Looking for something Boo-zy this Halloween? Billie Keithley paired some of her favorite fall flavors with skeleton bones, ghostly zombies, and creepy crawlers for 22 crafted Halloween libations that are a sure to be a spooktacular addition to your October festivities.
Do you dare make these chilling cocktails? Happy Halloween, from your friends in booze.
YOU’LL FLOAT TOO (from “IT”)
You’ll Float Too
1 oz Breckenridge Chili Chile Vodka
3 oz fresh lemonade
1 scoop lemon sherbet
Top with soda
Rim glass with red honey. Build ingredients in glass over ice. Stir to incorporate.
JACK-O-LATTE
Jack-O-Latte
1-1/2 oz Brown Butter washed Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey*
2 oz chai tea latte
4 oz Pumpkin Spice almond milk
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Garnish: Pumpkin whipped cream and pumpkin doughnut holes.
*Brown Butter Washed Pumpkin Spiced Whiskey: On low-medium heat, melt one stick of butter into a skillet. Add 3 table spoons of pure pumpkin filling. Stir to incorporate until the butter and pumpkin get a nutty pumpkin aroma. Pour the mix over one bottle of Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey in a heat safe container. Place in freezer for 8 hours. Strain out the solids & bottle.
BOO-52
Boo-52 Sipper
1-1/4 oz cold brew and coffee liqueur, equal parts mixed.
1 oz pumpkin spiced cream liqueur
¾ oz Breckenridge High Proof
Layer in order. If you choose to ignite, blow out flame before sipping.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Close Encounters
1 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka
1 oz melon liqueur
¾ oz lemon juice
½ barspoon vanilla bean paste
Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain and serve up.
WEBBED & WICKED
Webbed & Wicked
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka infused with Blackberry Cobbler Candy Corn*
1/2 oz Créme de Cacao
3 oz apple juice
8 blackberries
Muddle blackberries, add top three ingredients with ice and shake. Double strain and serve up over stretched melted marshmellow*
*Breckenridge Vodka infused with Blackberry Cobbler Candy Corn. Add one bottle Breckenridge Vodka and 6oz blackberry cobbler candy corn into a glass sealed container. Shale occasionally for a few hours. Strain, bottle, and refrigerate.
*Stretched marshmallow. Microwave 5 large marshmallows for around 20 seconds. Using food grade gloves, grab the puffed up marshmallow melt and rub hands together. Pull apart and place over vessel coupe glass.
SHADOW OF THE COUNT
Shadow Of The Count
2 oz Breckenridge Gin
¼ oz dry vermouth
Stir ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up.
Garnish: Spicy garlic clove skewers
THE UPSIDE DOWN (from “Stranger Things”)
The Upside Down
2 oz Breckenridge Rum Cask Finish
¾ oz Coke/ghost pepper salt syrup*
3/4 oz lime juice
Top with ginger ale
Shake top 3 ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over pebble ice. Top with ginger ale.
Garnish: Mini Eggo waffle/drizzle of Coke/ghost pepper salt syrup.
*Coke/Ghost Pepper Salt Syrup. over medium heat, add 1 can (12 oz Coca-Cola), 6 oz brown sugar and 1 tbsp ghost pepper salt. Stir until dissolved. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.
BOO-ZY AT NIGHT
Boo-zy at Night
¾ oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey
1 oz white chocolate liqueur
1 oz milk or almond milk
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain up into a honey dipped black sesame sugar rim.
DON’T FALL ASLEEP (from “Nightmare on Elm Street”)
Don’t Fall Asleep
2 oz Breckenridge Gin
1 oz honey simple syrup*
3/4 oz lime juice
¾ oz green tea
Light-up ice cubes
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain and serve over light-up ice cubes.
*Honey Simple Syrup. Over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 4 oz, honey and 4 oz sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.
