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Halloween cocktails

Witches Blood

October 30, 2021 by robertforto Leave a Comment

This Halloween cocktail is perfect for whipping up in a big batch for a crowd. An easy-to-make cocktail that mixes vodka, whiskey and lemon together to create a twist on a whisky sour recipe, but with the added sweetness of cherry. Serve a pitcher of this at your Halloween party, or add it to a punch bowl with some plastic spiders floating in it for a simple creepy effect. Or serve in a sugar-rimmed martini glass for a dramatically spooky sip. The possibilities are frightening!

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup cherry schnapps
  • ½ cup vodka – see note 1
  • 1 cup whiskey
  • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 4 cups cherry soda – see note 2

Instructions

  • Pour the cherry schnapps, vodka, whisky and lemon juice into a pitcher.
  • Stir well with a cup of ice.
  • Gently pour in the cherry soda and stir carefully to combine.

To serve:

  • Either pour into a punch bowl for guests to help themselves or serve in sugar-rimmed glasses with a spooky spider garnish. (see note 3)

Notes

  1. If you can find black vodka it would be great here, it makes the color much more dramatic. You could add a drop of black food coloring to normal vodka if you want the darker color. (see post for pictures)
  2. The darker your cherry soda the darker your cocktail will be. I bought a black cherry soda for these photos.
  3. How to sugar rim a glass:
    • Squeeze some lemon juice into a saucer
    • OPTIONAL STAGE: Add some food coloring, be generous you want the color to be quite intense.
    • Mix it with a cocktail stick.
    • Dip the glass into the saucer.
    • Dip the coated glass into a saucer of fine sugar.
    • The food coloring will seep into the sugar giving it an colored hue.

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Witches Brew

October 29, 2021 by robertforto Leave a Comment

Ingredients

To rim the glass

  • 1 fresh lime
  • 3 drops purple food coloring
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

For the cocktail

  • ½ cup vodka
  • ⅓ cup lime juice (see note 1)
  • ¼ cup raspberry liqueur

Instructions

  • Start by preparing the shot glasses.
  • Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice together into a saucer.
  • Add the purple food coloring and mix with a cocktail stick.
  • Place the sugar in a second saucer.
  • Dip the shot glasses into the lime juice and then into the sugar.
  • Set to one side.
  • Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add the ice.
  • Shake well.
  • Strain into the prepared shot glass.

Notes

  1. To turn this shooter into a long drink replace the ⅓ cup lime juice with 1 cup of citrus soda and serve in a highball with crushed ice.

The nutritional information is based on the cocktail without the sugar rim.

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The Black Widow Smash

October 15, 2021 by robertforto Leave a Comment

 

The “spookiest” of Halloween cocktails, but also one of the simplest. Fresh blackberries muddled with rosemary, lemon, a couple dashes of orange bitters, tequila, and topped off with sparkling water, for a little bit of fizz. Perfect for the cool nights ahead.

Ingredients

  • 8 fresh blackberries, plus more for topping
  • 1–2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, plus a sprig for serving
  • Juice from half of a lemon
  • 1–2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 1/2 – 2 ounces tequila or Mezcal
  • a couple dashes of orange bitters
  • sparkling water, for topping

Instructions

  • 1. In a cocktail shaker or glass jar, add blackberries, rosemary, lemon juice and honey. Muddle all of the ingredients together, squishing everything to release the juices. Add the tequila and orange bitters.

    2. Add ice to your glass and strain the drink over the ice. Top the glass with a little more ice, pour the sparkling water over, and gently stir to combine. Garnish with fresh rosemary. DRINK!

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Cider Sidecar

October 8, 2021 by robertforto Leave a Comment

Transform apple cider into a grownup treat with this easy cocktail recipe.

Yields: 1

Total Time: 5 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

2 oz.fresh apple cider
2 oz. cognac
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. fresh lemon juice

strip of lemon zest and brandied cherries, for serving

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place cider, cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker; top with ice.
  2. Shake until the shaker starts to frost and feels very cold to the touch, 20 to 30 seconds.
  3. Strain into a coupe and top with zest and brandied cherries.

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Purple Potion Punch

October 1, 2021 by robertforto Leave a Comment

Your Halloween guests will die over this Purple Potion Punch!
Yields: 9
 Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Total Time: 5 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
4 c. purple grape juice
1 c. vanilla ice cream
1 liter lemon-lime soda
Garnish: Vanilla ice cream, confetti sprinkles
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a large pitcher, mix grape juice and melted ice cream until blended. Just before serving, add soda and stir just until blended.
  2. Pour into glasses and top each serving with a small scoop of ice cream and sprinkles.

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