BOSSIP's Piquant & Savory Horror-Filled Halloween Drink Guide

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Enjoy your Halloween festivities with the most flavorful and spooky cocktails you can find on the ‘Net.

The holiday season is right around the corner, and before we sprint towards the end of 2024 we must enjoy Halloween. Unfortunately, Halloween falls on a weekday but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a little treat. With that in mind, it’s time to grab the bar cart, and friends, and have a toast with BOSSIP’s Halloween cocktail guide.

BOSSIP’s Horror-Filled Halloween Drink Guide

Source: Cointreau / Cointreau

Spooky ‘n Tasty

Ingredients:
0.5 oz Cointreau
1 oz Mount Gay Rum
4 Dashes Aromatic bitters
1 Top Cola foam

Method: Combine all ingredients in a glass, Stir briefly, and Top with the foam Garnish.

Source: Bulleit Bourbon / other

The Conjuror

Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Bulleit Bourbon
½ oz Luxardo Maraschino
Bar Spoon Maraschino Cherry Juice
1 oz fresh lemon juice
¾ oz agave
¾ oz aquafaba
½ Bar Spoon squid ink

Method: Add all ingredients to a Boston (squid ink last). Dry shake then wet shake, and double strain over ice. Option to garnish with dehydrated lemon wheel, purple flower, 3 luxardo cherry speared.

Source: Sailor Jerry / Sailor Jerry

PUMPKIN PATCH BATCH COCKTAIL

Ingredients:
2 parts Reyka Vodka
2 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
1 cup Water
1 cup Granulated Sugar
¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
28 ounces Pumpkin Puree
3 ½ cups Apple Cider
1 cup Orange Juice
1 ½ cups Seltzer Water
¼ cup Lemon Juice
1 cup Orange Juice
Lemon Slices for Garnish
Cinnamon Sticks for Garnish

Method: In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add water, sugar, and ground cinnamon. Stir to combine. Cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a hollowed-out pumpkin add pumpkin, apple cider, orange juice, seltzer, lemon juice, Reyka Vodka, and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum. Whisk to combine. Pour in the cinnamon mixture and stir once more.

Source: Mezcal Uno / Mezcal Uno

Margarita de los Muertos

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Mezcal UNIÓN Uno
0.75 oz Fresh Blood Orange Juice
0.25 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Agave Syrup
Sal De Gusano Rim
Marigold Garnish

Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker, add ice, shake and garnish.

Source: Nolet’s / nolet’s

Spooky Spritz

Ingredients:
1 oz NOLET’S Silver Gin
1.5 oz Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose
0.25 oz Blood Orange Liqueur
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Splash of Agave Nectar (to taste)

Method: Assemble in a wine glass or balloon over ice, stir, and top with a splash of Ginger Beer.

Source: Hypnotiq / Hypnotiq

Green Monster Punch

Ingredient:
10 ½ cups Hpnotiq
5 cups Deep Eddy Peach Vodka
5 ½ cups Pineapple Juice
Glassware: Double Rocks

Method: Batch mix chilled ingredients into a pitcher, add plenty of ice. Serve over ice in a double rocks glass.

Source: Gran Coramino Reposado / Gran Coramino

THE TREAT

Ingredients:
1.5oz Gran Coramino Reposado
0.75oz Lime Juice
0.25oz Triple Sec
1oz Red Wine Float

Method: Pour lime juice, agave, triple sec, and Gran Coramino Reposado in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to the cocktail tin and shake. Strain into rocks glass with fresh ice. Top with a float of red wine and garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.

Source: Pantalones / Pantalones

Pantalones “Wide Leg Wiggler”

Source: Pantalones / Pantalones

Source: Codigo / Codigo

Código Spiced Apple Margarita

Ingredients:
2 parts Código 1530 Reposado Tequila
1.5 parts organic apple cider
0.75 parts fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon agave nectar syrup
Dash ground cinnamon, sugar & salt (for the rim)
Star anise + dried apple (for garnish)

Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with star anise and a dried apple slice.

