October 31
Drinks with spooky names, blood-red colors and a little menace: a menu for a Halloween party.
Tiki & Punches · Rum · ≈ 18% ABV · ≈ 330 cal
Three rums and a famously strong pour; the name alone earns its place.
Sours · Gin · ≈ 15% ABV · ≈ 211 cal
Named as a pick-me-up for the nearly dead, and bright, tart and easy to batch.
Fruity & Up · Gin · ≈ 13% ABV · ≈ 139 cal
Gin, both vermouths and orange: a devilish name on a gentle, orange-scented drink.
Fruity & Up · Scotch · ≈ 13% ABV · ≈ 155 cal
Blood-red from cherry liqueur and orange juice, with Scotch underneath.
Martinis & Manhattans · Calvados · ≈ 23% ABV · ≈ 175 cal
Apple brandy with two herbal liqueurs: dark, honeyed and autumnal.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Tequila · ≈ 13% ABV · ≈ 231 cal
Tequila, Jägermeister and Chartreuse shaken with a whole egg: rich, strange and strong.
Fruity & Up · Gin · ≈ 14% ABV · ≈ 223 cal
Absinthe and grenadine turn gin and orange juice an unsettling pink.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey · ≈ 24% ABV · ≈ 227 cal
Dark, rich and anise-scented, in an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum · ≈ 14% ABV · ≈ 173 cal
Dark rum floated over ginger beer: moody to look at and easy to make for a crowd.
Sours · Gin · ≈ 14% ABV · ≈ 177 cal
Blackberry liqueur bleeds purple through crushed ice as you pour it.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Vodka · ≈ 27% ABV · ≈ 169 cal
Jet-black vodka and coffee liqueur, two ingredients and no fuss.
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