Whether your hosting, pot-lucking, or just in the fall spirit-we’ve put together a list of the best beverages to try this October. So skip the generic apple cider and read below for tasty recipes sure to delight even your most ghoulish guest.
Halloween Bloody Mary Shooters
Homemade Bloody Mary mix is topped with a layer of black vodka in these spooky shooters. They’re just the thing for getting a Halloween party started.
Vampire Vodka Cocktail
Fit for Dracula himself! Sweet homemade grenadine serves as the “blood” in this inspired Halloween cocktail.
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Plum and Thyme Prosecco Smash
A bubbly balance of fresh fruit and sparkling wine makes this cocktail ideal for day or night.
Pumpkin Pie Martini
These martinis taste like a boozy, bodacious pumpkin pie. This cocktail is smooth, creamy, sweet and rich with nuances of pumpkin and cinnamon.
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Blood-Moon Punch
The perfect concoction to serve to even the tiniest of terrors, the Blood Moon punch can be made sans spirits for family gatherings or spiked to appease grown up ghouls.
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Spiced Cider Margaritas
The smokiness of the mezcal perfectly complements the warming spices in the cider, yielding a complex, subtly sweet cocktail that was basically fall coziness in a glass. 100% delightful.
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Ghost in the Graveyard Cocktail
Serve up a little black magic in the form of a cocktail made with vodka that’s as dark as night — with a scoop of ghostly-white vanilla ice cream floating on top.
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Long Island Apple Iced Tea
A long island classic turned fall inspired with apples and apple cider to enjoy all fall and winter.
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The Peddler’s Moon
Its namesake comes from the Stephen King classic “The Dark Tower,” and its flavors are inspired by late summer and early fall.
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Apple Bobber Bourbon Punch
This Halloween classic game turned festive libation is sure to please with its blend of crisp apple and soft notes of bourbon.
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CANDY CORN MARTINI
Whether your a candy corn lover or hater, nothing screams hallows eve or day quite like candy corn. This trick-or-treat essential turned cocktail is a Halloween must for those opting to sip their treats instead of snack.
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Garden-of-Evil Punch
Beckoning jewel-toned fruits are cleverly frozen into a block of ice using a cake pan, then floated atop a Halloween punch spiked with sake and plum wine. Pomegranate juice gives the drink a very apt blood-red hue.
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All Hail the “Pumpkin Keg”
If your not one for festive cocktails then no fret! Select your favorite seasonal beer or lager and bring out your inner craftsmen with this how to for the perfect Pumpkin Keg.
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