Get Spooky in Texas With These Haunted Halloween-Themed Drink Recipes
Halloween is quickly approaching which means preparations are underway for parties galore. Part of that process is figuring out food and drinks to serve. So, if you're looking for some great alcoholic drink recipes for your next Halloween party, we have you covered with these creepy, but tasty concoctions.
Many of these recipes were inspired by Delish, Food Network, All Recipes, and Drink Mixer but I have tweaked each just a bit to give the most out of your Halloween concoction. I have mixed and tasted each of these through the years and each proved to be tasty, even the Candy Corn recipe.
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So dive in and check out these spooky recipes. Happy haunting and please remember to always drink responsibly.
Vampire's Kiss
- 2 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz dry Gin
- 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1 tbsp Tequila
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 oz Tomato juice
Mix ingredients all the ingredients up, then strain over ice in a glass. Garnish with salt and lime or just pour that sucker into a beer for one heck of a 'Red Beer'.
Jamaican Zombie
- 2 1/2 oz Light rum
- 1 oz Dark rum (Myers)
- 1 oz Apricot brandy
- 1 oz fresh Lime juice
- 1 oz Pineapple juice
- 2 oz Orange juice
- 1 oz Passion fruit juice
- 1 or 2 tsp Powdered sugar to taste
Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice, a cherry, and a cheesy smile.
Red Devil
- 1 1/2 oz Vodka
- 1 1/2 oz Peach schnapps
- 1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
- 1 1/2 oz Sloe gin
- 2 oz Triple sec
- 2 oz Orange juice
- 1 splash Grenadine
Mix all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a chilled glass. Turn on some Halloween music, and enjoy.
Graveyard
- 1 oz Tabasco sauce
- 1 oz Tequila
- Lemon-lime soda
Add Tabasco sauce and tequila into a shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled glass, then add lemon-lime soda. If you have more than a few of these bad boys, make sure you eat some ice cream at some time during your night.
Axe Murderer
- 1 oz. Amaretto
- 1 oz. Gin
- 1 oz. White Rum
- 1 oz. Southern Comfort
- 1 oz. White Tequila
- 1 oz. Triple Sec
- 1 oz. Vodka
- 1 splash 7-up
- 1/2 oz. Grenadine
- Fill with Pineapple Juice
Mix all ingredients in a shaker (ice optional). Strain into a chilled glass. Then add a splash of 7-Up. Garnish with a lime or another drink.
Witches Brew
- 2 oz Cranberry juice
- 2 oz Pineapple juice
- 2 oz 7-Up or Sprite
- 2 oz Coconut Rum
Mix cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and lemon-lime soda in a highball glass. Then pour a shot of coconut rum down the side of the glass before drinking. Think of it as kind of a Jagerbomb without the Jager...or the bomb.
The Bone
- 2 oz. bourbon
- 1 teaspoon fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1 teaspoon simple syrup (made with equal parts sugar and water)
- 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
Mix all ingredients into a shaker, then strain into a chilled tall shot glass. If you want to really live on the edge, dump about 5 extra drops of Tabasco sauce in it.
Brain Hemorrhage
- 1/2 - 3/4 oz. Peach Schnapps
- 1-2 Table spoons of Baileys
- 1 tsp of grenadine
If you're looking for a drink that doesn't have much of a bite but looks cool when you make it, check out this simple recipe. Pour Peach Schnapps in shot glass. Float Baileys on top. Drop grenadine through Baileys and serve.
Satan's Whiskers
- ½ oz gin
- ½ oz sweet vermouth
- ½ oz dry vermouth
- ½ oz fresh orange juice
- 2 tsp orange curaçao (curled) or Grand Marnier (straight)
- 1 tsp orange bitters
Shake well with ice and strain into an iced cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist. Then actually do "the twist".
Candy Corn
- 1/2 shot 100 proof vodka
- 1/4 shot of sweet and sour mix
- 1 splash of concentrated orange juice
- 1 splash club soda
- 1 dash grenadine syrup
Mix vodka, sweet and sour, etc. in that order. It naturally sets up a base for the grenadine to float through like a ghost. The grenadine dash should top off the shot glass and filter down, leaving no grenadine on top. Tapping the shot while steadying the top of the glass helps this. Then you have a drink that resembles the popular Halloween candy, although much tastier.
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