Easy Halloween Cocktails You Need to Try This Year
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative behind the bar, and these Halloween Cocktails are sure to impress.
From pumpkin-inspired sips to colorful potions and even a bonus mocktail, these festive drinks will enchant your guests and add spooky fun to any celebration or even a quiet night in.
Spooky Drinks Bring the Party to Life
Halloween isn’t just about costumes and candy—it’s also the perfect excuse to stir, shake, and sip on some creative cocktails.
Whether you’re hosting a party or just enjoying a spooky night in, these five cocktails will bring festive flavors and a little hocus pocus to your glass.
From Pumpkins to Potions: My Top Halloween Recipes
The selection of cocktail recipes below is some of my all-time fall favorites. All of the fun garnishes are so easy to come by and make quite a statement!
The Pumpkintini
A fall twist on the martini, this creamy cocktail blends pumpkin spice and vodka for a rich, dessert-like treat.
Pumpkintini
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 1 Martini Glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz Vanilla Vodka
- 1 oz Pumpkin Liqueur Can substitute Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
- 1 oz Carolyns Irish Cream Liqueur (or any Irish Cream)
- 1 oz Heavy Cream Can substitute half-and-half
- 1 Tbsp Cinnamon Sugar For rim
- .25 tsp Nutmeg Optional for garnish
- 1 each Cinnamon Stick Optional for garnish
Instructions
Rim Instructions
- Place cinnamon sugar on a small plate, then run a bit of pumpkin liqueur on the rim and dip the rim of the glass
- Set glass aside
Cocktail Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients
- Cover and shake well
- Strain into prepared Martini glass
- Garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg or a cinnamon stick if desired
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Pumpkin Spiced Bourbon Smash
This cocktail is cozy, warming, and packed with fall flavor—perfect for sipping by a fire on a crisp October night.
Pumpkin Spiced Bourbon Smash
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 1 Muddler
- 1 Rocks Glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz Larceny Bourbon (Can substitute your favorite Bourbon)
- 1 oz Pumpkin Puree
- 1 oz Maple Simple Syrup From recipe below
- .5 oz Lemon juice
- 1 dash Pumpkin Pie spice
- 1 oz Club Soda Optional
- 1 each Cinnamon stick Optional for garnish
Maple Simple Syrup Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1 cup Pure Maple Syrup
Instructions
Maple Simple Syrup
- Add water and Maple syrup into a small saucepan.
- Warm mixture over medium heat, stirring frequently until ingredients are combined and you have a low simmer.
- Let the syrup cool completely before using in your cocktail.
Cocktail Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the pumpkin puree with the lemon juice and the simple syrup.
- Add Ice, Bourbon, and a dash of spice then shake well.
- Top with a dash of club soda.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick or slice of orange peel.
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The Vampire Kiss
A dark, sultry drink with a blood-red finish that’s as hauntingly beautiful as it is delicious.
Vampire Kiss Cocktail
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 1 Martini Glass
- 1 Plastic Vampire fang Optional
Ingredients
- 2 oz Ciroc Vodka
- 1 oz Chambord
- 1 oz Cranberry Juice
- .5 oz Lime Juice
- 1 tsp Grenadine
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice add vodka, raspberry liqueur, cranberry juice and lime.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a chilled martini glass.
- Slowly drizzle grenadine down the side of glass for a "blood" effect.
- Garnish with fresh raspberries, or plastic vampire fangs on the rim of the glass.
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The Enchanted Elixir (Lavender Margarita)
This hauntingly purple twist on a margarita blends floral flavors with tequila for a bewitching sip.
Enchanted Elixir (Lavender Margarita)
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 1 Martini Glass Optional
- 1 Margarita Glass Optional
Ingredients
- 2 oz Silver Tequila
- 1 oz Orange Liqueur
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- .5 oz Lavender Syrup
- 1 drop Purple Food Coloring (Optional for a deeper hue)
- 1 Tbsp Black sanding sugar For rim
- 1 each Plastic Eyeball Garnish
Instructions
- Rim your glass with a bit of orange liqueur, dip it into black sugar and set glass aside.
- Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well.
- Strain into a Martini or Margarita glass with ice.
- Garnish with an eyeball or other Halloween item.
Lavender Syrup
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Halloween Cocktail Fun
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Witches Brew Cocktail
A fun and festive cocktail that’s colorful, mysterious, and easy to make in a pitcher (This post may contain Amazon affiliate links. By clicking on an affiliate link I may financially benefit at no extra cost to you.) for parties.
Witches Brew Cocktail
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 1 Collins Glass
- 1 toothpick (for garnish)
- 1-2 Plastic eyeballs
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Ketel One Vodka
- .5 oz Blue Curacao
- .5 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
- 3 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz Lemon Lime Soda
- 3 each Maraschino Cherries On toothpick for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine vodka, Blue Curacao, Midori, and pineapple juice.
- Shake well and strain into a Collins glass with ice.
- Top with lemon lime soda
- Garnish with the cherries on a toothpick and drop in an eyeball for effect.
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Are There Any Non-Alcoholic Halloween Drinks?
The Enchanted Elixir from above can easily be turned into a Mocktail for those who don’t drink alcohol.
Enchanted Elixir Mocktail
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 1 Martini Glass
- 1 Plastic Eyeball Garnish
Ingredients
- 5 oz Lemon Lime Soda
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- .5 oz Lavender Syrup
- 1-2 drops Purple Food Coloring (Optional)
- 1 Tbsp Black Sanding Sugar For the rim of the glass
Instructions
- Rim your glass with lime juice and dip in black sanding sugar.
- Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice to blend until chilled.
- Strain into prepared glass over ice.
- Garnish with an eyeball for decoration.
Sip, Savor, and Let the Spirits Flow
These Halloween cocktails are the perfect way to toast to the spooky season. Whether you’re craving the cozy taste of pumpkin, the eerie allure of blood-red drinks, or a magical purple potion, there’s a sip here for everyone.
Mix them up, share with friends, and let the spirits flow this Halloween season!
