Looking for some perfect Halloween-themed cocktails for a spooky night in? These fun favorites full of fall flavors like roasted marshmallow, graham cracker, candy corn (love it or hate it, it's here to stay!) and pumpkin. Beware...they're hauntingly delicious!
Toasted Mallow
Ingredients
+ 1.5 ounces vodka (Tito’s)
+ 1.5 ounces Godiva chocolate liqueur
+ 1/2 ounce Frangelico liqueur
+ Graham crackers
+ Marshmallows
Directions
Combine all ingredients except for the graham crackers and marshmallows in a shaker tin. Add ice and shake vigorously until sufficiently chilled and blended. Crush graham crackers in a plastic bag to make a fine powder. Coat half of a martini glass with your crushed graham crackers and strain your cocktail into the coated martini glass. Layer the top of the drink with marshmallows and toast with a crème brûlée torch. Enjoy!
Candy Corn Bourbon
Ingredients
+ 2 ounces bourbon (Bulleit)
+ 1/2 ounce brown sugar & cinnamon syrup
+ 2 dashes of orange bitters
+ 5 candy corns
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin. Muddle the candy corns inside the shaker tin, add ice and shake vigorously until sufficiently chilled and blended. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer in an old fashioned glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with a piece of candy corn on top of the ice cube and enjoy!
Dirt + Squirms (Kid-Friendly!)
Ingredients
+ Milk
+ Mint chocolate chip ice cream
+ Halloween Oreos
+ Gummy worms
Directions
Crush 5-8 Oreos inside a plastic bag. Layer the bottom of a glass with half of the crushed Oreos to make a nice base. Add 2-3 scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream and fill the rest of the glass with cold milk. Add another layer of crushed Oreos to float on top. Finish with 2-3 gummy worms around the top and enjoy!
Pumpkin Brain Purée
Ingredients
+ 2 ounces Novo Fogo Silver Cachaça (Brazilian sugar cane rum) Bacardi Silver can be substituted
+ 1 ounce Galliano liqueur
+ 1/2 ounce lemon juice
+ 1/2 ounce brown sugar & cinnamon syrup
+ 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
+ Fresh nutmeg
Directions
Combine all ingredients except for the nutmeg in a shaker tin. Add ice and shake vigorously until sufficiently chilled and blended. Strain through a mesh fine strainer into a martini glass or other decorative glassware without ice. Shave fresh nutmeg over the top as a garnish and enjoy!
Cocktails crafted by Sam Lage