You don't have to be a kid to love Halloween. In fact, adult Halloween parties are tons more fun than bobbing for apples or pinning the stem on the Jack-o-lantern. Outrageous costumes and awesome eats will set the stage for some freakishly fabulous fun. And don't forget that décor is the star of this show. Oh - and these three gruesomely grand Halloween cocktails, of course!
The Black & Bloody Zombie Cocktail
Ingredients:
American Beer
Tomato Juice
Black Salt
Cocktail Onions and Black Olives for Garnish
Directions:
1. Moisten rim of beer glass and dip into black salt to coat.
2. Using a funnel so as not to disturb the salt, pour 6 oz. beer and 6 oz. tomato juice into the glass.
3. Carefully mix.
4. Skewer alternating cocktail onions and black olives for garnish.
Zombie fact - The 1985 film "The Return of the Living Dead" introduced the very first connection between Zombies and brains.
The Vampire Moon Cocktail
Ingredients:
Blood Orange Juice
Vodka
Galliano
Maraschino Cherries for Garnish
Directions:
1. Using a highball glass, mix 3 oz. blood orange juice, 1-1/2 oz. vodka, and ½ oz Galliano.
2. Add ice to fill.
3. Garnish with skewered Maraschino cherries.
Vampire fact - Some historians believe that Prince Charles is a direct descendant of Vlad the Impaler, the son of Vlad Dracula.
The Spicy Ghost Cocktail
Ingredients:
Half and Half
Pepper-Flavored Vodka
Jagermeister
Black Licorice Vines for Garnish
Directions:
1. Using a highball glass, mix 3 oz. half and half, 1-1/2 oz. pepper-flavored vodka and ½ oz. Jagermeister.
2. Add ice to fill.
3. Garnish with a black licorice rope.
Ghost fact - Ghosts have an extraordinary sense of smell. They are often attracted to certain aromas - licorice, perhaps?
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