Looking for something Boo-zy this Halloween? These easy-to-make Halloween cocktails are a spooktacular addition to your Oct. 31 festivities. Billie Keithley paired some of her favorite fall flavors with skeleton bones and ghostly zombies. Do you dare make these chilling cocktails? Happy Halloween.
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You’ll Float Too (from “IT”)
You’ll Float Too
1 oz Breckenridge Chili Chile Vodka (Buy Now)
3 oz fresh lemonade
1 scoop lemon sherbet
Top with soda
Rim glass with red honey. Build ingredients in glass over ice. Stir to incorporate.
Don’t Fall Asleep (from “Nightmare on Elm Street”)
Don’t Fall Asleep
2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1 oz honey simple syrup*
3/4 oz lime juice
¾ oz green tea
Light-up ice cubes
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain and serve over light-up ice cubes.
*Honey Simple Syrup. Over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 4 oz, honey and 4 oz sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.
The Upside Down (from “Stranger Things”)
The Upside Down
2 oz Breckenridge Rum Cask Finish (Buy Now)
¾ oz Coke/ghost pepper salt syrup*
3/4 oz lime juice
Top with ginger ale
Shake top 3 ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over pebble ice. Top with ginger ale.
Garnish: Mini Eggo waffle/drizzle of Coke/ghost pepper salt syrup.
*Coke/Ghost Pepper Salt Syrup. over medium heat, add 1 can (12 oz Coca-Cola), 6 oz brown sugar and 1 tbsp ghost pepper salt. Stir until dissolved. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.
APOCALYPSE PUNCH
Apocalypse Punch
**Approx. 20 servings. Based on 6oz punch glasses.
1 bottle (750ml) Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
90 oz raspberry/cranberry juice
16 oz lemon zinger tea
10 oz rosemary simple syrup*
Add all ingredients to a punch bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Garnish: citrus wheels
*Rosemary Simple Syrup: over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and 5 rosemary sprigs. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat, let cool, strain and refrigerate.
DEATHLY HALLOWS
2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon
3/4 oz vanilla bean syrup*
3 oz unfiltered apple cider
1 oz cranberry juice
Shake top 4 ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Garnish:cranberries
*Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 1 oz vanilla bean paste. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool and refrigerate.
ROCKIN’ IN THE GRAVEYARD
Rockin’ in the Graveyard
1 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz Creme de Violette
1-1/2 oz lemonade
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve up or over ice with purple candied rim.
MONSTER SMASH
Monster Smash
2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
3/4 oz huckleberry/grape shrub*
2 lemon wheels cut into quarters
4 mint leaves
Garnish: Monster Peep and mint bouquet
*Huckleberry Shrub: over medium heat add 8 oz water, 4 oz Huckleberry Jam, 4 oz muddled grapes, 5 oz sugar, 1/2 oz cider vinegar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
HALLOWS & HORCRUXES
Hallows & Horcruxes
2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1/4 bar spoon of black pearl dust
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz star anise syrup*
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve up.
*Anise Syrup: over medium heat, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved. Add 5 star anise, cover, and let rest for 5 hours.
BEDLAM AND BROOMSTICKS
Bedlam and Broomsticks
2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1/4 oz Breckenridge Bitter
1/2 oz Broken Compass Coconut Porter simple syrup*
Top with unfiltered apple cider
Stir with ice.
Garnish: orange peel heavily zested and mini broomstick.
*Broken Compass Coconut Simple Syrup: over medium heat add 8 oz Coconut Porter and 6 oz sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.
CABIN IN THE WOODS
Cabin in the Woods
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
2 oz apple cider
3/4 oz fresh Lemon juice
3/4 oz orgeat
Garnish: toasted pumpkin seeds
Smoke with applewood
BRECKENRIDGE ZOMBIE
Breckenridge Zombie
2 1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz lime juice
1 1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1/2 oz Falernum
Garnish: mint
Shake all ingredients. Serve over pebble ice.
CORPSE REVIVER IN A BUBBLE
Corpse Reviver in a Bubble
1 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Spritz of Absinthe
Smoked applewood bubble.
THE DAY WALKER
The Day Walker
2 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz blood orange juice
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 dashes of cranberry bitters
Top with soda and blood bubbles
Shake first 5 ingredients with ice. Serve over ice and top with soda water.
How to make the blood bubbles:
400 ml water
4 bar spoons of salt
3 grams of lecithin powder
12 drops of red food coloring
Stir ingredients. Use an aquarium filter to create the bubbles.
Bobbing for Apples (non-alcoholic)
4 oz Apple cider
2 oz ginger beer
1 oz pear juice
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
Incorporate all ingredients with ice.
Garnish: apple slices
Looking for more easy-to-make holiday cocktails? Get fun, unique recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mardi Gras and more. Or, check out our list of summer and winter cocktails. Happy Halloween, Goblins.
