with actual ginger in it, it will taste far better.
- 2 ounces apple cider (I use spiced)
- juice of half a lemon
The apple I pictured isn't necessary, I just wanted to try to use the peel for a garnish.
What to do:
1. Combine vodka, cider, lemon juice, and ginger beer in a glass or shaker. STIR. Don't shake it. I shook it like a fool because I forgot that ginger beer is carbonated, and it exploded! Don't be like me.
2. Pour into a glass over ice.
3. Garnish with an apple peel if you have the patience.
Voilà. (I genuinely don't know how I took a picture this good so I wanted to include it here!)
3.Corpse Reviver (No. 2)
Ah, this one is a classic. I used Empress Gin for the purple color (well, pink, because the lemon made it change color) and I also added edible glitter to make it shimmery like a potion. I highly recommend! It was delicious.
The ingredients:
- 1 ounce gin
- 1 ounce Lillet Blanc
- 1 ounce orange liqueur
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- not pictured: absinthe, to rinse. (It looked too intimidating to have that many bottles in the photo)
- optional: edible glitter :)
What to do:
1. Rinse your desired glass with a little absinthe.
2. Add gin, Lillet, liqueur, and lemon juice into a shaker with ice. pour into glass.
3. Serve!
4.Poison Apple Margarita
I got this from The Spritz Effect on TikTok, and it's delicious!
What you'll need:
- juice of 1/2 a lime (I used a lemon like a heathen because I didn't have a lime)
- 1.5 ounces tequila
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau (I used dry curacao)
- 1/2 ounce grenadine
- 1 ounce apple cider
- sprinkles, if you want a sprinkle rim :)
What to do:
1. I wanted a cute rim, so I used orange sprinkles, but that's optional!
2. Shake all ingredients together and pour into a glass over ice.
3. Serve!
5.Bloody (Cranberry) Aperol Spritz
I got this recipe from delish, and it was sooo perfect!
6.What you'll need:
- 3 ounces Aperol
- 3 ounces cranberry juice (I like things bitter, so I used actual cranberry juice, but you can use cranberry juice cocktail)
- juice of 1/2 of an orange
- 5 ounces Prosecco
- rosemary sprig for garnish
What to do:
1. Combine Aperol, cranberry juice, and orange juice in a pitcher or shaker.
2. Pour in Prosecco and stir to combine.
3. Pour into a wine glass over ice and top with your rosemary to garnish! (I also garnished with an orange slice.) Serve!
7.Pumpkin Pie-Tai
I made my own pumpkin spice syrup for this, but you can totally buy it and it'll be good.
I got this recipe from u/jrmorton12 on Reddit!
ALSO, I made a delicious pumpkin espresso martini with this syrup that I unfortunately didn't take pictures of — but if you like espresso martinis, I highly recommend.
What you'll need:
- 1 ounce dark rum
- 1 ounce dry curacao or triple sec
- 1 ounce white rum
- 1 ounce pumpkin spice syrup
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon stick, and mint, for garnish
What to do:
1. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a glass.
3. Garnish with mint and a cinnamon stick!
That's it, loves — if you enjoyed these or have any suggestions or tweaks, let me know in the comments! I'm having people over for Halloween and I want to serve the most delicious drinks possible. 😈 Muahahahaha!
