No Halloween party would be complete without a few hauntingly delicious cocktail options. And you don’t have to be a professional mixologist to craft a drink that sends chills down your guests’ spines. Taking your favorite classic cocktail recipes and incorporating comforting fall flavors and spooky Halloween themes makes creepy libations easy. Here are 10 frightfully refreshing boozy beverages informed by professional cocktail connoisseurs.
“Halloween is the ultimate time to make warm, brooding cocktails—whether that be warm in temperature or just in flavor profile so that it feels like fall,” says Jake Ireland, founder & CEO of Off Hours Bourbon.
According to Raani Blewitt, marketing director at Solento Tequila, it's an opportunity to «prepare, serve, or drink something a little out of the ordinary and experiment with ingredients like activated charcoal. The trick with creating the perfect Halloween party cocktail is keeping the ingredients clean but the visuals dynamic.”
Ultimately, going for traditional recipes with a surprising twist and focusing on the presentation take your creepy concoction to the next level. Plus, fall is an abundant harvest season, which means there are many delicious autumnal ingredients to choose from.
“We're big fans of making cocktails with simple ingredients you may already have in your fridge or pantry, which lends itself so well during this season to using ingredients such as apples, pears, and figs in your drinks,” Ireland says.
Other delicious fall flavors to opt for include pumpkin, cranberry, ginger, maple, cinnamon, chai, and even sage, hazelnut, and liquid smoke. Blewitt also adds, ” There's enough sugar involved with Halloween, so using ingredients like
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