Make these Halloween cocktails for a spooky good time

1 serving

42 Below Vodka spins a sticky-sweet web with this specialty cocktail, conjured up just for Halloween.

4 blackberries

4 slices of fresh ginger

1 teaspoon of raw sugar

1 ounce vodka

2 ounces dark grape juice

Ice

2 blackberries to garnish

In a mixing glass, muddle together blackberries, ginger and sugar. Add the vodka and dark grape juice. Fill with ice, shake well, and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with 2 blackberries, if desired.

Black Screwdriver

Makes 1 cocktail

Ice

Tangerine juice, to taste

Blavod Black Vodka, to taste

Place ice in glass, then tangerine juice, then vodka to create the layering effect. Tangerine juice layers more clearly than orange juice. Garnish with Halloween candy on a swizzle stick.

Vampire Blood Spritzers

Make these spine-tingling, thirst-quenching cocktails to order, for those guests who want a "taste" of Transylvania . . . (no pun intended).

Makes 1 serving

Preparation time: 5 minutes

1 tablespoon Creme de Cassis liqueur

5 ounces dry white wine

3 ounces sparkling mineral water

Ice, to serve

Place Creme de Cassis in bottom of a white wine glass. Stir in the wine until well blended. Add the sparkling mineral water and ice, stir gently and serve at once.

Per serving: 158 calories, trace of fat, no cholesterol, 9 milligrams sodium.

Credit: Yvonne Zusel

Credit: Yvonne Zusel

Melon Eyeball Martini

1 drink

2 ounces melon-flavored vodka

1/2 ounce triple sec

Splash of cranberry juice

Shake together the vodka and triple sec with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Add the splash of cranberry juice.

Photo and recipe from Skyy Vodka

Creepy Crawler

1 part Malibu coconut rum

1 part Blue Hawaiian Maui schnapps

5 parts orange juice

Shake with ice, pour into Mason jar, decorate with gummi worms.

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