Spooky spirits and Halloween sips

These spooky spirits are party perfect for your big monster bash!

BLOOD MOON


Blood Moon

Ingredients

  • .75 ounce Cutwater Spirits Devil’s Share American Whiskey
  • .75 ounce blood orange juice
  • .75 ounce Cherry Heering
  • 75 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients in a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until cold.
  3. Strain into chilled coupe glass with ice sphere frozen with edible shimmer dust.

LA MARGARITA DEL MUERTO


La Margarita Del Muerto

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ ounces Tanteo Jalapeño Tequila
  • 1/2 ounces Agave Nectar
  • 1/2 ounces Fresh Lemon Juice 
  • 2 ½ ounces Pear Puree

Directions

  1. Add all the ingredients in a shaker.
  2. Shake well and pour into a Tanteo Jalapeno salt rimmed, ice-filled rocks glass.
  3. Garnish with a fresh rosemary stem.

HALLOWEENTOWN


Ingredients

Halloweentown
  • 1.5 ounces Cutwater Spirits Horchata Vodka
  • .5 ounce Lemon
  • 1 ounce carrot juice
  • .5 ounce cinnamon ginger syrup
  • .5 ounce Ancho chili liqueur
  • 3-4 dashes Angostura bitters mixed with a drop of black food dye

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients except Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker with a few pebbles of crushed ice.
  2. Shake until melted and pour in a tall cocktail glass. Top with more crushed ice.
  3. Dash black Angostura bitters on top and garnish with a Halloween straw, mini carrot, and candy corn pumpkin.

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