9 Chillingly Awesome Halloween Cocktails

Of all the holidays, Cheers probably gets the most recipes for Halloween. Maybe because it’s becoming more of an adult holiday and therefore suitable for adult beverages. Or maybe it’s because mixologists can have fun with the drink names, ingredients and garnishes. Whatever the reason, we get a bunch of recipes every Halloween season. Here are nine that we like for 2021.

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Spooky & Spicy

Course Drinks

Keyword Absente Absinthe Refined, absinthe, lime, pineapple

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Absente Absinthe Refined
• 1 oz. Lime
• 1 ½ oz. Simple syrup
• 1 ½ oz. Pineapple
• 2 drops Hellfire bitters

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
• Strain into a coupe glass.
• Garnish with fresh orange peel.

Notes

Curtis Bernadeau, beverage director at The Orchard Room in New York, created this recipe.

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Vampires Of Perthshire

Course Drinks

Keyword Apple cider syrup, Averna, Scotch

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Aberfeldy 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch whisky
• ¼ oz. Apple cider syrup
• ¼ oz. Averna
• 2 dashes Orange bitters

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a glass and stir.
• Express oil of an orange peel and garnish.

Notes

The mixologists at Aberfeldy created this recipe.

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Red Rum

Course Drinks

Keyword Koloa Gold rum, lime, rum, Tart cherry juice

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Koloa Gold rum
• 4 oz. Tart cherry juice
• ½ oz. Lime juice
• ½ oz. Simple syrup
• 4 oz. Soda water

Instructions

• Add ingredients (except soda water) into a cocktail shaker with ice.
• Shake vigorously for 20 seconds until shaker is frosty.
• Strain ingredients into a glass with ice.
• Top with soda water and stir.
• For an extra spooky effect, use dry ice as garnish.

Notes

The mixologists at Koloa created this recipe.

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The Witch Word

Course Drinks

Keyword gin, Maraschino liqueur, Strega liqueur

Ingredients

• ¾ oz. Strega liqueur
• ¾ oz. Gin
• ¾ oz. Maraschino Luxardo
• ¾ oz. Fresh lime juice

Instructions

• Shake ingredients with ice.
• Strain into a cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a slice of lime.

Notes

The mixologists at Strega created this recipe.

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Ghostini

Course Drinks

Keyword Frangelico, Vanilla vodka, White chocolate liqueur

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Vanilla vodka
• 1 oz. White chocolate liqueur
• ½ oz. Frangelico

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in shaker.
• Shake well.
• Strain into Martini glass.
• Garnish with whipped cream.

Notes

The mixologists at Crooked Branch bar at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa created this recipe.

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The 13th

Course Drinks

Keyword Blood orange syrup, D’Usse VSOP Cognac, ginger beer, lime

Ingredients

• 2 oz. D’Usse VSOP Cognac
• 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
• ½ oz. Blood orange syrup
• Splash of ginger beer

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in shaker.
• Add ice and shake.
• Pour over ice.

Notes

The mixologists at D’usse created this recipe.

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Trick or Treat

Ingredients

• ½ parts Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
• 1 ½ parts Wild Turkey 101
• 2 dashes Aromatic bitters
• 1 bar spoon Pumpkin pie syrup

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in double rocks glass.
• Add large ice cube and stir.
• Garnish with grated nutmeg and cinnamon.

Notes

The mixologists at Ancho Reyes created this recipe.

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Witches Brew

Course Drinks

Keyword Casamigos Blanco tequila, lemon, Midori, pineapple, tequila

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Casamigos Blanco tequila
• 1 ½ oz. Midori melon liqueur
• 1 oz. Fresh pineapple juice
• ½ oz. Fresh lemon juice
• Black lava salt/sugar rim 2:1 ratio

Instructions

• Wet ½ rim of coupe glass with lemon wedge or wheel and dip into salt mixture.
• Combine all other ingredients into tin shaker.
• Add ice and shake vigorously
• Strain into rimmed coupe glass.
• Add fresh ice and garnish with 1-2 black faux spiders.

Notes

The mixologists at Casamigos created this recipe.

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Noir Negroni

Course Drinks

Keyword Grey Goose L’Orange vodka, Martini Ambrato, Martini Bitter, vodka

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Grey Goose L'Orange vodka
• 1 oz. Martini Ambrato
• 1 oz. Black Rice infused Martini Bitter

Instructions

• Build in rocks glass.
• Add big cube.
• Stir and garnish with fun Halloween candy.

Notes

The mixologists at Grey Goose created this recipe.