There’s no tricks just treats in this round-up of delicious Halloween cocktails you can try out at home.
Halloween is one of those times of the year where, like Easter and Christmas, sweets and chocolate seem to be a focal point.
But it’s not just the kids that get to treat themselves this Halloween as we’ve got a number of alcoholic beverages that adults can enjoy.
From a pumpkin spiced punch to a toffee appletini, not to mention a take on the classic bramble, there’s plenty of inspiration in our Halloween-themed round-up.
Scary Mary by Boozy Events
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 50ml Aperol
- 25ml vodka
- 25ml blood orange reduction* (or purchase blood orange syrup online)
- 50ml orange juice
- 12.5ml lime juice
- Bar spoon of marmalade
- Egg white
- Fresh rosemary, to garnish
Method
- Add a spoon of marmalade (preferably no/low peel variety), an egg white, orange juice, Aperol, vodka and blood orange reduction into a glass Boston shaker.
- Shake hard without ice (dry shake).
- Keep shaking until there are no lumps of marmalade at the bottom of the shaker.
- Once fully shaken, add a scoop of ice to the shaker then shake again hard.
- Double strain into a glass, keeping the shaker moving while pouring to get all the foam out.
- Garnish with a bunch of charred rosemary.
*How to make the Blood orange reduction:
- In a milk pan, bring the blood orange juice to just over boiling.
- Add approx 25% of the original volume of juice in sugar (eg. for 200ml of juice add 50g of sugar)
- Boil until reduced by a third and remove from heat and let cool.
Swamp Juice by Soul Bar
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 50ml melon liqueur
- 12.5ml lychee syrup
- 25ml coconut puree
- 25ml pineapple juice
- Half squeezed lime
Method
- Shake in a cocktail shaker and strain into a highball with crushed ice
Pumpkin Spiced Espresso Martini by Soul Bar
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 25ml Ketel One vodka
- 25ml coffee liqueur
- 50ml espresso
- Pumpkin spice syrup
Method
- Shake in a cocktail shaker and double strain into a coupe glass.
- Garnish with cinnamon dusting.
Zombie
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 25ml Havana 3
- 12.5ml Passoa
- 12.5ml apricot brandy
- 25ml pineapple juice
- 25ml orange juice
Method
- Shake in a cocktail shaker and strain into a highball with crushed ice.
- Garnish with half of a passionfruit (fill this with rum, then you can set the alcohol alight for effect).
Bacardi’s Pumpkin Spiced Punch
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
- 200ml Bacardi Spiced or any spiced rum
- 200ml cloudy apple juice
- 80ml pumpkin spiced syrup
- 300ml breakfast tea
- 1-4 pinches of salt
Method
- Fill the bottom of your pumpkin punch bowl with cubed ice.
- Pour all of the ingredients over the ice and gently stir.
- Using a ladle, serve this alcoholic potion in a highball glass.
Pumpkin Spiced Cosmopolitan
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 25ml Absolut citron vodka
- 25ml triple sec
- 15ml Monin pumpkin spiced syrup
- 15ml lime juice/citric acid
- 75ml cranberry juice
Method
- Shake and strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel – enjoy!
Toffee Appletini
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 25ml Stolichnaya vodka
- 25ml Giffard green apple liqueur
- 15ml Monin caramel syrup
- 15ml lime juice/citric acid
- 75ml apple juice
Method
- Shake and strain into a martini glass and garnish with an apple slice (dipped in caramel if possible),
Bramble Bite
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 50ml Ardbeg Wee Beastie
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 10ml vanilla syrup
- 15ml blackberry liqueur
- Mint sprig
- Blackberry
Method
- Add Ardbeg, lemon juice and syrup to a stemmed water goblet half-filled with crushed ice.
- Muddle a little before adding in more crushed ice.
- Drizzle with dripping blackberry liqueur and garnish with a mint sprig and a blackberry.
Elayne’s Jalapeno Daiquiri
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 50ml Copalli white rum (or any other white rum)
- 20ml rich simple syrup
- 20ml fresh lime juice
- 1 jalapeno slice, to garnish
Method
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker and shake.
- Serve the drink in a short glass with one large ice cube.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and very thin slice of a jalapeno.
Bloody Rob Roy
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 50ml Ardbeg Wee Beastie
- 20ml sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Orange twist
- Cherry
Method
- Add all liquid ingredients to a mixing glass, stirring for dilution.
- Strain into a coupe glass, garnish and serve.
Bubble Beast
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 50ml Ardbeg Wee Beastie
- 15ml Nocino
- 30ml carrot juice
- 5ml tonic syrup
- 60-90ml soda water
- A pinch of salt
- Basil
- Saffron
Method
- Capture all liquid ingredients within a Collins glass, stir slowly, adding a serving
of ice. - Top with soda water before garnishing.