Halloween drinks don’t have to be garnished with candy corns or brimming with liquid nitrogen to give you the chills. Instead, they can be just as sophisticated as some of the craft cocktails that have been stirring up our interest in nearly forgotten ingredients like vermouth and green chartreuse.
These three cocktails are no different — they’ll end up look like just the right kind of pumpkin (or, in one case, a ghostly green) color you’ll need to make your Halloween night a ghoulish and stylish one at the same time.
Blood Orange Sparkler
4 oz. Martini & Rossi Prosecco
1/2 oz. Martini & Rossi Rosso Vermouth
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1 blood orange peeled and diced
1 oz. of blood orange juice
In champagne glass, mix all ingredients but the first one together. Stir well. Top with Martini & Rossi Prosecco.
— Adapted from Martini & Rossi
El Deunde Verde (The Green Goblin)
1 1/2 oz. 1800 Silver Tequila
1/2 oz. fresh orange juice
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. lime juice cordial
1⁄4 oz. Green Chartreuse
Combine ingredients, serve over ice and garnish with lime wedge.
— Adapted from 1800 Silver Tequila
Buzzed Pumpkin
2 tbs. of canned pumpkin
1 1/2 oz. of Tito’s Handmade Vodka
1 oz. of simple syrup
3/4 oz. of evaporated milk
1/2 tsp. of Nescafe classic instant coffee
1 drop of Wilton warm cinnamon graham flavor
Put everything in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a glass.
— Brian Floyd of the Barman’s Fund
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