For the cocktail enthusiast, Halloween can be a tricky holiday. There is no shortage of cocktails and punches with over the top garnishes and sugary, colorful concoctions that people are hell-bent on shooting. Luckily, there are several options that don’t require the enthusiast to sell their soul. Here are three that I’ve specifically selected for Halloween.

Cheers!


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Satan's Whiskers (Curled or Straight)

Ingredients:

  • ½ ounce London dry gin
  • ½ ounce sweet vermouth
  • ½ ounce dry vermouth
  • ½ ounce orange juice
  • ¼ ounce Grand Marnier (straight) or ¼ ounce orange curaçao (curled)
  • 1 dash orange bitters
  • orange peel for garnish


Directions:

  1. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled.
  2. Strain into coupe or small cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.



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Corpse Reviver #2

Ingredients:

  • 1 ounce gin
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • 1 ounce Dolin Blanc (or Lillet Blanc)
  • 1 ounce lemon juice
  • 1 dash absinthe


Directions:

  1. Add absinthe to coupe glass and swirl around to coat. Discard the excess. (Alternatively, you could use a small atomizer to mist the glass.)
  2. Combine remaining ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled.
  3. Strain into chilled coupe glass.

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Sage's Serum

Ingredients:

  • 1½ ounce Applejack
  • ½ ounce rich blackberry simple syrup (recipe)
  • ½ ounce sage-infused Dolin Blanc (Death & Co. recipe)
  • ½ ounce lemon juice
  • 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • fresh blackberries and sage leaves for garnish


Directions:

  1. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled.
  2. Strain into coupe or small cocktail glass. Garnish with blackberry and sage.



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