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Halloween 2024: Raise a glass to spooky fun this Halloween with these creative cocktails!
This Halloween, elevate your festivities with cocktails that blend seasonal flavors, eerie colors, and a touch of spooky flair. From deep black charcoal-infused sours to bright blood-red martinis, these drinks are perfect for setting the mood at your Halloween gathering. Crafted by expert mixologists, each cocktail brings together bold flavors and striking appearances, creating memorable toasts to the season’s thrills. Whether hosting a haunted bash or enjoying a quiet night in costume, these recipes add the perfect dash of mystery and magic to your Halloween. Cheers to a night filled with chills, thrills, and delicious sips!
Celebrate Halloween with these 10 spooky cocktail recipes, each crafted for an unforgettable night:
Wicked Marry recipe by Sourav Kumar Dey, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, The Den, Bengaluru
A refreshing martini with gin, rosemary, and cucumber infusions.
Ingredients:
– 50 ml premium gin
– 30 ml rosemary infusion
– 30 ml cucumber infusion
– 10 ml lime juice
– 10 ml Cointreau
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Be Witched Mango recipe by Sourav Kumar Dey, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, The Den, Bengaluru
A fruity cocktail with raw mango vodka and a spooky charcoal hue.
Ingredients:
– 30 ml raw mango vodka
– 30 ml white rum
– 30 ml mango roast puree
– A pinch of activated charcoal
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into a glass, and garnish with a mango slice for a haunting look.
Dracula’s Castle recipe by Sourav Kumar Dey, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, The Den, Bengaluru
A strong cocktail with whisky and Campari for a bold, spooky finish.
Ingredients:
– 50 ml whisky
– 10 ml Campari
– 15 ml pink grapefruit juice
– 10 ml lime juice
Instructions: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a glass, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Black Magic Sour
A sour with a spooky black charcoal twist.
Ingredients:
– 50 ml Johnnie Walker Black Label
– 25 ml lemon juice
– 15 ml simple syrup
– 1 egg white
– Dash of Angostura bitters
– Activated charcoal powder
Instructions: Shake ingredients without ice to emulsify, then shake again with ice. Strain into a coupe glass and dust with charcoal for a dark finish.
Golden Ghost
A citrusy, sparkling drink with a shimmer of gold.
Ingredients:
– 50 ml Johnnie Walker Blonde
– 20 ml honey syrup
– 20 ml lemon juice
– Ginger beer
– Edible gold dust
Instructions: Shake whisky, honey syrup, and lemon juice with ice, strain into a glass, and top with ginger beer. Sprinkle gold dust for a ghostly glow.
My Precious
A spiced apple drink, rimmed with cinnamon for a magical touch.
Ingredients:
– 60 ml RCAP whisky
– 30 ml apple juice
– 20 ml spiced pumpkin
– 20 ml citric mix
– Edible glitter and cinnamon powder (for garnish)
Instructions: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cinnamon-rimmed glass, and add a pinch of edible glitter.
Phantom Punch
A haunting, berry-forward cocktail with soda for a fizz
Ingredients:
– 50 ml Black & White whisky
– 25 ml blackcurrant liqueur
– 15 ml lime juice
– 10 ml simple syrup
– Soda water
Instructions: Shake whisky, blackcurrant liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup with ice, strain into a highball glass, and top with soda.
Midnight Mule
A dark and stormy mule with activated charcoal and ginger beer.
Ingredients:
– 50 ml Black Dog whisky
– 15 ml lime juice
– 10 ml activated charcoal syrup
– Ginger beer
– Lime wheel and mint (for garnish)
Instructions: Mix whisky, lime juice, and charcoal syrup in a shaker with ice. Strain into a mule mug, top with ginger beer, and garnish.
Haunted Night recipe by Stanley Fernandes, Corporate Bar Manager, Butterfly High
A fruity, bubbly cocktail garnished with eerie Dracula teeth
Ingredients:
– 45 ml gin
– 20 ml raspberry puree
– 10 ml grenadine
– 15 ml fresh lime juice
– 60 ml sparkling wine
Instructions: Shake gin, raspberry puree, grenadine, and lime juice with ice. Strain into a glass, top with sparkling wine, and add Dracula teeth for garnish.
Blood Moon Martini
A martini with a blood-red hue from blood orange and cranberry juice
Ingredients:
– 50 ml Smirnoff vodka
– 25 ml blood orange juice
– 10 ml cranberry juice
– 10 ml simple syrup
– Dash of grenadine
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into a martini glass, and drizzle grenadine. Garnish with a slice of blood orange.
Raise a glass to spooky fun this Halloween with these creative cocktails!