APOCALYPSE PUNCH
Apocalypse Punch
**Approx. 20 servings. Based on 6oz punch glasses.
1 bottle (750ml) Breckenridge Gin
90 oz raspberry/cranberry juice
16 oz lemon zinger tea
10 oz rosemary simple syrup*
Add all ingredients to a punch bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Garnish: citrus wheels
*Rosemary Simple Syrup: over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and 5 rosemary sprigs. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat, let cool, strain and refrigerate.
DEATHLY HALLOWS
2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey
3/4 oz vanilla bean syrup*
3 oz unfiltered apple cider
1 oz cranberry juice
Shake top 4 ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Garnish:cranberries
*Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 1 oz vanilla bean paste. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool and refrigerate.
ROCKIN’ IN THE GRAVEYARD
Rockin’ in the Graveyard
1 oz Breckenridge Vodka
1 oz Creme de Violette
1-1/2 oz lemonade
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve up or over ice with purple candied rim.
BLOOD MOON
Blood Moon
2 oz Breckenridge PX Sherry Cask Finish
1 oz Cherry, blackberry, red wine vinegar shrub*
3/4oz fresh lime juice
3 dashes cranberry bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and top with pebble ice.
Garnish: Black coral tuille
*cherry, blackberry shrub. Over low-medium heat, add, 4 cups water, 1 cup dark cherries, 1 cub blackberries, 1-1/2 cup raw sugar and 2 oz red wine vinegar. Muddle and stir ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, strain, bottle and refrigerate.
MONSTER SMASH
Monster Smash
2 oz Breckenridge Vodka
3/4 oz huckleberry/grape shrub*
2 lemon wheels cut into quarters
4 mint leaves
Shake all ingredients with ice. Pour over crushed ice.
Garnish: Monster Peep and mint bouquet
*Huckleberry Shrub: over medium heat add 8 oz water, 4 oz Huckleberry Jam, 4 oz muddled grapes, 5 oz sugar, 1/2 oz cider vinegar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
HALLOWS & HORCRUXES
Hallows & Horcruxes
2 oz Breckenridge Gin
1/4 bar spoon of black pearl dust
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz star anise syrup*
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve up.
*Anise Syrup: over medium heat, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved. Add 5 star anise, cover, and let rest for 5 hours.
BEDLAM AND BROOMSTICKS
Bedlam and Broomsticks
2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey
1/4 oz Breckenridge Bitter
1/2 oz Broken Compass Coconut Porter simple syrup*
Top with unfiltered apple cider
Stir with ice.
Garnish: orange peel heavily zested and mini broomstick.
*Broken Compass Coconut Simple Syrup: over medium heat add 8 oz Coconut Porter and 6 oz sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.
CABIN IN THE WOODS
Cabin in the Woods
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey
2 oz apple cider
3/4 oz fresh Lemon juice
3/4 oz orgeat
Shake ingredients with ice and pour over ice. Try it smoked with applewood!
Garnish: toasted pumpkin seeds
BRECKENRIDGE ZOMBIE
Breckenridge Zombie
2 1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz lime juice
1 1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1/2 oz Falernum
Shake all ingredients. Serve over pebble ice.
Garnish: mint
CORPSE REVIVER IN A BUBBLE
Corpse Reviver in a Bubble
1 oz Breckenridge Gin
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Spritz of Absinthe
Smoked applewood bubble
THE DAY WALKER
The Day Walker
2 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka
1 oz blood orange juice
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 dashes of cranberry bitters
Top with soda and blood bubbles
Shake first 5 ingredients with ice. Serve over ice and top with soda water.
How to make the blood bubbles:
400 ml water
4 bar spoons of salt
3 grams of lecithin powder
12 drops of red food coloring
Stir ingredients. Use an aquarium filter to create the bubbles.
JASON’S APRÈS
Jason’s Après
1 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz tart cherry juice
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 Egg white (optional)
Soda
Shake top six ingredients with ice. Double strain up. Slowly add cold soda.
Garnish: candy knife
BOBBING FOR APPLES (non-alcoholic)
4 oz Apple cider
2 oz ginger beer
1 oz pear juice
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
Incorporate all ingredients with ice.
Garnish: apple slices
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