With only two days to go until Halloween, it’s party planning crunch time. Here is a set of ghoulishly good cocktail recipes for fright night, and be sure to check out our first batch of suggestions here.
Mulled Mule
1 ½ oz. Tequila Don Julio Blanco
1 ½ oz. Spiced apple cider
1 ½ oz. Ginger beer
1/4 ounce Fresh Lemon juice
1 dash Apple bitters
Build by pouring tequila and lemon juice over fresh ice in a Collins glass. Top with equal parts spiced cider and ginger beer. Top with dash of apple bitters. Garnish with candied ginger.
Recipe ceated by mixologist Marshall Altier.
Harvest Spiced Cider
2 oz. Bacardi Gold rum
2 oz. Apple cider
1 ½ oz. Canned 100% pumpkin puree
Dash of cloves
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain in to a tumbler filled with ice. Garnish with a large orange peel. And fake eyeballs are a nice touch as well.
The mixologists at Sons of Essex in New York City created this recipe.
Spellbinder
3 bar spoons pumpkin purée
1 ½ oz. Rum/bourbon
1 oz. Milk/coconut milk
1 oz. Clove syrup/simple syrup
Shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Dusted over the top with nutmeg and garnished with a cinnamon stick.
The mixologists at Hyde Bellagio in Las Vegas created this recipe.
Rosemary’s Baby
1 ½ oz. Ketel One Citroen vodka
½ oz. Meyer lemon simple syrup
1 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1 Rosemary sprig
Club soda
Muddle rosemary and lemon simple syrup in a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon wheel and rosemary sprig.
The mixologists at Ketel One created this recipe.
Welcome to The Freak Show
1 1/4 oz. Ketel One Citroen vodka
3/4 oz. Fresh lemon juice
½ oz. Maple syrup
3 dashes Aromatic bitters
5 oz. Belgian-style white ale
Combine first four ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with white ale. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
The mixologists at Ketel One created this recipe.
Trick or Treat
1 ½ parts Laphroaig 10-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch whisky
3 parts Apple cider
1 part Fresh lemon sour
Build over ice in order. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
The mixologists at Laphroaig created this recipe.
Sparkling Candy Apple
1 1/3 oz. Voga Italia sparkling wine
1 ½ oz. Apple-flavored rum
1 tbsp. Lime juice
1 tsp. Simple syrup
Shake the rum, the juice and the syrup with cracked ice. Strain into a chilled white wine glass and fill with sparkling wine.
The mixologists at Voga created this recipe.