Halloween is almost here and it’s time to break out some special themed cocktails. There are plenty of colorful, cheerful, candy-like cocktails for the holiday; these aren’t those. Here are seven dark and devilishly delightful drinks for All Hallows’ Eve. (And if you want more, here’s our 2021 Halloween cocktail roundup!)

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Eye Of The Spider

Course Drinks

Keyword coffee liqueur, Crème de Cacao, vodka

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Cutwater Spirits vodka
• 1 oz. NOLA coffee liqueur
• ½ oz. Creme de cacao
• Whipped topping 4 oz. whipped cream + 1 oz. cinnamon syrup

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in a cocktail stirring glass.
• Add ice and stir until ice begins to melt and cocktail is properly diluted.
• Strain into chilled coupe glass.
• Add heavy cream and cinnamon syrup to cocktail shaker.
• Shake (without ice) until cream turns light and airy.
• Float whipped cream on top of cocktail.
• Garnish with a hand-drawn spider web and sugar eyeball.

Notes

The mixologists at Cutwater Spirits created this recipe.

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Texas Chainsaw Margarita

Course Drinks

Keyword agave, hibiscus syrup, lime, tequila, Triple sec

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ oz. Tequila
• ½ oz. Triple sec
• 1 oz. Lime
• ½ oz. Agave
• ⅓ Hibiscus syrup
• Black sugar for garnish

Instructions

• Rim a rocks glass with black sugar.
• Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and shake.
• Pour into rocks glass with ice.

Notes

Allen Macias, director of food & beverage at Salt Tequila Bar in Irving, TX, created this recipe.

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Very Superstitious

Course Drinks

Keyword black currant juice, blanco tequila, Campari, Ginger syrup, lime

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Tres Agaves Organic 100% de Agave blanco tequila
• 1 oz. Black currant juice
• ½ oz. Campari
• ½ oz. Spicy ginger syrup
• ½ oz. Lime juice
• Egg white

Instructions

• Shake all ingredients hard, without ice.
• Add ice and shake until chilled.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass decorated with a chicken feather.
• Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Notes

The mixologists at Tres Agaves created this recipe.

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Black Cat Negroni

Course Drinks

Keyword Campari, gin, raspberry liqueur

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Scapegrace Black Gin
• ½ oz. Campari
• ¼ oz. Raspberry liqueur
• 2 dashes Chocolate bitters

Instructions

• Stir ingredients in mixing glass.
• Strain over a large ice cube.
• Garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

The mixologists at Scapegrace created this recipe.

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Vanilla Fang

Course Drinks

Keyword Fireball, Kahlua, Pumpkin pie spice, Vanilla vodka

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Absolut Vanilla vodka
• 1 oz. Kahlua
• ½ oz. Fireball
• 1 oz. Heavy whipping cream
• 1 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice seasoning
• Sprinkle hot cocoa spider

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and shake.
• Strain into a Martini glass.
• Garnish with hot cocoa sprinkled in a spider design.

Notes

The mixologists at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa created this recipe.

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Red Rum

Course Drinks

Keyword lime, rum, Tart cherry juice

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Koloa Kaua’i gold rum
• 4 oz. Tart cherry juice
• ½ oz. Lime juice
• ½ oz. Simple syrup
• 4 oz. Sparkling water
• Ice
• Garnish with dry ice optional

Instructions

• Add ingredients (except soda water) into a cocktail shaker with ice.
• Shake vigorously for 20 seconds until shaker is frosty.
• Strain ingredients into a glass with ice.
• Top with soda water and stir.
• Garnish with dry ice (follow instructions, use gloves and tongs to handle dry ice and do not ingest it).

Notes

The mixologists at Koloa created this recipe.

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The Grave Digger

Course Drinks

Keyword fino sherry, mezcal, pear liqueur, reposado tequila

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Tres Agaves Organix 100% de Agave reposado tequila
• ½ oz. Mezcal
• ¾ oz. Fino sherry
• ½ oz. Pear liqueur

Instructions

• Stir ingredients in mixing glass.
• Strain over a large ice cube.
• Garnish with a dark colored edible flower.

Notes

The mixologists at Tres Agaves created this recipe.