Make your Halloween event stand out from the others with themed cocktails! Have fun with glassware by adding flair to drinks like candy eyeball stirrers or blood dripped drinks with grenadine.

I received Shellback’s Spiced Rum and Camarena’s 100% Agave Silver Tequila to taste and review for the purpose of this article. I’ve organized this article by spirit, so find your favorite poison and discover new spooky drinks.

RUM

Barbados based Shellback Caribbean Rum pays homage to the sailor lifestyle with its pure taste. A Shellback is a trustworthy sailor on a journey of discovery.

Shellback spirits aim to inspire individuals to take adventures of their own towards becoming a Shellback. They even offer customizable certificates on their site here.

Shellback Spiced Rum features spices from around the world without any added sugar. The brand keeps to its origins, not just with its taste, but also with their nautically themed cocktails.

Dracula’s Kiss
Mixologist: Cheri Loughlin
Ingredients:
1 ounce Shellback Spiced Rum
3/4 ounce Sloe Gin
1/2 ounce Falernum
2 ounces Brut Champagne
Lemon Twist for Garnish

Directions:
Combine liquids except champagne in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference. Strain into chilled flute. Top with brut champagne. Garnish with lemon twist.

Shellback Sinister Cider
Mixologist: Cheri Loughlin
Ingredients:
1 ounce Shellback Spiced Rum
1 ounce Butterscotch Schnapps
1 package Spiced Cider Mix
6 ounces Hot Water
Cinnamon Stick for Garnish

Directions:
Place hot cider mix in heat proof mug. Top with heated water. Stir to dissolve. Add rum and schnapps. Stir. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Domain NYC’s Hot Mulled Organic Cider
Ingredients:
1 gallon of Organic apple cider
1 Orange
1 cup of brown sugar
5 medium sized cinnamon sticks
1 gram of cloves
6 whole star anise
6 whole allspice
1 cheesecloth
1 oz Calvados or spiced rum

Directions:
Pour 1 gallon of organic apple cider into a medium sized stock pot. Stir in the brown sugar. Score the orange and place it in the cider. Wrap up cloves, star anise, allspice, and cinnamon sticks in a piece of cheesecloth and tie with a string. Allow the spices to steep over low heat for one hour. Refrigerate the pot keeping the mulling spices in the cider over night. The next day, remove the mulling spices and oranges from the cider and reheat. Add Calvados or spiced rum to each mug of cider.

Silver Ghost
Mixologist: Cheri Loughlin
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Shellback Silver Rum
3/4 ounce White Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 ounce Cream of Coconut
2 ounces Half & Half
Shredded Coconut for Garnish

Directions:
Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with shredded coconut on top.

VODKA

Vampire Delight
Ingredients:
1 oz. SMIRNOFF Wild Honey Flavored Vodka
1 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. apple juice

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and Strain into a martini glass rimmed with creme de cassis.

Blood Orange Bloody Mary (Serves 6)
Ingredients:
8 oz. SMIRNOFF Citrus Flavored Vodka (1.5 oz per serving)
4 cups (32oz) bottled tomato juice
3/4 cup fresh blood-orange
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tbs horseradish
1 teaspoon hot sauce
Freshly ground pepper
Ice cubes
Garnish: blood-orange and tomato wedges, cucumber spears

Directions:
Whisk together tomato juice, vodka, orange and lemon juices, horseradish, and hot sauce in a large pitcher. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into 6 ice-filled glasses, and garnish each with an orange wedge, a tomato wedge, and cucumber spear.

TEQUILA

Familia Camarena Tequila offers 100% blue agave tequila in two expressions, Silver and Reposado. This second-fastest growing US spirits brand launched in 2010 as a part of the Camarena family’s lifestyle of agave farmers.

Familia Camarena spirits are offered in simple, yet classic, etched glass bottles. Their price range is within reason for college students or recent grads, and its quality doesn’t suffer for it, unlike other brands. Their tequilas finish smooth and warm rather than a biting burn that’ll cause a wince.

Poison Apple Pie
Mixologist: Cheri Loughlin
Ingredients:
2 ounces Camarena Silver Tequila
1 1/2 ounce Apple Juice
1/2 ounce Amaretto
1/4 ounce Lime Juice
Dash Cinnamon
Cinnamon & Sugar Rim Garnish

Directions:
Rim chilled martini glass with lime. Dip edge of glass in cinnamon and sugar mixture. Set aside. Combine liquids and dash of cinnamon in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into prepared martini glass.

Killer Candy Corn
Ingredients:
1 ounce Camarena Reposado Tequila
1/2 ounce Butterscotch Schnapps
1/2 ounce Crème de Cacao
2 ounces Fresh Orange Juice
1 teaspoon Dark Cocoa
4 pieces Candy Corn

Directions:
Rim a martini glass with orange juice then cocoa powder. In a shaker, add tequila, butterscotch schnapps, crème de cacao and orange juice. Add ice and shake well. Strain into prepared martini glass. Garnish with a toothpick of candy corn.

Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Ingredients:
2 ounces Camarena Reposado Tequila
2 can Pumpkin Puree
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
1 pinch Nutmeg
2 cups Water
1/2 ounce Orange Liqueur
Juice of 1/2 a Lime

Directions:
Make a pumpkin simple syrup by combining pumpkin puree with brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and water in a saucepan over low heat. Stir for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cool and strain. Combine the juice of half a lime, Camarena Reposado Tequila, and 2 ounces pumpkin simple syrup. Shake well and serve on the rocks.

Cheers!

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