Who Needs Candy When You Can Have Halloween Cocktails?
Ghostly Martini courtesy of Brit + Co
Whether your Halloween entertaining style is kitschy, spooky, or downright eerie, this holiday requires some killer Halloween cocktails!
Whether you’re entertaining a crowd or just indulging in a slightly more adult ‘treat’ than a bowl of candy corn, these are the most creepy, spine-tingling, sinister Halloween cocktail recipes this side of Transylvania! Be sure to stock your bar with key ingredients like activated charcoal, dry ice, and creative garnishes as seen below for maximum impact. Raise your hand if you’d rather have one of these than a handful of candy!
Poison Apple Martini (via Half-Baked Harvest)
This creative take on an apple-tini gets its sinister color from activated charcoal (get it here)- which is a more natural alternative to food dyes. Added bonus: it naturally absorbs toxins in the body! Since vodka is a universally appealing spirit, this is great for crowds. Kick it up a notch by rimming your glass with black lava salt!
The Black Heart (via Liquor.com)
Fig vodka and vermouth are a classic pair. If fresh figs are still in season for you, they are a gorgeous garnish fit for a very classy affair.
The Deathly Hallows (via Half-Baked Harvest)
This cocktail incorporates the flavors of the season: maple and ginger, with a waft of fresh smoky thyme. Perfect for around a bonfire.
Pumpkin Spice White Russian (via The Cookie Rookie)
If you MUST PUMPKIN SPICE… this is the way to do it. Definitely better than any latte!
Tart Cherry Eyeball Punch (via Country Living)
For larger scale events, you simply cannot go wrong with a punch! In this libation, simply float lychees stuffed with berries your punch bowl--- they creepily resemble zombie eyeballs and are sure to impress.
Ghostly Martini (via Brit + CO)
This spooky witches’ brew looks sinister, but you won’t find any eye of newt in here— just lemonade, vodka, Chambord and some food coloring. Sweet as candy, just more fun.
‘Bat’-Berry Margarita (via Domino)
A great margarita is mandatory for any great bash or Monster Mash! Make yours Halloween-themed by incorporating blackberries for color, rimming your glass with black salt, and garnishing with a bat-shaped cocktail spear.
Death & Co. ‘Get Lucky’ Cocktail (via Harper’s Bazaar)
Muddled blackberries combine with rum and ginger in this stunning cocktail. The secret is topping the berries with crushed ice and straining the rest of the mix right on top, just barely stirring to allow the dark fruit to bleed up through the glass.
Black Cauldron (via Town & Country)
Tequila, lemon, and bitters combine with the Halloween mixology MVP— activated charcoal powder. If your taste runs to all things noir, this is the cocktail for you!
The Black Widow Smash (via Half Baked Harvest)
A ‘smash’ is a category of cocktail that’s simple but always impressive: as long as you have a fruit, an herb, and a spirit— you have a smash! This version uses blackberry, rosemary, and mezcal for a perfect seasonal take.
Black Sangria (via Sugar and Charm)
Sangria goes goth in this fun recipe with tons of black fruit and dark wine.
Matcha Highball (via Food & Wine)
Don’t you love how the matcha powder turns this cocktail green as Frankenstein? You could drink this all year round but something about the swampy color is chilling.
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