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7 Dark and Delicious Halloween Cocktails for 2022

Halloween is almost here and it’s time to break out some special themed cocktails. There are plenty of colorful, cheerful, candy-like cocktails for the holiday; these aren’t those. Here are seven dark and devilishly delightful drinks for All Hallows’ Eve. (And if you want more, here’s our 2021 Halloween cocktail roundup!)

Eye Of The Spider

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Eye Of The Spider

Course Drinks
Keyword coffee liqueur, Crème de Cacao, vodka

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Cutwater Spirits vodka
  • 1 oz. NOLA coffee liqueur
  • ½ oz. Creme de cacao
  • Whipped topping 4 oz. whipped cream + 1 oz. cinnamon syrup

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in a cocktail stirring glass.
  • Add ice and stir until ice begins to melt and cocktail is properly diluted.
  • Strain into chilled coupe glass.
  • Add heavy cream and cinnamon syrup to cocktail shaker.
  • Shake (without ice) until cream turns light and airy.
  • Float whipped cream on top of cocktail.
  • Garnish with a hand-drawn spider web and sugar eyeball.

Notes

The mixologists at Cutwater Spirits created this recipe.
Texas Chainsaw Margarita

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Texas Chainsaw Margarita

Course Drinks
Keyword agave, hibiscus syrup, lime, tequila, Triple sec

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ oz. Tequila
  • ½ oz. Triple sec
  • 1 oz. Lime
  • ½ oz. Agave
  • Hibiscus syrup
  • Black sugar for garnish

Instructions

  • Rim a rocks glass with black sugar.
  • Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and shake.
  • Pour into rocks glass with ice.

Notes

Allen Macias, director of food & beverage at Salt Tequila Bar in Irving, TX, created this recipe.
Very Superstitious cocktail

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Very Superstitious

Course Drinks
Keyword black currant juice, blanco tequila, Campari, Ginger syrup, lime

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Tres Agaves Organic 100% de Agave blanco tequila
  • 1 oz. Black currant juice
  • ½ oz. Campari
  • ½ oz. Spicy ginger syrup
  • ½ oz. Lime juice
  • Egg white

Instructions

  • Shake all ingredients hard, without ice.
  • Add ice and shake until chilled.
  • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass decorated with a chicken feather.
  • Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Notes

The mixologists at Tres Agaves created this recipe.
Black Cat Negroni

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Black Cat Negroni

Course Drinks
Keyword Campari, gin, raspberry liqueur

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Scapegrace Black Gin
  • ½ oz. Campari
  • ¼ oz. Raspberry liqueur
  • 2 dashes Chocolate bitters

Instructions

  • Stir ingredients in mixing glass.
  • Strain over a large ice cube.
  • Garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

The mixologists at Scapegrace created this recipe.
Vanilla Fang

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Vanilla Fang

Course Drinks
Keyword Fireball, Kahlua, Pumpkin pie spice, Vanilla vodka

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Absolut Vanilla vodka
  • 1 oz. Kahlua
  • ½ oz. Fireball
  • 1 oz. Heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice seasoning
  • Sprinkle hot cocoa spider

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and shake.
  • Strain into a Martini glass.
  • Garnish with hot cocoa sprinkled in a spider design.

Notes

The mixologists at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa created this recipe.
Red Rum

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Red Rum

Course Drinks
Keyword lime, rum, Tart cherry juice

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Koloa Kaua’i gold rum
  • 4 oz. Tart cherry juice
  • ½ oz. Lime juice
  • ½ oz. Simple syrup
  • 4 oz. Sparkling water
  • Ice
  • Garnish with dry ice optional

Instructions

  • Add ingredients (except soda water) into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  • Shake vigorously for 20 seconds until shaker is frosty.
  • Strain ingredients into a glass with ice.
  • Top with soda water and stir.
  • Garnish with dry ice (follow instructions, use gloves and tongs to handle dry ice and do not ingest it).

Notes

The mixologists at Koloa created this recipe.
The Grave Digger

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The Grave Digger

Course Drinks
Keyword fino sherry, mezcal, pear liqueur, reposado tequila

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Tres Agaves Organix 100% de Agave reposado tequila
  • ½ oz. Mezcal
  • ¾ oz. Fino sherry
  • ½ oz. Pear liqueur

Instructions

  • Stir ingredients in mixing glass.
  • Strain over a large ice cube.
  • Garnish with a dark colored edible flower.

Notes

The mixologists at Tres Agaves created this recipe.

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