(Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times/MCT)Candy will take care of the kids, but what about the adults? Maybe some “candy” designed only for them?
Here are a few Halloween-inspired cocktails that can take the place of chocolate, caramel and candy corn.
Wicked Red Punch
1 bottle of HobNob Wicked Red wine (or any red wine blend)
1 cups spiced rum
3 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
2 oranges, zested
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons simple syrup
1 lime, zested
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and let sit, refrigerated for at least an hour. Stir well before serving. Add a sugar rim and an orange slice garnish.
Spicy Pumpkin Cocktail
1 ounce cinnamon whiskey
Generous 1/2 ounce orange liqueur
Splash maple syrup
Pumpkin ale
Orange twist or cinnamon stick, garnish
In a pint glass, combine the whiskey, liqueur and syrup. Add ice and stir. Top with pumpkin ale and stir again. Garnish and serve.
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Blood Orange Sangria
2 bottles of HobNob Wicked Red Blend (or any red wine blend)
2 cups sparkling cider
1/2 cup Triple Sec
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups cut apples
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
3 blood oranges, cut into wedges
1 lemon, cut into wedges
In a large pitcher, combine sugar with apples, pomegranate, blood oranges and lemon. Add triple sec, sparkling cider and wine (HobNob Wicked is a blend of grenache, cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and pinot noir). Stir a few times and let macerate in the fridge for about 4 hours. Pour into glasses over ice and serve.
Black Velvet
3 ounces stout beer, such as Guinness
3 ounces dry sparkling wine
Pour stout into a large champagne flute. Slowly top with sparkling wine and stir gently.
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Witch’s Potion
3 ounces vodka
3 ounces pomegranate-cranberry juice
Cola to fill glass
8 large, dark-colored raisins for garnish
Pour vodka and juice into glass. Swirl gently. Top off the glass with cola. Garnish with raisins on a coktail sword or toothpick.
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