I’ve got you covered if you’re looking for the perfect spooky spirits to serve this Halloween. 🥃🎃
Whether planning a spooky girls’ get-together or brewing up adult-only trick-or-treat night plans, these four spooktacular cocktails from Fine Wine & Good Spirits are the perfect fit.
Spiced Apple Brandy (Serves 2)
- ½ c Laird’s Applejack Brandy
- 1 c apple cider
- ½ c ginger ale
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Apple slices, for garnish
- Cinnamon sticks, for garnish
- Star anise, for garnish
- Sanding sugar, for garnish
Rim rocks glasses with sanding sugar and fill with ice; set aside. Combine all ingredients, except for garnishes, in a mixing glass filled with ice; stir.
Strain into prepared glasses. Garnish with apple slices, cinnamon sticks and star anise.
Smoky Ghoul Thyme (Serves 2)
- 1¾ oz Ilegal Joven Mezcal
- ½ oz Cointreau Liqueur
- 2 oz pomegranate juice
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 fresh thyme sprig, plus more for garnish
- Goslings Ginger Beer
Combine first six ingredients in a shaker. Shake vigorously, then add ice and shake again. Strain into cocktail glass filled with fresh ice.
Top with ginger beer. Garnish with thyme sprig.
Rotten Pumpkin
- 4 oz orange juice
- 1 ½ oz Romana Black Sambuca
- Orange wedge
Pour orange juice in a cocktail glass filled with ice. Top with sambuca. Garnish with orange wedge.
Transylvania Twist
- 2 oz Cupcake Prosecco
- ½ c tangerine juice
- 1 ½ oz black vodka*
- Black licorice, for garnish
Combine first two ingredients in a flute glass. Pour black vodka over the back of barspoon to top. Garnish with licorice twist.
*Black vodka: Combine 10 drops blue food coloring, 10 drops red food coloring and 8 drops green food coloring into a 750 mL bottle of vodka. Close bottle, shake well and chill overnight.
