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!

Corpse Reviver #2 (pictured above)

Corpse Reviver #2 Print Recipe Type: Cocktail Serves: 1 Ingredients 1 ounce gin

1 ounce Cointreau

1 ounce Dolin Blanc (or Lillet Blanc)

1 ounce lemon juice

1 dash absinthe Instructions Add absinthe to coupe glass and swirl around to coat. Discard the excess. (Alternatively, you could use a small atomizer to mist the glass.) Combine remaining ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into chilled coupe glass. 3.5.3208

Sage’s Serum



Sage's Serum Print Author: The Humble Garnish Recipe Type: Cocktail Serves: 1 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 Instructions Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into coupe or small cocktail glass. Garnish with blackberry and sage. 3.5.3208

Satan’s Whiskers



Satan's Whiskers (Straight or Curled) Print Recipe Type: Cocktail Serves: 1 Ingredients ½ ounce London dry gin

½ ounce sweet vermouth

½ ounce dry vermouth

½ ounce orange juice

¼ ounce Grand Marnier (for the "Whiskers Straight" version) or ¼ ounce orange curaçao (for the "Whiskers Curled" version)

1 dash orange bitters

orange peel for garnish Instructions Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into coupe or small cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel. 3.5.3208



Additional Resources:

Knife pictured in Corpse Reviver #2 courtesy of MS Knives.

Death & Co. – Modern Classic Cocktails

Lucid Absinthe