Ten Frighteningly Fun Halloween Cocktails You Can Make at Home

1. Bloody Vampire Punch

A deep red party punch that looks delightfully sinister, served with floating lychee and blueberry “eyeballs”. Make a large bowl so guests can help themselves.

Ingredients

• 750 ml cranberry juice
• 250 ml pomegranate juice
• 150 ml vodka, optional
• 2 tbsp grenadine
• Sparkling water to top
• Lychees and blueberries for garnish

Method

1. 1. Chill all liquids. Combine juices, vodka, and grenadine in a punch bowl.
   2. Top with sparkling water to taste, then add “eyeballs” made by pushing blueberries into lychees.
   3. Serve over ice. For a mocktail, omit vodka and add extra sparkling water.
      

2. The Witch’s Brew

Bright green, sweet, and a bit fizzy. It looks brilliant in a cauldron style bowl. If you use dry ice for a smoky effect, read safety advice first.

Ingredients

• 1 litre lemon and lime soda
• 6 scoops lime sherbet or sorbet
• 150 ml vodka, optional
• Lime wheels to garnish

Method

1. Add sherbet to a large bowl. Pour over soda and vodka if using.
2. Garnish with lime wheels. Serve immediately while it foams.

Dry ice safety: see guidance from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

3. Poison Apple Martini

A crisp apple martini with a cinnamon finish. Black food colouring gives it a deliciously dark look.

Ingredients

• 50 ml vodka
• 25 ml sour apple liqueur
• 10 ml fresh lemon juice
• 1 to 2 drops black food colouring
• Red sugar for the rim

Method

1. 1. Rim a chilled martini glass with red sugar.

Shake vodka, apple liqueur, lemon juice, and colouring with ice. Strain into the glass.

4. Zombie’s Delight

Tropical flavours with a gory garnish. Ideal for guests who like something fruity.

Ingredients

• 35 ml white rum
• 35 ml dark rum
• 60 ml pineapple juice
• 10 ml grenadine
• Gummy worms or jelly “brains” for garnish

Method

1. 1. 1. Shake both rums with pineapple juice and ice. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Drizzle in grenadine so it sinks like “blood”. Add spooky sweets on top.

5. Ghostly White Russian

A creamy classic with a spectral twist thanks to white chocolate liqueur. Decorate with mini marshmallow ghosts on cocktail sticks.

Ingredients

• 35 ml vodka
• 25 ml coffee liqueur
• 25 ml white chocolate liqueur
• 50 ml single cream

Method

1. 1. 1. 1. Add all liquids to a rocks glass filled with ice. Stir gently to marble.
         2. Perch a marshmallow ghost on the rim.

6. Dracula’s Kiss

Dark, sweet, and dramatically red. A simple build that looks fantastic in tall glasses.

Ingredients

• 35 ml cherry vodka
• Cola to top
• 10 ml grenadine
• Plastic fang garnish

Method

1. 1. Fill a highball with ice. Add cherry vodka and top with cola.
   2. Float grenadine for the “kiss of blood”. Add fangs to the rim.

7. Pumpkin Patch Cocktail

Comforting autumn flavours in a glass. Swap the cream for oat drink if you want a dairy free version.

Ingredients

• 35 ml vanilla vodka
• 25 ml pumpkin spice liqueur
• 50 ml single cream or oat drink
• Freshly grated nutmeg

Method

1. 1. Shake all liquids with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
   2. Dust lightly with nutmeg. Serve in mini pumpkins if you have them.

8. Black Magic Margarita

A moody twist on a favourite. Use gel food colouring for a reliable black hue. If using activated charcoal, check local guidance on food use first.

Ingredients

• 50 ml tequila blanco
• 25 ml triple sec
• 20 ml fresh lime juice
• 1 to 2 drops black food colouring
• Black salt for the rim

Method

1. 1. Rim a rocks glass with lime and black salt. Fill with ice.
   2. Shake tequila, triple sec, lime, and colouring with ice. Strain into the prepared glass.

9. Candy Corn Cooler

Layered orange, yellow, and white for a playful, sweet drink. Make it alcohol free or spike lightly for adults.

Ingredients

• 100 ml orange juice
• 60 ml pineapple juice
• Cream soda to top
• 15 ml vanilla vodka, optional

Method

1. 1. Add pineapple juice to a chilled glass with ice, then gently pour orange juice to layer.
   2. Top slowly with cream soda. Add vanilla vodka if you like.

10. The Grave Digger

Simple and satisfying with cookie crumble “soil”. Quick to build when guests arrive.

Ingredients

• 50 ml whisky
• Ginger ale to top
• Squeeze of fresh lime
• Chocolate biscuit crumbs and a mini chocolate “tombstone”

Method

1. 1. Build whisky and ginger ale over crushed ice. Add a squeeze of lime.
   2. Sprinkle crumbs on top and stand a chocolate “tombstone” in the glass.