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Cocktails To Sip On This Halloween

Chances are you probably won’t be going out this Halloween, but at the very least you can still celebrate in small gatherings or enjoy a cocktail at home.

We’ve compiled some of the most festive cocktail recipes you can have during your at home Halloween party that will surely be a hit with every witch or vampire you spend the night with. No tricks here, all treats!


Broken Bones

  • 2 oz Broken Shed Vodka

  • ½ oz Lime Juice

  • ½ oz Simple Syrup

  • 1½ oz Pomegranate Juice

Shake all ingredients well in a shaker and double strain into a glass goblet.


Kim Crawford Chai Tea

Place chai in a tea bag or tea infuser. Steep tea in hot water for 10 minutes. Mix Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc with sugar. Combine tea and wine mixture. Garnish with star anise.


Madam Morticia

Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake until cold. Then add a small dash of grenadine and splash of chilled soda water on top to get a wicked start to the bewitching hour.


BACARDÍ Zombie

Pour all ingredients into a shaker full of ice and shake vigorously. Strain and pour into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with fresh fruit.


Craftstirs Cocktail Mixes

You may not be trick-or-treating this Halloween, but you can still celebrate virtually with your friends! To enjoy Halloween candy in the most adult way possible, why not pair it with some delicious, easy cocktails that deliver bar quality taste from Craftstirs Cocktail Mixes (SRP: $9.99 for one box of 8 sachets; available nationwide at CraftStirs.com).

Now, it’s simpler than ever to recreate your favorite cocktails at home with limited ingredients and time needed. All you need is your favorite spirit, CraftStirs sachet, water, ice and the below three steps:

  • POUR a CraftStirs sachet, 3-4 ounces of water and add one-shot (or more) of your favorite spirit into a glass.

  • MIX all ingredients in your cocktail glass and add ice.

  • ENJOY your delicious premium cocktail! 


DEATH WISH Created by Garret Richard

  • 1 1/2 oz The Sexton

  • 1/2 oz Benedictine 

  • 3/4 oz cold brew coffee

  • 1 tsp maple

  • 1 egg white

Shake vigorously with ice, strain into a large coupe.  Garnish with grated cinnamon 


Porter’s Rye Way to Hell Punch

  • 6 cups of your favorite apple cider

  • 25 oz Porter’s Rye Whiskey

  • 25 drops of bitter, like Angostura Aromatics or Maple

  • 20 oz of hard cider

  • 7 cups of ice

  • 1 tsp. Absinthe (per glass)

Mix Porter’s Rye Whiskey, apple cider, and bitters in a large drink dispenser. Before serving, add in the hard cider and ice. Enhance the taste with additional bitters if needed.


APEROL SPRITZ – THE ‘PERFECT SERVE

by Katelyn Munn (The Ainsworth, NYC)

Ingredients:

  • Ice Cubes

  • Chilled Prosecco

  • Aperol

  • Soda

  • Slice of Orange 

In a glass full of ice, combine Prosecco followed by Aperol in equal parts. Add a splash of soda and garnish with an orange slice.


Espresso Martini

  •  2 oz / 60 ml Belvedere Vodka

  • .75 oz / 20 ml Coffee Liqueur

  • 1 Shot Espresso

  •  Ice

Combine all ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with three espresso beans.


Ectoplasm Grimlet

Shake the gin, elderflower, lime juice and Midori with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Take two pieces of candy corn and melt the back of one with a match. Press the melted side onto the other piece and once they fuse, put them onto the rim of the glass as a garnish. Sip and enjoy!


The Sandman’s Serenade 

Created by Erik Andersson, Brand Ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin

  • 1 ½ parts Hendrick's Orbium

  • 1/4 part Maraschino Liqueur

  • ½ part Yellow Chartreuse

  • ½ part Honey Syrup

  • ¾ part Lime Juice

  • 1 bar spoon White Balsamic Vinegar

  • 1 dash Rose Water Garnish with Dried Rose Petals

    Shake and fine strain


Bobby Burns

Created by Anthony Bohlinger, Brand Ambassador for Fistful of Bourbon

Combine ingredients and stir well over ice. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a lemon twist.


Smokey Pear and Pumpkin Sour

  • 2 parts Bombay Sapphire East Gin

  • .75 parts Pumpkin puree

  • .5 part Xante Pear Brandy

  • .5 part Simple syrup

  • .75 part Lemon juice

  • .5 part Egg white

GARNISH: Pear slices and cinnamon

Combine ingredients and shake hard, serving up or down in glass. Garnish with pear slices and cinnamon.


Carley’s Southern Charm 

  • §  1.5 parts Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

  •  4 parts Unsweetened Hibiscus Iced Tea

  •  1 Orange, thinly sliced 

  • 1 fresh Mint

Add all ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher. Serve in a Collins glass over ice.  


Bloody Dutch Sour

  • 1.25 oz. Ketel One® Vodka

  • 0.5 oz. apricot liqueur

  • 0.75 oz. fresh lemon juice

  • 1 oz. honey crisp apple cider

  • float of blackstrap rum



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