7 Halloween Cocktails That Are So Good It’s Actually SCARY

No Halloween party is complete without a spooky Halloween cocktail! Entertain your guests with some novelty drink options at your celebrations this year, leaving them impressed with your mixology skills (and probably slightly hungover). Here are seven great Halloween cocktail ideas to get you started!

1. Pumpkin Martini

This year, don’t just use your pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern; use this fall vegetable to make the perfect Halloween cocktail! The sweet, spicy pumpkin taste is a firm favorite for the fall season, so treat your guests to this delicious pumpkin martini at your Halloween party. This cocktail is smooth and sweet; the perfect idea alternative from your usual pumpkin pie dessert. Fill your cocktail shaker with ice, vodka, sweetener, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, vanilla and, of course, your pumpkin pie spice. Serve in a tall, chilled martini glass, dipped in sugar and pumpkin spice for the perfect Halloween cocktail. Follow the recipe below for everything you need to know about making a delicious pumpkin martini!

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2. Vampire Punch

A punch is a great idea when you need to serve a lot of guests as making individually themed cocktails can be very time-consuming. So instead of spending your whole night in the kitchen tediously measuring out ingredients, make a large jug or bowl filled with punch. To go with your Halloween theme, this Vampire Punch is perfect! The best thing about this Halloween cocktail is its deep red color, giving it a pretty gory and spooky look. To get this vibrant red color, your main ingredient will be cherry or cranberry juice. Add some cloves, orange slices and ginger with your alcohol of choice (vodka usually pairs the best with this) to get a tasty vampire punch. If you’re catering for kids as well, you can make also make a mocktail jug of this – just make sure they don’t get the two mixed up! Garnish with candy fangs to add to the look – try the recipe below for your next Halloween party!

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3. Witch’s Hat

Reach for your martini glasses again to make this sleek and sophisticated witch’s hat cocktail for your Halloween party. This cocktail is all about presentation; it needs to be served in a tall, thin martini glass to get the witch’s hat effect, so this drink is better for small gatherings as it can be a little more time-consuming. To get the dark color of this cocktail, you’ll need to use black food coloring to dye the vodka before combining it with the rest of the ingredients. Shake the vodka well with ice, Chambord and cherry juice before serving in your chilled martini glass. You can even dip the glass in grounded up chocolate wafers to add to the look. Follow the super simple recipe below to make a great witch’s hat cocktail!

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4. Blood Sangria

Turn your favorite summer cocktail into a Halloween themed drink this fall with blood sangria! This is similar to the punch, as you can make it in a large pot which people can serve to themselves, making it the perfect recipe when you’re entertaining large groups. Combine pomegranate juice with the red wine to enhance its dark red color for a gory Halloween look – try the recipe below for a quick and easy blood sangria! To mix up your ordinary sangria, try making frozen sangria – which looks just as spooky but tastes even better! This recipe simply blends your regular ingredients with some frozen berries to get a thicker, smoothie-like consistency.

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5. Midnight Mai Tai

Transform this summery, tropical cocktail into your next Halloween specialty with a Midnight Mai Tai. The recipe below uses activated charcoal to get that signature inky black shade, but if you can’t get ahold of this slightly unique ingredient, don’t worry! Simply mix your dark rum with a few drops of black food colouring before you combine it with your other ingredients to get the same spooky color – be careful to only use a small amount to avoid turning your guests teeth black (although this would add to the Halloween theme!) Garnish with a pineapple wedge to stick to its tropical theme, and maybe add a festive paper straw!

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6. Black Magic Mule

Who doesn’t love a Moscow Mule? This classic cocktail combines vodka, fresh lime, and ginger beer – easy, fresh and delicious. Incorporate this traditional cocktail into your Halloween celebrations, but with a little twist to fit your theme. There are a few ways you can do this. Firstly, simply swap out your vodka for some spiced rum, to get a more wintery taste and a darker color, making your cocktail a little more seasonally appropriate. Or, to get a more fruity taste, the recipe below uses blackberries to get a natural, darker color. Simply mash some blackberries and mint in a glass (or jug if you’re making it in batches) before adding your vodka and ginger beer for the perfect Black Magic Mule!

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7. Gin Goblin

Try something different from your blood red, and witch hat black cocktails with this fresh green color in a Gin Goblin! Not only does this taste fresh and delicious, one of its main ingredients is green tea, so it feels a little bit healthier (and might save you from your hangover the next day!) If you can, try and prepare beforehand by brewing your green tea an hour or so before so that it has time to properly cool – but be sure not to brew it for longer than five minutes, or it will be too bitter. Blend the rest of your ingredients together with half of the tea (adding some ice if it hasn’t fully cooled) and then top with the rest of the tea. Garnish with cucumber and mint, to add some more green! You can even add some kiwi into the recipe for some extra sweetness. Try the recipe below for a super easy Halloween cocktail! This one is just as easy to make as a mocktail as well, simply leave out the gin, if you’re also catering for kids or non-drinkers and you’ve still got a refreshing green drink for your guests!

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