11 Halloween Cocktails: Easy Drinks That Bring the Boos
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Halloween only happens one night each year. It’s a great holiday for kids of all ages, including adults who lean into the holiday with festive costumes and creative cocktails.
While we can’t help you with the costumes, we’ve got you covered with 11 cocktails that embrace the holiday and bring the ‘boos’ to any Halloween party. The only question is whether you want to go the sweet or sophisticated route. Whichever you choose, don’t forget to pair the drinks with your Halloween candy!
🎃 Quick Picks
- Sweetest: The Gummy Bear Cocktail mixes citrus vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry juice into a drink that tastes like liquid candy.
- Spookiest name: The Corpse Reviver No. 2 sounds scary but tastes bright, thanks to gin, Lillet Blanc, orange liqueur, lemon juice and a dash of absinthe.
- Most sophisticated: The Blood and Sand is a scotch classic that’s smooth and sweet (and neither bloody nor sandy).
- Easiest: You can build a Dark and Stormy in the glass with rum, ginger beer and lime. No shaker required.
- Best for late nights: The Espresso Martini keeps the party going long after the trick-or-treaters go home.
Halloween Cocktail Recipes
1. Gummy Bear Cocktail
2. Pumpkin Spice Martini
3. Corpse Reviver No. 2
4. Dark and Stormy
5. Orange Creamsicle Cocktail
6. Blood and Sand
7. Grasshopper
8. Lemon Drop Martini
9. Bloody Mary
10. Bloody Caesar
11. Espresso Martini
💡 Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on your crowd. Candy lovers will go for the Gummy Bear Cocktail or the Lemon Drop Martini. Classic cocktail fans should try the Corpse Reviver No. 2 or the Blood and Sand. The Pumpkin Spice Martini is the most seasonal drink on our list.
Vodka. Six of our 11 Halloween cocktails use it: the Gummy Bear Cocktail, Pumpkin Spice Martini, Lemon Drop Martini, Bloody Mary, Bloody Caesar and Espresso Martini. Add a bottle each of gin, rum and scotch, and you can make almost every drink on this list.
The Dark and Stormy. Pour dark rum over ginger beer and ice, then add a squeeze of lime. The Bloody Mary is a close second, especially if you start with a good store-bought mix.
Yes, for some of them. You can mix Bloody Mary and Bloody Caesar bases a day ahead and keep them in the fridge. Make shaken cocktails like the Lemon Drop Martini and Espresso Martini to order, since they lose their froth and chill quickly.
The Orange Creamsicle Cocktail is pumpkin orange. The Grasshopper is very green. The Bloody Mary and Bloody Caesar are blood red.
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