Bewitching Halloween Drinks for 2026
Halloween cocktails don’t need to be scary to be good, though we always appreciate the creative blood red, jet black and monster green concoctions. This year we’re seeing quite a few purple drinks celebrating the Oct. 31 holiday. Here’s our Halloween cocktail roundup for 2026. (And for more, see our 2025 Halloween drinks.)
Wicked Potion
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Middle West Spirits Vim & Petal Gin½ oz. Crème de violette½ oz. Genepy liqueur¾ oz. Fresh lemon juice½ oz. Butterfly pea flower-infused simple syrup1 dash Lavender bitters optional
Instructions
Rim a chilled coupe with purple sugar.
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Shake hard until chilled.
Double strain into coupe.
Garnish with dried orange slice and cherry.
Notes
The mixologists at Middle West Spirits created this recipe.
Witches Brew (red)
Ingredients
2 oz. Cazcanes No. 7 Reposado tequila1 oz. Blood orange juice1 oz. Pomegranate juice½ oz. Triple sec¼ oz. Agave optionalpinch Edible gold dustpinch Ground cinnamon
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake with ice.
Strain into rocks glass over a large rock.
Garnish with blood orange slice and torched rosemary twig.
Notes
The mixologists at Cazcanes created this recipe.
The Witching Hour
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Astral blanco tequila1 oz. Fresh lime juice½ oz. Simple syrup 1:11 dash Lavender bitters½ oz. “Purple potion” 2 parts Blue Curaçao to 1 part hibiscus rosemary syrupBlack lava salt
Instructions
Rim rocks glass with lime and dip in black lava salt.
Add first four ingredients and ice to a vessel.
Shake until well chilled.
Pour into rimmed glass.
Drizzle with purple potion, allowing it to drip then stir through the drink.
Garnish with a torched rosemary sprig.
Notes
The mixologists at Astral Tequila created this recipe.
Witches Brew (green)
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Patrón blanco tequila1 oz. Midori melon liqueur¾ oz. Fresh lime juiceBlack sea salt rim
Instructions
Rim a rocks glass with lime and dip in black sea salt.
Combine ingredients and shake.
Pour into rimmed glass.
Garnish with gummy worms.
Notes
The mixologists at Beast & Butterflies at M Social Hotel New York Times Square created this recipe.
It’s Showtime!
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Brandy¾ oz. Lemon¾ oz. Maple syrup½ oz. Egg whitepinch Activated charcoal
Instructions
Combine ingredients and dry shake.
Add a few cubes for second shake.
Strain into coupe glass.
Garnish with dried orange slice and sprinkle of cayenne pepper.
Notes
The mixologists at Liquor Lab in Louisville, KY, created this Beetlejuice-themed recipe.
Nightmare on Bourbon Street
Ingredients
2 oz. Redemption bourbon2 oz. Spiced apple syrup1 oz. Lemon juice¾ oz. Aquafaba⅛ tsp. Red glitter
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake with ice.
Pour into Old Fashioned glass.
Stir to mix up the glitter.
Garnish with a skeleton stirrer.
Notes
The mixologists at Burtons Grill & Bar created this recipe.
Pumpkin Chaitini
Ingredients
1 bar spoon Aquafaba1 ½ oz. Homemade pumpkin spice syrup1 oz. Chilled chai tea1 oz. Half and half1 ½ oz. Ketel One Vodka
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Strain into coupe glass.
Garnish with biscotti and sweet vanilla cold foam.
Notes
The mixologists at Society 48 at The Belgrove Resort & Spa West Palm Beach created this recipe.
Midnight in London
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. London Dry Gin¾ oz. Fresh lemon¾ oz. Orgeat3 Black berries muddled¼ oz. Pernod Ricard
Instructions
Rim a cocktail glass with black sugar rim.
Combine ingredients and shake.
Strain into rimmed glass.
Garnish with blackberry on a sword. Boxwood also uses the Aroma Flow handheld smoke machine to create clouds that linger over the cocktail.
Notes
The mixologists at Boxwood in The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills created this recipe.
Witches’ Brew Lemonade
Ingredients
3 oz. Tanqueray gin infused with butterfly pea flower3 oz. Sparkling lemonade½ oz. Blue CuraçaoEdible purple glitter
Instructions
Build in Collins glass over ice.
Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.
Notes
The mixologists at Tanqueray created this recipe.
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