Bewitching Beverages To Add To Your At Home Halloween Spooktacular

Planning on hosting an at-home All Hallows’ Eve’s festivity with your “pod”? Mix up one of these bewitching beverages.

Stay Incider: (Created by Josue Romero, The Garnish Guy)

2 oz. Apothic Red

1 oz. Cognac

1/2 oz. Cinnamon Syrup*

1/4 oz. Lemon Juice

3 oz. Hot Water

Nutmeg

Cinnamon Stick

Apples

Star Anise

Directions: Place all the ingredients into a heat resistant container, including the garnishes, and stir until all the ingredients are fully combined. It makes two servings. (Cinnamon Syrup: Combine 1/2 Cup of water, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 6 cinnamon sticks in a heat resistant container. Let it steep and allow for it to cool off, remove the cinnamon sticks, cover it up, and maintain in the fridge.)

Baileys Apple of My Chai:

2 oz. Baileys Apple Pie

6 oz. Chai Tea

3/4 oz. Café de Olla Syrup

2 Drops Cardamom Bitters

Grated Nutmeg, for garnish

Directions: Using a tea kettle, bring water to a boil. Pour 6 oz. of hot water into a toddy mug. Make tea by steeping tea bag in hot water for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags. Measure and add remaining ingredients (except garnish) to your mug. Gently and carefully mix with a bar spoon. Top with a sprinkle of grated nutmeg.

Coven’s Cocktail:

1.5 oz. Buchanan’s Deluxe

4-5 Blackberries, muddled

.75 oz. Honey Syrup (2 parts honey, 1 part water)

.5 oz. Chambord

.75 oz. Lemon Juice

Mint Bouquet, for garnish

Lemon, for garnish

Directions: Lightly muddle 4-5 blackberries in a cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients and shake over ice. Double strain so seeds of the blackberries don’t leak through. Pour over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Garnish cocktail with mint bouquet and lemon zest.

1800 Rainbow Skull Elixir featuring Okuda San Miguel:

2 oz. 1800 Essential Artists Series Silver Tequila

.75 oz. Pineapple Juice

.5 oz. Lime Juice

.5 oz. Simple Syrup

4 Sage Leaves

Jalapeño, slices to taste

Directions: In a cocktail shaker, muddle sage leaves and Jalapeño slices in simple syrup. Add all other ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Madam Morticia:

3 oz. Madam Pattirini Gin

1/2 oz. Lemon Juice

Dash of Grenadine

1 oz. Grapefruit Juice

Soda Water

Directions: Pour Madam Pattirini Gin, lemon juice, and grapefruit juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake until cold. Serve into a bone-chilling Champagne glass and add a small dash of grenadine. Top with a splash of chilled soda water and get a wicked start to the bewitching hour.

Bloody Dutch Sour:

1 oz. Ketel One® Vodka

.5 oz. Aperol

.5 oz. Lillet Blanc

.5 oz. Blood Orange Reduction Simple Syrup*

.75 oz. fresh Lemon Juice

Egg White

Directions: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Dry shake for 10 seconds. Add ice and shake well again. Double fine strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a fresh thyme sprig. *(Blood Orange Reduction Simple Syrup: Zest and juice 4 blood oranges. Combine and bring to a low boil, reduce heat and add 1 cup water and 1 cup white sugar. Stir and remove from heat. Cool and double fine strain.)

Fiery Fieri:

2 oz. Santo Mezquila

1 oz. Agave Nectar

1.5 oz. fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

0.5 oz. Guy Fieri’s Bourbon Brown Sugar BBQ Australian Aromatic Bitters

Chipotle Chili Sugar Rim, for garnish

Directions: Rim 10 oz. glass with chipotle chili sugar blend, fill with ice and set aside. Fill mixing glass 2/3 with ice and add Mezquila, agave nectar, lime juice, BBQ sauce, and Australian bitters. Cap mixing glass with shaker tin and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. Strain contents from shaker tin into rimmed 10 oz. glass and serve.

Tequila Moonrise:

1 1/2 parts Patrón Silver

1/2 parts Grenadine

4 parts Apple Cider

Apple Moon, for garnish

Directions: Combine ingredients in an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an apple moon.

Veuve Clicquot Rich’s Brew:

5-6 large Ice Cubes

2-3 slices of Blood Orange

Veuve Clicquot Rich Champagne

Directions: Place 5 ice cubes in a large wine glass, add the slices of blood orange, and finish with chilled Veuve Clicquot Rich.

Grand Sangria:

1 part Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

.5 part Cinnamon Syrup

.5 part 1757 Vermouth Di Torino Rosso

.5 part fresh Lemon Juice

.5 part fresh Orange Juice

3 parts Red Wine (Rioja or Syrah)

1 Orange, thinly sliced

Directions: Add all ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours before serving. Serve a wine glass over ice.

Broken Bones:

2 oz. Broken Shed Vodka

1/2 oz. Lime Juice

1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

1 1/2 oz. Pomegranate Juice

Directions: Shake all ingredients well in a shaker and double strain into a glass goblet.

Chamucos Paloma:

1 1/2 oz. Chamucos Reposado

Juice of half a Ruby Grapefruit

1/2 oz. Agave Nectar

About 75ml of Club Soda

Squirt of fresh Lime Juice (optional)

Directions: Mix Chamucos, grapefruit juice and Agave Nectar until mixed well. Pour over a tall glass and top with club soda. You could add a squirt of lime juice which is nice and what I did and rim the glass with salt.