With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine, this Dracula's Blood Cocktail is only perfect for Halloween sipping. Drop inward some plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun!
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Are yous getting your ghosts, ghouls, too goblins laid upward for Halloween? Yes, it's that fourth dimension of twelvemonth to live stocking upward on Halloween candy, picking out costumes, too prepping for whatever Halloween festivities you've got going on.
We're pretty low-key close Halloween some hither at , sticking to exactly some basic trick-or-treating too a pumpkin carving or 2 to celebrate this ghoulish day. But nosotros produce also bask a fun too festive Halloween potable or two, too!
Drop inward a laid of plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Halloween-inspiring potable garnish doesn't teach much easier than that!
For our 9-year-old Miss H., it's a brightly-orange-colored 2-ingredient orangish creamsicle or orange creamsicle Shirley Temple drink. Or, if we're feeling similar actually beingness inward the Halloween theme, a jack-o-lantern Mason appal potable amongst an easy orangish spell pumpkin topper.
But for us grown-ups, we'll accept something amongst a piddling to a greater extent than kick!
Like this rum too peach Schnapp's-based Dracula's Blood Cocktail. With its deep nighttime cherry color conjuring upward the creepy acquit of Dracula, it's simply perfect for Halloween sipping.
And what could live to a greater extent than Dracula-ish than a laid of vampire fangs? To build this cocktail fifty-fifty to a greater extent than festive, driblet inward a laid of plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Halloween-inspiring potable garnish doesn't teach much easier than that!
Grenadine is a sweetness vivid cherry syrup made from pomegranates. You tin uncovering Grenadine inward a modest bottle inward the potable mixers department of the grocery shop (or club Grenadine from Amazon).
You exclusively demand a splash of 2 teaspoons of Grenadine for each Dracula's Blood Cocktail, exactly to mix inward a piddling hint of sweetness. We tested the potable amongst dissimilar amounts (1, 2, too three teaspoons) too similar 2 teaspoons best. But if you'd similar a sweeter drink, suit the amount of Grenadine to suit your personal taste.
If yous can't uncovering Grenadine, maraschino cherry juice tin live used instead inward a pinch. Just pour off a piddling of the juice from a appal of cherries. Be aware the finished potable won't live quite every bit darkly colored, though. Grenadine actually helps lift the deep cherry color of this cocktail.
This Dracula's Blood Cocktail gets its deep nighttime cherry color from a combination of dark cherry juice too grenadine.
Dark cherry juice tin live constitute inward the juice aisle of the grocery store. There aren't many brands that build it, too typically nosotros exclusively uncovering 1 build of it inward our local grocery store. -- R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry juice, which is what nosotros use.
We also tested this potable amongst both cranberry juice too cran-strawberry juice -- too nosotros exactly didn't similar either one. The flavor exactly wasn't great, too the color definitely wasn't every bit dark.
We highly recommend looking for too sticking amongst the dark cherry juice to whip upward your Dracula's Blood Cocktails for Halloween.
When it comes to garnishing this fun too festive cocktail, a laid of plastic vampire teeth are exactly perfect for Halloween. The white color of the teeth actually popular against the nighttime cherry of the cocktail itself.
Just only driblet a laid of the teeth on the transcend of the cocktail too they'll float there, perching ghoulishly on top.
If yous can't uncovering fresh cherries for garnish, role jarred maraschino cherries instead.
We dear the combination of both vampire teeth too a fresh cherry every bit garnish. But yous could skip the vampire teeth too exactly role a cherry if you'd like.
Fresh cherries may live hard to uncovering some Halloween every bit it's non cherries' peak season. If yous can't uncovering fresh cherries, role jarred maraschino cherries instead.
But balance assured no affair how yous garnish it, amongst its deep nighttime cherry color this Dracula's Blood Cocktail is only perfect for Halloween sipping.
Whip some upward to bask for the Halloween festivities you've got going on. Or, whip some upward to exactly teach into the Halloween spirit.
Happy Halloween!
Other fun holiday-themed drinks:
- Easy Orange Slice Pumpkin Toppers for Mason Jar Halloween Drinks
- Santa's Hat Christmas Cocktail
- Santa's Hat Shirley Temple
- Grandma's Christmas Punch
- Gingerbread White Russian
- Leprechaun Shakes
- Red White & Blue Virgin White Sangria
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Dracula's Blood Cocktail
With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine, this Dracula's Blood Cocktail is only perfect for Halloween sipping. Drop inward some plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun!
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ingredients:
For each cocktail:
- 2 ounces white rum
- 3/4 ounce peach schnapps
- 3 ounces dark cherry juice (we role R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry)
- 2 teaspoons Grenadine
- fresh cherries, maraschino cherries, and/or plastic vampire teeth for garnish (optional)
instructions:
How to create Dracula's Blood Cocktail
- Place rum, peach schnapps, black cherry juice, too Grenadine inward a cocktail shaker amongst ice. Shake for close 10 seconds to mix too chill.
- Strain into a martini glass.
- Drop inward a laid of plastic vampire teeth too garnish amongst a fresh or maraschino cherry, if desire.
- Enjoy!
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