Halloween may fall on a Tuesday this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get down with your ghoul over the weekend! Whether you’re hosting a skeleton crew or a huge mob of zombies, our aisles are brimming with everything to trick out your gathering. Try these potions on guests to create some magic!
The Poisoned Apple
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila
- 2 oz apple cider
- 1 oz pomegranate juice
Directions
- Combine ingredients with ice in a martini shaker.
- Shake to mix and strain into a chilled martini glass. Add ice to the glasses just before serving with an ominous laugh.
The Witching Hour
Ingredients
- 1 oz spiced rum
- ½ oz Fernet Branca
- 1 ½ oz crème de cacao
- 1/8 tsp black food coloring
- ½ oz chocolate stout
Directions
- Combine spiced rum, Fernet, crème de cacao and food coloring to a shaker without ice. Shake for a few seconds.
- Then fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for a full 30 seconds.
- Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with the chocolate stout.
Corpse Reviver
Ingredients
- ¾ oz dry gin
- ¾ oz Cointreau
- ¾ oz Riesling
- ¾ oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 8 drops Absinthe
- Brandied cherry for garnish
Directions
- Chill a stemmed glass with a few ice cubes. Combine the ingredients in a shaker and mix.
- Discard the ice from the glass and strain the drink into the glass. Garnish with the cherry.
Bleeding Heart
Ingredients
- 2 oz Flor de Caña extra-dry white rum
- ¼ oz ginger syrup
- ¼ oz orgeat syrup
- ¼ oz acacia honey syrup
- ¾ oz lemon juice
- 3 blackberries
- Peychaud’s bitters, to garnish
Directions
- In a pilsner glass, gently muddle the blackberries. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- In a shaker, whip the remaining ingredients, shaking with a few pieces of crushed ice just until incorporated.
- Strain into the glass and garnish with a thin layer of bitters and serve with a straw.
Black Widow
Ingredients
- 1 oz vodka
- 2 oz blackberry juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
Directions
- Fill a highball glass with ice, add ingredients, stir and serve.
