Halloween is around the corner, so I thought to post some interesting Halloween cocktails that you can try out or have your bartender make for you.  If you are a cocktail waitress or bartender, you might want to surprise (and scare boohoohooo)  your customers with this original recipes:     

          

Vampire’s Kiss

vodka

dry gin

dry vermouth

tequila

pinch of salt, tomato juice

                   

Nightmare

Gin

Dry Vermouth

Cheery Brandy

Orange Juice

                 

Devil’s Poison

Jack Daniels

Bacardi Rum

         

Jack O’Tini

Stoli vodka

pumpkin puree

lemon juice

orange juice

Place a large soup pot filled with water on the stove to boil. Carve the tops from the pumpkins and set aside. Scope out the interior and seeds, leaving a think shell. Discard the seeds and flesh, or use in another recipe. Place the pumpkins in the boiling water and boil for about a minute. Remove and drain. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain into the pumpkin. Serve with a black straw.

              
Jack-O-Lantern

Dark Rum

Pumpkin Molasses

chilled coffee

splash Kahlua

Garnish: Ginger bread cookie

                

Ghost Cocktail

• Smirnoff Vanilla Twist
•  Half and Half
• Simple Syrup
• Godiva White

Garnish: white chocolate shavings

Zombie

lemon juice

dark rum

orange juice

cherry brandy

light rum

dark rum

grenadine

             

Corpse Reviver

• apple brandy
• Cognac or brandy
•  sweet vermouth

Blue Devil 

• 1 shot gin
• 1/2 shot blue curacao
• 1/2 shot lemon juice

Have I scared you yet? Boooooooooooohooo!

Happy Halloween!

 

 

http://www.in-the-spirit.co.uk/halloween_cocktails.html

http://drinkoftheweek.com/special/halloween.htm

http://www.cocktailtimes.com/party/halloween_party.shtml

http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1097/cocktail.html

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_halloween/article/0,1972,FOOD_9836_4128401,00.html