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22 SCARILY GOOD HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL RECIPES FOR GROWN-UPS
With Halloween soon to be upon us, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favourite cocktail recipes. If you ‘re throwing a party this weekend, we promise you will earn major points with your ghoul gang by serving any of these cocktails with our favourite Halloween candy.
1. Spookily Good Cocktail: What’s Halloween without a funky green cocktail. This recipe is super simple and contains only a few ingredients that your bound to keep in your drinks cupboard. (Photo by Bespoke Bride)
2. White Widow: “The white widow deserves her reputation as a killer”, never a truer word said. This creamy cocktail looks and tastes like a dessert, which means its should probably come with a warning. (Photo by Colleen Jeffers, The Good Drink via Best Friends for Frosting)
3. Skull Shot: This cocktail will certainly set the theme for the night. Containing every single one of my favourite spirits including coffee vodka and baileys, and with a shot of espresso, makes this my new go to Halloween drink. (Photos by Madcitizen via Pottery Barn)
4. Quick Demise: Mix some citrus fruit, a carrot, vodka and cardamom ginger simple syrup for a cocktail that will warm your cockles on a dark Halloween evening. (Photo by Colleen Jeffers, The Good Drink via Best Friends for Frosting)
5. Halloween Monster Floats: This is another of our favourite green cocktails and when paired with these creepy drink stirrers, they’re sure to amp up a gruesome tablescape. (Photo by Salty Canary)
6. Blood Red Sun of Fantastic LA: This cocktail is so easy to make you can whip up it up in batch for when your guests want something spooky to sip. (Photo by Jesse Chamberlain, Our Labor of Love via Design Love Fest)
7. Magic Cotton Candy Martini: This cocktail is fabulous for those with a sweet tooth. (Photo via The Cookie Rookie)
8. Dark & Stormy Cocktail: This is the perfect creepy cocktail for Halloween but can just as easily be served at any other time of year with its fruity vibes. (Photo by Colleen Jeffers, The Good Drink via Sugar & Cloth)
9. Witch’s Brew: Adding dry ice to your cocktail will add an extra spooky feel. (Photo via Pizzazzerie)
10. Halloween Eyeball Punch: Warning this punch contains eyeballs, REALLY! (Photo via Olivia’s Cuisine)
11. Mr Hyde Potion: This ones for fellow Once Upon a Time lovers. (Photo by Sam Henderson via HGTV)
12. Glow in the Dark Infected Brain Cocktail: This recipe is giving us chills! (Photo via Boulder Locavore)
13. Candy Corn Jello Shots: Line up your guests with a jello shot that is sure to get the party started. (Photos via A Beautiful Mess)
14. Mrs Bates: The name is enough to send chills down your spine but the drink is so delicious you’ll find yourself asking for another. (Photo by Jesse Chamberlain, Our Labor of Love via Design Love Fest)
15. The Haunted Highball: If your looking to create a little more drama with your drinks, serving them in ghoulish glassware will certainly up your game. (Photo by Michael Wurm, Inspired by Charm via Shari’s Berries)
16. Oogie Boogie Halloween Cocktail: This devilishly good cocktail takes inspiration from one of our all time favourite Nightmare Before Christmas characters. (Photo by Haley Nord via Lets Mingle)
17. Blueberry Lavender Martini: This Halloween cocktail is a little less chic and a bit more eek! (Photos by Madcitizen via Pottery Barn)
18. Shrunken Skull Recipe: Not only does this Tiki inspired cocktail look crazy cool, it tastes amazing too! (Photo by Jared Smith via Sugar & Cloth)
19. Monster Mash Margarita: We promise there will be some monster mashing going on after one or two of these. (Photos by Leah Bergman via Freutcake)
20. Grey Drink Recipe: This is one trick that will definitely impress your guests. (Photo by Jared Smith via Sugar & Cloth)
21. Corpse Reviver: As the name implies, the drink is best served at the end of the night when the dead need a little reviving. (Photo by Craft & Cocktails via Sugar & Cloth)
22. The Classic Zombie: “Not too creepy, not too sweet” the classic zombie certainly packs a punch. (Photo by Jared Smith via Sugar & Cloth)
Who is throwing a Halloween party this weekend? Let us know which of these cocktails is your fave?
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Why Getting Some HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL RECIPES is a Great Idea!
Halloween cocktail recipes are hands-down one of the best ways to elevate your Halloween party. Why? They’re equal parts creativity, flavor, and pure Halloween fun. Whether you’re mixing a dark and spooky concoction or serving a drink that glows under blacklight, Halloween cocktail recipes bring a bit of enchantment and surprise to every glass. Imagine a bubbling cauldron-like punch with dry ice mist rolling off the top – these little touches make the difference between a good party and a Halloween bash people remember for years.
Part of the fun of Halloween cocktail recipes is how they let us experiment with flavor profiles we might not use otherwise. From blood-red pomegranate juice to inky blackberry purees, these recipes invite us to explore the mysterious side of cocktail ingredients. Halloween is all about the unexpected, and what better way to surprise your guests than with drinks that look one way but taste totally different? Picture a glass of what appears to be swamp water, but is actually a crisp apple and mint cocktail. This playfulness is why Halloween cocktail recipes are such a hit.
And let’s not forget the color schemes. Halloween cocktails are often black, red, purple, or even neon green. These vibrant hues set the mood instantly. Some recipes use colored syrups, like raspberry or blackberry, to create a bloody effect that’s both eerie and delicious. Others mix in liqueurs or edible glitter to give drinks a shimmering, mystical look that glows under the lights. Using colors to add to the spooky feel of Halloween is easy with cocktails, and they’re one of the few things that can do double duty as decoration and refreshment.
For hosts, Halloween cocktail recipes can be a way to add a cohesive touch to the night. Serving witch-themed cocktails or bubbling “potions” fits seamlessly with Halloween party decor and gives guests a taste of something unexpected. Many Halloween cocktails are designed to be as much a visual treat as they are a flavorful one, which is why they add such charm to a party. From “poison” apples to ghostly garnishes, cocktails make each sip a little adventure in itself.
Halloween cocktail recipes can also cater to all kinds of guests. Non-alcoholic versions, like “mocktails,” are easy to make and let everyone feel included in the Halloween fun, without the need for separate drink stations. Adding themed garnishes like black licorice, candy eyeballs, or tiny edible spiders is a blast, too! Halloween cocktails make it simple to get everyone into the spirit, creating that rare combination of style, taste, and playfulness.
Ultimately, Halloween cocktail recipes do more than just fill glasses—they set the scene and the tone of your celebration. Whether it’s a ghoulish green drink or a potion-style punch, these recipes let us dive into the fun of Halloween in a way that’s totally immersive. So grab your shaker, your glitter, and a sense of mischief, and let the drinks add a bit of magic to your Halloween night!
