The Espolón Eulogy

Ingredients:
2.5 oz Espolón Tequila Blanco
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Lime Juice
Club Soda

Directions:
Add the first three ingredients to a Collins or other tall glass filled with ice. Stir and top with club soda.

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Chocolate Covered Pomegranate

Ingredients:
1 oz pomegranate liqueur
1 oz dark chocolate liqueur
1 oz creme (or more to flavor)

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into martini glass. Substitute ice cream for the creme and blend. Pour into martini glass.… Read more

Pumpkin Patch

Ingredients:
2 oz Blanco Tequilla
1 ½ oz pumpkin puree*
2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
1/3 oz maple syrup

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a Boston shaker. Shake and strain into a glass filled with cubed ice. Garnish with an orange slice lightly dusted with cinnamon powder.

*Pumpkin Puree

Ingredients:
1 pound pumpkin peeled and cubed (or good quality Pumpkin Puree)
½ cup of water
½ to 1 cup of sugar
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Berry Scary Sour

This tasty Halloween cocktail may look a little complicated to make, thanks to the foam top. However, it’s not much of a challenge and the extra texture looks great for Halloween. Spooky!

This recipe was developed for Belvedere IX, which is flavored with a variety of herbs and fruit. You could experiment with this same recipe using your favorite infusion. (Perhaps something DIY from our book!)

Berry Scary Sour

Ingredients:
2 oz Belvedere IX
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The Headless Horseman

This cocktail is usually made with clear vodka. But its Halloween-appropriate name just screams out for black vodka to make the spooky even spookier.

Ingredients:
2 oz black vodka
3 dashes bitters
Ginger ale

Directions:
Pour the vodka and bitters into a Collins glass. Fill the glass with ice, then pour in ginger ale.
Garnish with a slice of blood orange.

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Vampire’s Kiss #2

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
1 1/2 oz Voga Sparkling Wine
3/4 oz Grenadine
Red sugar for rimming the glass.

Directions:
Rim the glass with red sugar. Make sure to drip some down the side! Pour chilled vodka and grenadine in a martini glass.Top with Sparkling wine.

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Black Cat

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. VuQo Vodka
1 oz. Black Cherry Schnapps
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 oz. Cola

Directions:
Build in a tall glass filled with ice. Stir. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Bloody Red Rum Sangria

Ingredients:
1 750ml bottle of spiced rum
1/2 bottle Voga Merlot
6 oz. fresh lime juice
6 oz. triple sec liqueur
6 oz. simple syrup
2 limes sliced in thin wheels
2 red oranges sliced in thin wheels

Directions:
Chill ingredients overnight or at least a few hours before the party. Add all ingredients into a large punch bowl. Float a large ice block to keep it cool. These can be made easily using a … Read more

Vampire Bite

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. VuQo Vodka
3/4 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Malibu
2 oz. Pina Colada Mix (pineapple Juice and creme de coconut)
1 cup crushed ice

Directions:
Combine ingredients in a blender a blend for 10 – 20 seconds. Pour into a hurricane or other tall glass.

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Monster Mash

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz VuQo Vodka
3/4 oz banana liqueur
3/4 oz Creme De Cacao
1/2 ripe banana
4 pcs. ChocNut or other milk chocolate
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup crushed ice

Directions:
Combine ingredients in a blender a blend for 10 – 20 seconds. Pour into a Collins or other tall glass.

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