Looking for some great cocktail recipes to help you celebrate Halloween?
You don’t have to look far, LA-Story has a slew of cocktails ready to feature. Yesterday was an array of Nolet’s Gin cocktail recipes. Today is an incredible array of cocktails (10!!!) that feature a number of spirits including bourbons, scotch whiskeys, gin, and many more unique spirits like Monkey Shoulder, Tullamore Dew original, and others.
Ofrenda Cocktail
Milagro is showcasing the brighter side of tequila through a vibrant cocktail inspired by marigolds, or “flowers of the dead,” used to brighten up the colorful altars created to pay homage to lost loved ones, and guide spirits using their brilliant hues and pungent scent.
MILAGRO OFRENDA
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts Milagro Reposado
- 1 Part Fresh Mandarin Juice
- 1/2 Part Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/4 Part Green Cardamom (Orange Blossom) Honey Syrup
- 1/2 Part Egg White
- 1 Edible Marigold
Method:
Pour all ingredients into a Boston shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously and double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with an edible marigold.
FISTFUL OF PSL
Ingredients: (makes approximately 2 drinks)
- 1 part of Fistful of Bourbon
- 2 cups of milk
- 2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 tablespoon of pumpkin spice
- 1/2 cup of coffee
Method:
Add all ingredients except for the bourbon in a warming vessel
Details on warming vessel
This could be a pot on the stove for a few minutes or in a bowl, covered with Saran Wrap,
cut 3 slits and microwave for 1 minute.
Once warm, pour in Fistful of Bourbon and transfer into your favorite mug.
Top with whipped cream and dust with pumpkin spice.
PUMPKIN BOILERMAKER
Ingredients:
- 1 part Fistftul of Bourbon
- 1 pumpkin ale
- 2 dashes of aromatic bitters
Method:
Add 2 dashes of aromatic bitters to any quality pumpkin ale,
Drop Fistful of Bourbon into the beer. Drink and be merry.
Spooky Penicillin
Created by Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador Kevin Canchola
Ingredients:
- 1.5 parts Glenfiddich 14
- .5 parts Glenfiddich Fire & Cane
- .75 parts lemon juice
- .75 parts ginger apple cider syrup
- 1 Tsp activated charcoal (to make the cocktail black)
- Garnish with a lemon wheel
Method:
In a pot, reduce 24 oz of apple cider and 1 knuckle of ginger over low heat until it’s a syrup consistency – takes 1-2 hours
Nightmare on South Beach — Photo by Shawn Campbell
Created by Monkey Shoulder Brand Ambassador Anna Mains
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Monkey Shoulder
- 1 part cream of coconut
- 2 parts coconut water
- 1/2 cup chopped pineapple
- 1/2 part lime juice
- 12 ml “blood”*
- 1 cup ice
Method:
Blend all ingredients until smooth in a blender.
Pour into glass.
Swirl a little “blood” on top.
Fill 10ml syringe with “blood,”
insert into drink<
empty syringe when ready to drink.
Garnish with murder weapon and fear.
*Blood:
- 4 cups frozen cranberries
- 1 cup fresh strawberries (sliced)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- Pinch of salt
- Squeeze of fresh lemon
Method:
In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, strawberries, sugar, water, and salt and bring to a boil.
Simmer over moderately low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is deep red, 10-15 minutes.
Strain the syrup through a fine sieve set over a heatproof bowl, without pressing.
Stir in the lemon juice.
Let the syrup cool completely, refrigerate until chilled,
Shake before serving.
Haunted Apple DEW
Created by Tullamore D.E.W. Brand Ambassador Gillian Murphy
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Tullamore DEW Original
- 0.5 part Lemon Juice
- Juice of 1 fresh-pressed green apple (or 6 parts cloudy apple juice)
- Garnish: Apple slice & strawberry preserves
Method:
Add ingredients to an ice-filled shaker.
Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
For garnish, slice an apple and carve a scary face.
Use strawberry preserves for the ‘blood’ effect.
The Rogue Pirate’s Curse
Created by The Balvenie Brand Ambassador Naomi Leslie
Ingredients:
- 2 parts The Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask
- 0.5 part Amaro di Angostura
- 0.25 part Hamilton Pimento Dram
- 0.25 part Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
Method:
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass,
Fill with ice, stir briefly,
Strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a brandied cherry (run through with a sword).
The Witching Hour
Created by Hendrick’s Gin West Coast Ambassador Mattias Dylan Horseman
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts Hendrick’s Gin
- 1 Part Fresh Lime Juice
- 2 Spoons of a Fruit Preserve or Jam of your choice (Blackberry or Strawberry highly recommended)
- 1/4 Part Simple Syrup (Optional)
Method:
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice.
Fine strain into a rocks glass over ice<
Garnish with fruit matching the jam/preserve used.
Pumpkin Spice Lebowski
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Reyka Vodka
- 1 part Coffee Liqueur
- 1 part Heavy Cream
- 1/2 tsp. of Pumpkin Pie Spice
Method:
Combine heavy cream and pumpkin pie spice into a cocktail shaker and shake.
Add Reyka Vodka and Coffee Liqueur and shake with ice.
Serve on the rocks and garnish with cocoa puffs.
Eye-Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Fistful of Bourbon
- 2 dashes of plum bitters
- 2 dashes of cherry bitters
Method:
In a mixing glass add all ingredients.
Add ice and stir and strain into a rocks glass,
Add frozen eyeball gumballs.
Rattlesnake
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Fistful of Bourbon
- .75 part lemon juice
- .75 part simple syrup
- 2 egg whites
Method:
In a mixing tin add all ingredients without ice.
Shake without ice to emulsify egg whites.
Add ice and for a second hard shake and strain into a snifter glass.
Aromotize with a spritz of absinthe and garnish with aromatic bitters.
Stevie’s Note: Are you thinking about creating a bar area in your home?
This is the perfect time to put one together ..before Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day so that you can entertain friends and/or family at home. Regardless of how much space you have in your home, you can find a spot so you can set up glassware, spirits and mixers so people can mix up their own cocktails and YOU can spend more time enjoying your company.
Cassandra Rosas has written a great article about how to build your own home bar:
Get Shaking – How to Create a Bar in a Tight Space & Mix Like a Pro!This article is quite detailed in discussing how you can create a “bar” space. Once you find the space and set up the bar space, the discussion turns to the spirits, mixers, glassware, and other cocktail tools you need to have.
Having this type of bar means when you see a collection of cocktails as shown in this article about various cocktails (above), you can easily create several different types of cocktails because you already have mixers and other extras that make a cocktail stand out.
I am featuring Cassandra Rosas’ article here so that you can get creative and find a space in your own home so that you too can do some impromptu entertaining or have a holiday party and be able to provide a range of different cocktails easily!
Happy Holidays!!
Thanks to all of these spirit brands for all the great cocktail recipes and the range of creativity that many went to in order to create spectacularly-themed Halloween cocktails!
Stevie Wilson
LA-Story.com
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