This year I am going to get adventorous and dive into Spooky Cocktails and pair them with Creepy Treats! Since Candy and wine is an every Hall-o-wine thing, Spirits are so fun and specially for Halloween. I am sharing with you a couple of Spooky Cocktails and Creepy Treats. Wether you are joining friends virtually or in person, celebrate this fun holiday with spirits!
Spooky Cocktails
Spooky & Spicy with Absente Absinthe Refined
Handcrafted in the French Alps, Absente is made by following one of the oldest recipes dating back to the 19th century, as well as by using the highest quality artisanal distillation methods and ingredients, including the infamous botanical wormwood (or artemisia absinthium), the key ingredient of the authentic absinthe recipe. Absente Absinthe Refined is a spirit that is excellent for Halloween, it was banned years ago but all the cool kids of the 1850s and 1900s was an absinthe fan. For historical reasons and botanical aromas is perfet to include it in Spicy and Spooky Cocktails.
Created at Orchard Room by Beverage Director Curtis Bernadeau
1 OZ Absente Absinthe Refined
1 OZ lime
.5 simple
2 drops hellfire bitters
Jalapeno slices
Preparation
Add ice to the shaker, then add all the liquid ingredients. Shake and serve over ice and garnish with jalapeno slices!
Burial Tux with Black Gin
Katie Stryjewski, better known as Garnish Girl in Social Media is a writer, cocktail photographer, recipe developer, and Instagram influencer! I came accross Katie with her book launch this year and I got very interested in her beautiful approach to mixology and garnishes from the garden. In fact, the name of her book is Cocktails, Mocktails and Garnishes from the Garden features examples of garnishes and general know-how. It has become in my refference book for mixology tricks and just cocktails recipes in general. I follow her periodically on Instagram and she recently featured a cocktail with Gin. One of my favorite spirits, Gin is another herbaceous distilled that features aromas of blueberries. I loved this Burial Tux Spooky Cocktail, read recipe below:
Created by Katie Stryjewski
Burial Tux
2.25 oz. @scapegrace Black Gin
3/4 oz. blanc vermouth
1/4 oz. maraschino liqueur
Absinthe rinse
Preparation:
Stir with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist (discarded here in favor of plastic spiders).
Credit: Burial Tux by Katie Stryjewski
Chill with eyeball ice cubes
Add a spooky flair to any drink with some eyeball ice cubes. Add candy eyeballs to an ice cube tray before pouring water into it. Freeze and add to your party drinks for an easy way to impress your guests!
Credit: TheSoul Publishing
Creepy Treats
Monster Teeth
A healthy creepy treat? Yes !
Make some creepy treats with apples, peanut butter, and mini marshmallows! Slice the apples, and add peanut butter to one side of each slice. Then, on half of the slices, stick the marshmallows to the peanut butter so they resemble teeth. Now, add the second apple slice on top of the “teeth,” and you’ve got spooky smiles to serve at your next Halloween party! Learn how to do it here (12:54)
Credit: TheSoul Publishing
Marshmallow Awesome Sauce!
Give me the shortcut!
Spookify any dessert with this simple trick! Heat up marshmallows in a microwave-safe bowl, let the mixture cool, and use your fingers to create the perfect creepy-crawly spider webs for everything on the dessert platter. Add some toy spiders for an extra scary effect!
Credit: TheSoul Publishing
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