Cocktail of the Week: Spooktacular Halloween Drinkies

By Christina Carathanassis @cbellescloset

Photo by Trevin Rudy on Unsplash

This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday, "witch" gives us an excuse party on a week night, and what's the second most important thing other than costumes on Halloween...? Cocktails!

From bewitching cocktails to devilish sangrias, zero-calorie Sparkling Ice, is sure to be the perfect cocktail mixer for you and your guests!

Bloodsucker

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 Parts Dark Rum
  • 1 Part Pumpkin Puree
  • 1 Part Intense Ginger Liqueur
  • 1 Part Sparkling Ice Black Cherry
  • Grated Ginger

DIRECTIONS
Shake puree, rum, ginger liquor and grated ginger over ice and pour into goblet. Add Sparkling Ice Black Cherry and garnish with ginger root "tombstone."

Zombie Slime

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 Part Wicked White Whiskey
  • 2 Parts Sparkling Ice Kiwi Strawberry
  • Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry / Sugar syrup "Blood"
  • Kiwi slices

DIRECTIONS
Reduce 1 cup of Sparkling Ice Black Raspberry with 2 tablespoons of white sugar into thick syrup - drizzle over both interior & exterior of cocktail glass. Chill whiskey and Sparkling Ice Kiwi Strawberry and garnish with 2 kiwi "eyes".

Seven Deadly Sins Sangria

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 Apple, sliced
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 1/2 pear, sliced
  • Cinnamon Stick
  • bottle red wine
  • 1/2 cup Brandy
  • 1 cup Sparkling Ice Tangerine

Cut fruit into equal sizes and place in pitcher with the cinnamon stick. Pour in the bottle of wine, bourbon, and Sparkling Ice Tangerine over fruit. Gently stir to combine. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours, up to 2 days. Serve cold over ice.

Please drink responsibly. 21+

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