by Jo N

Created on: October 23, 2010

Halloween is a lot more than just trick or treating, jack-o-lanterns and spooky stories. It is a season to be merry and happy. Not quite Christmas, but it’s always bound to be fun around Halloween. What better way to spruce up the season than to make merry and cook up the best Halloween cocktails in town! Have your way with these awesome Halloween cocktail recipes and dazzle the Halloween party guests!

1. Tequila Ghost Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

2 shot tequila

1 shot pernod

1/2 shot lemon juice

Instructions

Shake well together with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

2. Jack-O-Lantern Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

1 oz Hennessy VSOP Cognac

1 1/2 oz orange juice

1/2 oz ginger ale

1/2 oz Grand Marnier

orange wheel and lime twist for Embellish

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker.

Strain into a lowball glass over ice.

Float an orange wheel with a lime twist poked into the top.

3. Red Witch Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

 1 Measure pernod

 1 Measure vodka

 1 dash blackcurrant cordial

 1/2 pint cider

Instructions

 Mix pernod, vodka and blackcurrant in a pint glass. Top up with cider and stir.

4. Dracula's Kiss Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

1 oz black cherry vodka

1/2 oz grenadine

cola

maraschino cherries for Embellish

Preparation:

Coat the bottom of a highball glass with grenadine.

Add ice and vodka.

Fill with cola.

Embellish with cherries.

5. Midori Halloween Harvest Punch Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

1 part Midori Melon Liqueur

1 part Dark Rum

1 part Light Rum

2 part White Cranberry Juice

1 part Unfiltered Apple Juice

1 part Simple Syrup

Juice of one lemon

apple slices, blueberries and melon balls for Embellish

Preparation:

Add the liquid ingredients and mix well.

Top with apple slices, blueberries, and melon balls.

6. The Halloween Hpnotist Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

2 oz Hpnotiq

1 oz super premium vodka

dash of lemon juice

glow stick for Embellish

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Shake well.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Embellish with a lit glowstick.

7. Vampire Juice Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

2 oz Finlandia Lime Vodka

4 oz tomato juice

1/2 tsp fresh horseradish

dash of steak sauce

dash of hot sauce

Preparation:

Build the liquid ingredients in a highball glass over ice cubes.

Stir well.

Add the seasonings to taste.

Embellish with a prepared eyeball by floating it in the drink, skewering it on a cocktail pick or sticking it with a stirring fork.

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