Celebrate Halloween with These Spirits

Celebrate Halloween with Seasonal Cocktails and Beer After the kids wrap up their trick-or-treating for the night, adults can kick back, relax and enjoy a grown-up treat with a decorative and daring cocktail from creative mixologists or a seasonal brew.

With selections for beer drinkers, vodka enthusiasts and absinthe connoisseurs (and some fantastic seasonal barware), these spooky Halloween drinks will really hit the spot!

Gritty McDuff's

For the beer aficionados at your Halloween gathering, try Gritty's Halloween Ale - an Extra Special Bitter seasonal brew that's perfect for a crisp autumn day. Available in 6 and 12-packs, the Halloween Ale has a robust flavor with a deep amber color, a bold malty palate and a well-rounded hop finish.

Click here to find out more about Gritty's and where it's available near you.

SKYY Infusions

With SKYY Infusions on hand, you can shake up these frighteningly tasty cocktails. SKYY Infusions enhance the vodka we all know and love with natural fruit and citrus flavors.

Jack-O-Lantern

Ingredients ~
2 oz SKYY Infusions Citrus
1 oz mango nectar or juice
1/2 oz orange juice
1/2 oz fresh sour*

Preparation ~
Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and pour into a goblet glass and garnish with a slice of orange and a mint leaf laid flat on top.

*Combine 0.25 oz fresh lime juice and 0.75 oz simple syrup.

Vampire's Elixir

Ingredients ~
1-1/2 oz SKYY Infusions Raspberry
3/4 oz white chocolate liqueur
1 oz half and half
Strawberry syrup

Preparation ~
Dress strawberry syrup on the inside and rim of a chilled martini glass. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass. Garnish with vampire teeth.

Click here to learn more about SKYY Infusions and for more recipes.

Lucid Absinthe

Spend Halloween with the Green Fairy and enjoy a cocktail made with Lucid Absinthe Superieure - the first genuine absinthe that's been legally available in the U.S. in 95 years! Absinthe is made from wormwood and has a distinctly unique herbal, anise flavor.

Witch Doctor

Ingredients ~
1 part Lucid Absinthe
1 part sugared water
1 part grenadine
2-3 dashes of Angostura Bitters

Preparation ~
In a shot glass, start with Lucid. Add cold water that has been shaken with sugar or simple syrup. Add grenadine, which will sink to the bottom to form the lower "layer." Next, float the dashes of bitters on top to form the top layer.

Click here to learn more about Lucid Absinthe and for more recipes.

Designs By Lolita

What good is a frightful cocktail if you don't have something to put it in? Designs By Lolita has hand-painted glasses for every beverage and occasion. The Halloween designs shown here are Masquerade (left) and Wicked Witch, Too (right).

Each glass has a unique recipe painted on the bottom for an added Halloween treat!

Click here to browse the other Halloween glasses from Designs By Lolita.

This Halloween, please drink responsibly and celebrate with these spirits!