Bleeding Heart Martini - swirl 1/2 oz. vermouth around glass and pour out, 2 oz. chilled premium gin, garnish with a skewed pickled baby beet.
Fred & Friends Brain Freeze Ice Cube Tray. Cool for a zombie or mad science theme.
Pumpkin Mojito - Prepare pumpkin syrup (see below). Combine 1/2 tsp lime juice, 1 1/2 oz light rum, and 6-8 mint leaves. Muddle until liquid is light green. Pour in 3 oz. pumpkin syrup, add ice and club soda. (“Wicked” accent is a rubber wristband purchased at Party City.)
How to make Pumpkin Syrup: Combine 1 c sugar, 1 c water, and 1/2 c pumpkin puree in saucepan. Cook over high heat until puree dissolves and mixture boils - about 3-5 minutes. Cool and refrigerate until ready to use.
The Mortica - mix 8 oz St. Germain, 4 oz acai berry juice, 4 oz Absolute Citron vodka, and the juice of one lime in a small pitcher. Strain about 1.5 oz to fill the bottom third of 4 champagne flutes. Rim with black sugar and top with champagne.
Black Widow’s Raspberry Martini
The Cat’s Eye - Mix 1.5 oz Gin, 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth, 0.25 oz Maraschino, 0.25 oz Orange Liquor, and a dash of fresh lemon juice. Stir with ice and drain into cocktail glass. Garnish with cherry.
Rim and drizzle martini glass with strawberry syrup. Shake 3 oz Pinnacle Whipped Vodka or other vanilla vodka with ice in shaker. Strain into martini glass, garnish with plastic teeth. For parties, prepare and freeze glasses with syrup and sugar ahead of time.
The Devil’s Skin - prewarm a glass with hot water and discard. Add 1.5 - 2 oz Irish Whiskey, lemon peel, and hot spiced wine. Garnish with citrus peel. (Spiced Wine - in a sauce pan, bring 1 bottle red wine to a simmer. Stir in 3 tbsp brown sugar and a mulling bag filled with with .5 tsp whole allspice, 05 tsp whole cubeb or black pepper, .5 stick of cinnamon, and 1 bay leaf. Remove the bag of spices, serve hot.)
Candy Corn Vodka Tonic - Mix 1 oz candy corn vodka (infuse 2 c vodka and 3/4 c candy corn for about 5 days. Strain through a paper towel and store in freezer.) with splash of orange juice. Pour over ice. Slowly pour tonic water into glass, do not stir. Garnish with candy corn.
DIY Drip Glasses - I think the black or red is cool for your basic party but green might be more suited for a zombie or alien theme.









