Just in time for 2015 Eater Cocktail Week and Halloween, check out the fun, freaky and fantastic libations bars and restaurants around the city have created to make your fall holiday more fun.
The Sleepy Hollow might not make you see the Headless Horseman, but this blend of HennesseyVS, pumpkin spice and simple syrup topped with merengue will have you picturing the creepy backroads of Washington Irving’s tale.
Perfect for fall, and a terrific way to get into the Halloween spirit, The Basic B features Tito's Texas Vodka, Michaels Irish Cream Liqueur, and a fresh, house roasted spiced pumpkin puree and is garnished with freshly ground cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.
The Chupacabra, named for the mythic figure that roams the Americas, this Halloween libation is a blend of Titanium Tequila and Ginger plus secret ingredients delicately layered for a refreshing taste. It’s also an off menu item, so savvy drinkers will have to request it.
What’s Halloween without Zombies? And where else to find them but Houston’s only tiki bar, where Halloween finds a special Zombie menu, including the cllassic Donn Beach recipe, as well as twists like the Campari Zombie, made with Campari, Demerara Overproof white rum, Maraschino liqueur, falernum, Donn's Mix, lime, grapefruit, pineapple.
Put a little pumpkin into your Halloween with the Pumpkin Spice Tini, a combination of Stolichnaya Vanilla Vodka, Baileys and Monin Pumpkin Spice, shaken and garnished with cinnamon.
This legendary Houston spots gets into the Halloween spirit with the city’s only Pumpkin Margarita, made with Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado, Pumpkin Rita Mix, Agave Nectar, Grand Marnier and lime juice. It’s so good, it’s scary.
A beautiful blend for fall and Halloween, Peska's Harvest Rolls combines Fords Gin, sweet potato puree, lemon juice, simple syrup and a dash of angostura bitters. Garnished with cinnamon, it’s perfect for the upcoming chilly nights.
The Halloween tradition of bobbingfor apples gets turned on its head here, with the Carmel Apple Cider. It’s a blend of pucker, Butter shots, apple juice, ginger ale and caramel sauce, garnished with a cinnamon stick and apple slice. Your grown-up self will feel just like a kid again with this one.
Get into the spooky spirit with the Bloody Berry Martini, a creepy blend of red Vampyre Vodka, muddled strawberries, lemon juice, lemongrass syrup and a Jaeger float, garnished with a strawberry. It manages to be both scary and sexy all at the same time.
Get creeped out with the Sangre Dulce (Sweet Blood) cocktail, a combination of blood orange juice, Dulce Vita tequila, pomegranate juice, Campari and grenadine. It’s shaken and topped with Tamarindo soda and cranberry bitters, virtually screaming of fall and Halloween.
The Sleepy Hollow might not make you see the Headless Horseman, but this blend of HennesseyVS, pumpkin spice and simple syrup topped with merengue will have you picturing the creepy backroads of Washington Irving’s tale.
Perfect for fall, and a terrific way to get into the Halloween spirit, The Basic B features Tito's Texas Vodka, Michaels Irish Cream Liqueur, and a fresh, house roasted spiced pumpkin puree and is garnished with freshly ground cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.
The Chupacabra, named for the mythic figure that roams the Americas, this Halloween libation is a blend of Titanium Tequila and Ginger plus secret ingredients delicately layered for a refreshing taste. It’s also an off menu item, so savvy drinkers will have to request it.
What’s Halloween without Zombies? And where else to find them but Houston’s only tiki bar, where Halloween finds a special Zombie menu, including the cllassic Donn Beach recipe, as well as twists like the Campari Zombie, made with Campari, Demerara Overproof white rum, Maraschino liqueur, falernum, Donn's Mix, lime, grapefruit, pineapple.
Put a little pumpkin into your Halloween with the Pumpkin Spice Tini, a combination of Stolichnaya Vanilla Vodka, Baileys and Monin Pumpkin Spice, shaken and garnished with cinnamon.
This legendary Houston spots gets into the Halloween spirit with the city’s only Pumpkin Margarita, made with Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado, Pumpkin Rita Mix, Agave Nectar, Grand Marnier and lime juice. It’s so good, it’s scary.
A beautiful blend for fall and Halloween, Peska's Harvest Rolls combines Fords Gin, sweet potato puree, lemon juice, simple syrup and a dash of angostura bitters. Garnished with cinnamon, it’s perfect for the upcoming chilly nights.
The Halloween tradition of bobbingfor apples gets turned on its head here, with the Carmel Apple Cider. It’s a blend of pucker, Butter shots, apple juice, ginger ale and caramel sauce, garnished with a cinnamon stick and apple slice. Your grown-up self will feel just like a kid again with this one.
Get into the spooky spirit with the Bloody Berry Martini, a creepy blend of red Vampyre Vodka, muddled strawberries, lemon juice, lemongrass syrup and a Jaeger float, garnished with a strawberry. It manages to be both scary and sexy all at the same time.
Get creeped out with the Sangre Dulce (Sweet Blood) cocktail, a combination of blood orange juice, Dulce Vita tequila, pomegranate juice, Campari and grenadine. It’s shaken and topped with Tamarindo soda and cranberry bitters, virtually screaming of fall and Halloween.
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