Spooky Cocktails for Halloween & Day of the Dead

Check out these cocktails that are perfect for celebrating the season of spookiness! Whether you’re interested in ….

· Toasting Halloween with Martha Stewart’s famous Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur “blood shot” cocktail resembling a vile of blood

· Bringing back the dead by sipping on the classic and iconic Corpse Reviver #2

· Coming back to life on Day of the Dead with Milagro Tequila’s Vuelve a la Vida punch

· Or celebrating a more unusual way, Hendrick’s-style, with the Mortal Sin cocktail…

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Blood Orange Cocktails

Created by Martha Stewart

1 1/2 cups fresh blood-orange juice (from 7 to 8 blood oranges), chilled

6 tablespoons Solerno or other blood-orange liqueur

Combine blood-orange juice and liqueur in a large pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Pour into test tubes or small glasses (serves 6).

Please note: Cocktails can be refrigerated in pitcher overnight. Stir before using.

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Corpse Reviver #2

1 part Lillet Blanc
1 part Hendrick’s gin
1 part triple sec
¾ part fresh lemon juice
¼ part simple syrup
2 dashes Pernod

Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled martini glass or coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.
For more Lillet cocktail recipes, please visit www.lillet.com

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Vuelva a la Vida, “Come Back to Life” Punch

Created by Milagro Tequila Brand Ambassadors JP De Loera, Gaston Martinez and Jaime Salas

6 Parts Milagro Anejo

2 Parts Snap

1 part Lemon Juice

4 Parts Pineapple Juice

2 Parts Apple Juice (unfiltered)

2 Parts Tamarind Juice

2 Parts Sparkling Water

Angostura to taste

Grated nutmeg to taste

Build in a punch bowl over ice and garnish with lemon wheels, apple slices, prunes, nectarine slices and marigold tops.

For more Milagro cocktail recipes, please visit: www.milagrotequila.com

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Peche Mortel (The Mortal Sin)

Created by Hendrick’s Gin Brand Ambassador Kris Van Dopek

2 Parts Hendrick’s Gin

1 Part Fresh Lemon Juice

1 Part St. Germain

½ Edlerberry Juice

2 dashes Bitter Truth Creole Bitters

Shake and double straine into a coupe . Garnish with an Edible flower

For more Hendrick’s cocktail recipes, please visit: www.hendricksgin.com.

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