For the rim: Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Run the rim of the glass on a freshly cut apple and dip it into the mix.

Source: Cutwater / Cutwater

Pumpkin Patch Martini

Ingredients:
Cutwater Espresso martini
Caramel sauce
Butterfingers
Mini marshmallows

Method: Chop up Butterfinger candies to desired consistency for the cocktail rim. Set aside. Rim a cocktail glass with caramel sauce, then dip into chopped Butterfingers. Pour a chilled espresso martini can into the prepared cocktail glass. Top with mini marshmallows. Serve immediately!

Source: Teeling / Teeling

Ghoulish Green Tea Taster

Ingredients:
1 oz Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
1 oz Peach Schnapps
1 oz Lemon-Lime Soda
1 oz Sours Mix

Method: Shake all ingredients over ice. Pour into a Rocks glass or strain into a small Shot glass.

Source: Skrewball / Skrewball

SALTED CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL

Ingredients:
1½ parts Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
3/4 parts Chocolate Liqueur

Method: Dip chilled coupe or martini glass into a light amount of caramel sauce and rim with a small amount of sea salt. Shake Skrewball and chocolate liqueur, and strain into the dressed glass.

Source: Milagro / Milagro

Cristalino Clear Old Fashioned

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 parts Milagro Cristalino
1⁄2 part Drambuie
1⁄4 part dry vermouth
Grapefruit peel to garnish

Method: Combine ingredients over ice and stir. Strain into martini glass and garnish with
grapefruit peel.

Source: Bib & Tucker / Robert Jacob Therma

Campfire Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
2 parts Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon
0.25 part Maple Syrup
2 dashes Coffee Pecan Bitters
2 dashes Black Walnut Bitters
Garnish with Orange Peel

Method: Add Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon, maple and bitters to mixing glass over ice. Stir for 30 seconds until cold. Strain liquid over fresh ice into rocks glass and garnish with orange peel.

Source: Flecha azul / Flecha Azul

Prickly Pear Margarita
Ingredients:
2 cups Flecha Azul Reposado
1 cup Triple Sec
1 cup Lime Juice
½ cup Prickly Pear Syrup

Method: Add all ingredients to a pitcher, fill with ice and stir well. Serve and enjoy!

Elysian Brewing’s “Pumpkin Beer Variety Pack”

Method: Simply chill to deserved temp. open and enjoy.

Source: Hornitos / other

FLOR DE MUERTO

Ingredients:
– 2 parts Hornitos Reposado
– ½ part Blood Orange Syrup*
– ½ part Ginger Liqueur**
– 1 part Fresh Lime Juice

Method: Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a Marigold or an Orange Wheel and Candied Ginger.

*For Homemade Blood Orange Syrup
– 1 part Blood Orange Juice : 1 part Granulated Sugar
Combine ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool. Store refrigerated. (Sub with Oranges if can’t find Blood Oranges).

**Alt Recipe with Fresh Ginger
– 2 parts Hornitos Reposado Tequila
– ½ part Blood Orange Syrup
– 1 part Fresh Lime Juice
– 2 slices Fresh Ginger, peeled

Method: Combine ginger and blood orange syrup in cocktail shaker and muddle. Add rest of ingredients with ice, shake, and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with Marigold or an Orange Wheel and Fresh or Candied Ginger.

Source: Hornitos / other

SPIRITS RAISED

Ingredients:
– 1 ½ parts Hornitos Plata or Reposado Tequila
– 1 part Coffee Liqueur
– 1 part Cold Brew
– ½ part Maple Syrup
– 2 dashes Mexican Chocolate Bitters (optional)

Method: Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with coffee beans or cocoa powder.

Source: Hornitos / other

LA CALAVERA

Ingredients:
– 1 ½ parts Hornitos Plata or Reposado Tequila
– 1 part Cream of Coconut
– 1 part Rice Milk
– 1 part Pineapple Juice
– 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Method: Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass over fresh ice. Garnish with ground cinnamon and pineapple wedge.