What We're Drinking This Halloween
As the streets begin to fill with pumpkins and the leaves start to fall, the Halloween season seems to be faster approaching than ever. Her are a few of our favorite recipes to leave your guests feeling more spooky than ever.
The Maple Leaf 2.0
1.5 oz. Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège Cognac
3.5 oz. Maple water
Garnish: Orange twist (discard). Top with a maple leaf or punched out orange twist in the shape of a maple leaf
Glass: Rocks
Method: Pour all ingredients into a rocks glass, stir to combine. Express orange twist over the glass, discard twist, and garnish with a maple leaf.
White Walker Cocktail
1 oz. Dewar's 12 years infused with Rye and turmeric
1 oz. Applejack
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
¼ oz. Ancho Reyes
¼ oz. simple syrup
¾ oz. egg white
Absinthe to rinse the Coupe glass
Method: Shake all the ingredients and serve in a absinthe rinsed Coupe glass with angostura bitters spray on top in the form of white walker face.
The Jack – O- Lantern
1 oz. D’USSE VSOP cognac
1 ½ oz. Orange Juice
½ oz. Ginger Ale
½ oz. Triple Sec
Method: Combine all ingredients into shaker and serve in old fashioned glass. Garnish with orange wheel or twist.
The Darke Daiquiri
1 Part Jägermeister
1 Part Aged Rum
¾ part fresh Lime Juice
¾ part 1-1 Simple Syrup
½ Part Egg White
1 Capsule Activated Charcoal
Glass: 5-7 oz Coup
Garnish: Orange Oil and Peel
Method: Shake & Strain. Skull Stencil Method: Edible ink airbrush with green & gold. Edible gold flakes in the eyes
Spooktini
3 oz of vodka
Ice
A dash of orange food coloring
A dash of dry vermouth
Red food coloring
1 ghost peep
Method: Pour the vodka over ice and add in a dash of orange food coloring. Add in vermouth, then shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with red food coloring and a ghost peep.
Pumpkin Spiced Shotte
1 oz. Captain Morgan Jack-O’Blast
1 oz. Captain Morgan LocoNut
2. oz. Cold Brew
Top with Whipped Cream & Cinnamon
Method: Jack-O’Blast, LocoNut and cold brew in a shaker with ice. Pour into 2.5 oz. shot glass, top with whipped cream and a caramel drizzle.