Halloween Fun for Grown-Ups!

Halloween has always been known as a celebration for young kids. When you’re a teenager, celebrating Halloween by going trick-or-treating will get you put in the lame category. Costume parties are the way to go for that age group. When you’re an adult, though, celebrating Halloween can take on a whole new level of fun. The costumes are more daring. The celebrations can last longer, and you can take part in enjoying the many spirits that are brought out.

I’m not talking spirits like ghouls and ghosts, either. These spirits are green, liquid, and flammable. So, if you are planning an evening of fun with friends over the age of twenty-one, then these mixed drinks should make perfect palate pleasers. For the guests who don’t drink, or are the designated driver, the drinks can be made without alcohol.

Midori Halloween Harvest

1 part Dark Rum

1 part Midori Melon Liqueur

1 part Light Rum

2 parts White Cranberry Juice

1 part Unfiltered Apple Juice

1 part Simple Syrup

Juice of one lemon

*For a Punch Bowl (32 ounces) use this recipe X’s 8.  Add the liquid ingredients and mix well.  Top with apple slices, blueberries, and melon balls.

Midori Green Ghoul

1 part Midori Melon Liqueur

½ part Strega Liqueur or Yellow Chartreuss

½ part Canton Ginger liqueur

Ginger Beer or Ginger Ale

Add first 3 ingredients into a shaker glass, add ice, shake, strain over ice in a collins glass.  Line the inside of the glass with strands of black licorice.  Pour in contents of shaker and fill with ginger beer or ginger ale.

About The Author: Award-winning mixologist Victoria D’Amato-Moran has created a series of specialty Halloween drink recipes to toast the night fright.   With ghoulishly green coloring, these haunting treats are as festive as they are delicious.