Five creepy cocktails to help you wow your friends this Halloween
Use these recipes to add a little bite to any Halloween hosting you have planned
SOME cocktails seem the perfect fit for Halloween - from the Dark 'n' Stormy to the legendary Zombie.
But there are other options which are just as fun, which you shouldn't overlook.
Below we break out the cauldron as we conjure up five fiery witches' brews.
These cocktails are guaranteed to leave you spooked and satisfied.
And if you want to make mocktails, we've detailed the ingredients to swap.
So you can brew the perfect tipple for an alcohol-free or child friendly gathering.
Poisoned Apple
It's been over 80 years since Snow White hit the silver screen.
And since ‘the fairest of them all’ first took a bite of the fateful fruit.
But true classics always stand the test of time, and that moment lives on in this animated apple cocktail.
But be careful, these could leave you being Sleepy or even a little Dopey.
Ingredients (1 serving):
- 30ml limeade
- 30ml vanilla vodka
- 30ml apple sour liqueur
- 15ml orange liqueur
Alcohol free - Hold the orange liqueur and replace the apple sour with apple juice. Switch up the vanilla vodka for a splash of vanilla syrup.
Blackbeard
Embrace the dark side this Halloween and unleash your inner pirate.
Named after the notorious Blackbeard of the 1700s, this sinister brew packs a punch.
A palatable combo of dark rum, Guinness and cola. Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of yum.
Ingredients (1 serving):
- 150ml cola
- 75ml Guinness
- 60ml black spiced rum
Alcohol free: Mix dandelion and burdock with Jamaican ginger beer for a virgin version of this dark pirate punch.
Morgue-a-rita
Take a more international approach to your festivities, and celebrate The Day of the Dead with a little Latin influence.
It's fitting that the classic Margarita recipe gets a Halloween revamp of its own.
Break out the sugar skulls, light the candelabra and fire up the music for a morbid cocktail makeover.
Ingredients (1 serving):
- 90ml limeade/orangeade
- 60ml sparkling apple juice
- 45ml silver tequila
- 25ml cinnamon liqueur
- 1 lime wedge to garnish
- (Optional) slippery gummy worms
Alcohol free: Simply avoid the alcohol and add cherry syrup.
Blood Orange Sangria
You can make any fruity cocktail a little more fiendish by switching a standard orange for a blood orange.
So you can make easily horrify the popular Spanish tipple using this tip.
A typical sangria consists of red wine, mixed fruits and orange juice. Make it a little more wicked, with vodka, brandy or a flavoured liqueur.
Ingredients (6 servings):
- 1 bottle red wine
- 2 blood oranges (juiced)
- 1 apple (chopped) 1 blood orange/pomegranate (chopped)
- 60ml vodka/brandy (optional)
Alcohol free: Switch the wine for grape or cranberry juice, hold the vodka/brandy and top with sparking water.
Pumpkin Spice Punch
Nothing screams Halloween like the sight of a freshly carved pumpkin.
So why not incorporate that into your demonic drinks menu?
The key ingredient here is Bailey’s Pumpkin Spice cream liqueur (although the cheaper Aldi version will work just as well).
Ingredients (10 servings)
- 450ml Bailey’s Pumpkin Spice
- 450ml milk
- 125ml bourbon
- Vanilla extract (to taste).
- Top with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon
Alcohol free: Trade the cream liqueur and bourbon for pumpkin puree and a drizzle of maple syrup.
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