A spooky Halloween Cocktail

If a long Monday at work has left you feeling altogether ooky, you need a spooky Halloween cocktail or two. No fancy bartending tricks here, just treats.

Blood and Sand Cocktail with a Lychee Eyeball

Serves 2

This Halloween cocktail is the perfect mix of gross-out and strange visual appeal. Make like Vampira and get sophisticated!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Orange Juice
• 1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1 1/2 oz Cherry Heering
• 1 1/2 oz Blended Scotch
• 2 Lychees
• 2 Cranberries

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients (except lychees and cranberries) in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake, shake, shake!
3. Strain into a rocks glass with ice.
4. Make the lychee eyeball by placing a cranberry into the hole of each fruit.
5. Place the spooky fruit in your cocktail and enjoy!

Virgin Bloody Mary

We’ve kept this bloody Halloween cocktail alcohol free, but add a vial of vodka if you must…

Ingredients:

• 3 oz Tomato Juice
• 2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice
• 3 Dashes Worcester Sauce
• 1 Dash Tabasco
• Pinch Salt and Pepper
• Celery Stalks
• Basil Leaves

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients (except celery and basil) in a mixing glass with ice.
2. Shake, shake, shake!
3. Strain into a tall glass.
4. Decorate with celery and basil.

From all of us at HelloFresh, Happy Halloween!