Updated October 28th, 2019 at 18:04 IST

Boo-zy cocktails with a quirky twist to spice up your Halloween

No Halloween party is complete without some ghoulish Halloween drinks. These creative DIY Halloween cocktails are sure to earn a spot on your drink menu.

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Celebrated on October 31 every year, Halloween is an ancient Celtic harvest ritual celebrated in several countries. The festival is known for its spooky vibes, the cosplays parties and the trick-or-treating. People often tend to search for Halloween themed cocktails to lighten up the mood of their parties. Here are some easy-to-make Halloween cocktails you can serve at your party:

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Bloody Mary Syringes

Ingredients:

  1. 2 cups tomato Juice
  2. 8 ounces vodka (1 oz. = 29.5375 ml)
  3. 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  4. 1 tablespoon horseradish
  5. 2 tablespoon hot sauce (Tabasco)
  6. Juice of ½ Lemon
  7. Freshly grounded black pepper

Preparation:

Pour all the ingredients in a container, and shake the concoction well. Fill the syringes with the mixture, and refrigerate them. Serve the cocktail cold to your guests.

bloody mary syringes

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The Witch’s Heart

Ingredients:

  1. 1 jigger apple brandy or apple vodka
  2. 1 tablespoon grenadine
  3. 2 jiggers or top-ups like Blackberry or Shimmery Liqueur (chilled)
  4. Powdered dry ice (optional)
  5. Martini glasses to serve

Preparation:

Add the apple brandy/vodka and the shimmery liqueur in a shaker with a few cubes of ice and shake it well. Pour the drink into the martini glass, and add shimmery liqueur to it. Pour 1 teaspoon of grenadine, about an inch from the surface of the glass. Add ½ tablespoon of dry ice and serve with a stirrer so that the guests can stir the ‘potion’ to create the shimmery effect. Your spooky Halloween cocktail is ready.

witch's heart

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Risen from the Grave

Ingredients:

  1. 3 ounces of Absolut Citron vodka
  2. 2 ounces St Germain
  3. 1 handful of ice
  4. ¼ ounce of strawberry puree
  5. strawberry and mint leaf (for garnishing)

Preparation:

Combine the vodka and St Germain in a cocktail shaker, add some ice and shake it well. Pour some strawberry puree at the bottom of a martini glass and top it with the Vodka-St Germain mixture. Garnish the drink with a strawberry and a mint leaf. Your cocktail is ready to be served in your Halloween party.

risen from the grave

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Jekyll and Gin Glowing Cocktails

Ingredients:

  1. 3 ounces of gin
  2. ½ ounce lemon juice
  3. 1 teaspoon grenadine
  4. 1 handful of ice
  5. Tonic water

Preparation:

Pour the gin, lemon juice, and grenadine in a cocktail shaker, and shake it well. Transfer the potion into a large glass filled with ice. Top it with tonic water and garnish with a glow stick (optional).

jekyll and gin

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Poison Apple Cocktail

Ingredients:

  1.  ⅓ cup apple cider
  2.  ⅓ cup cranberry juice
  3. 2 ounces fireball
  4. 1 ounce grenadine
  5. ¼ teaspoon edible glitter (gold)
  6. Ice

Preparation:

Take a cocktail shaker and fill it with all the ingredients and ice. Shake the mixture well. Pour the potion in a glass and serve. The drink is all about the edible glitter, so please make sure that you shake it well. Use a blender in case you do not have a cocktail shaker. Your spooky Halloween cocktail is ready to be served in the Halloween party.

poison apple

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Published October 28th, 2019 at 16:32 IST