It might only be the middle of the month, but there are so many fun Halloween DIY drinks and treats, we had to share.
Here are four spooky cocktails to get you into the ghoulish spirit, pulled from the thekitchn.com:
Vampire Kiss Martini, courtesy of Cooking with Sugar
Ingredients
- 3 oz. chilled Pinnacle “Whipped” Vodka or vanilla vodka
- Strawberry sundae syrup
- Plastic vampire teeth as a garnish
Directions
Rim a martini glass with the strawberry syrup. Drizzle some on the inside of the glass so it drips. Pour vodka into a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into prepared martini glass. Add teeth on the side of the glass as a garnish.
*For best results, prepare your glasses ahead of time and freeze them with the sugar and syrup on them. Remove from freezer just before serving.
The Weeping Woman, courtesy of Muy Beuno Cookbook
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Pisco Brandy
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- Crushed ice
- Dash of Angostoria bitters
- Dry ice (optional) (see note)
Directions
In a cocktail shaker filled with crushed ice, combine brandy, juices, and sugar. Cover, shake vigorously for 15 seconds, and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with a few drops of bitters. Add some dry ice for a spooky effect.
*Dry ice is quite safe to use in drinks, but you should not touch it. Wait for the ice to melt before actually drinking it as it can burn your skin.
Black + Orange Rum Punch, courtesy of BRIT + CO.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces orange juice
- 4 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 ounces dark rum (such as Bacardi Gold)
- 2 ounces light rum (such as Bacardi)
- 2 ounces soda water
- 4 ounces blackberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
Supplies
- Black food coloring
- Toothpicks
Directions
Mix together orange juice through rum in a large cocktail shaker or liquid measuring cup; shake with ice or refrigerate until chilled.
Place sugar in a small bowl and add food coloring. Mix until uniform in color, adding additional food coloring until desired color is reached. Run an orange or lime slice around the rim of the glass. Alternatively, dip rims onto a plate filled with water. Coat rims with sugar by dipping in the black sugar mixture.
Place three to four blackberries in the bottom of each glass and crush. Slowly pour cocktail over blackberries. Garnish with a toothpick topped with a blackberry.
Candy Corn Martini with Pop Rocks, courtesy of Boulder Locavore
Ingredients
- 2 cups vodka
- 1 cup candy corn
- 1 vanilla bean, slip open and scraped
- 1 cup vodka
- 1 ounce of Candy Corn Vodka
- ½ ounce of Vanilla Infused Vodka
- ¾ ounces of Martini & Rossi Rosso Vermouth
- A few dashes Angostura Bitters
- 2-3 packages ‘Pumpkin Patch Orange’ (green and orange mix) Pop Rocks
- Place pop rocks into a shallow flat bowl or plate. Rim a cocktail glass with a lemon slice and dip glass into the pop rocks, twisting the glass to create full rim.
- In a shaker with ice, combine the vodkas, vermouth and bitters. Shake and strain into prepared cocktail glass.
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