Fall Cocktails To Get You In the Halloween Spirit!

I love Halloween…trick or treating…horror movies…dressing up…and of course tempting cocktails.  How could one not love a holiday that celebrates all that is magical, mysterious and bewitching. 

If you too are a fan here are a few ideas from our friends at SKYY Vodka, (ri)1 Whiskey, and one from Kara Newman, author of Spice & Ice: 70 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails for NAVAN Natural Vanilla Liqueur to enjoy we approach All Hallows Eve. 

They are scary good, and that is nothing to be frightened of. 

Jack-O-Lantern
 2 oz. SKYY Infusions Citrus
1 oz. Mango Nectar or Juice
0.5 oz. Orange Juice
0.5 oz. Fresh Sour*
 Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously and pour into a goblet glass and garnish with a slice of orange and a mint leaf laid flat on top.  *Combine 0.25 oz fresh lime juice and 0.75 oz simple syrup.

 Black Widow
1.5 oz. SKYY Infusions Raspberry
0.5 oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. Pomegranate Juice
Squeeze of Fresh Lemon Juice
Raspberry Syrup
 Draw a spider web on the inside of a chilled martini glass with raspberry syrup.  Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini glass.

(ri)1 Whiskey is new to Dallas, and The Porch  is mixing seasonal cocktails with this 92 proof, ultra-premium rye whiskey.

(ri)1 Spice
2 parts (ri)1 Whiskey
1 part Apple cider
1 part Sprite
dash of Cinnamon 

(ri)1 Cin & Spice
2 parts (rī)1 Whiskey
1 part fresh tangerine juice
½ part cinnamon syrup
¼ part fresh lemon juice

Fall Spice Cordial
1 oz NAVAN Natural Vanilla Liqueur
1 oz Bourbon
¾ oz Chipotle-orange syrup*
2 Dashes Regan’s Orange Bitters
Mix together all ingredients and shake well with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with orange peel.

*Chipotle-Orange Syrup
2 Cups water
1 Chipotle pepper
2 Strips fresh orange peel
¾ Cup sugar

Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce to a simmer and add the chipotle pepper and orange peel.  Cover and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain with a fine-mesh sieve and add the sugar.  Return to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool.