By leah jones
Here are some fun and easy Halloween cocktails with tequila that will delight every partygoer.
2 oz silver tequila, 1 oz orange liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec), 1 oz lime juice, 1 oz blood orange juice (for that spooky red color), black salt or sugar for rimming the glass and Ice.
1. Rim your glass with black salt or sugar for a spooky touch. 2. In a cocktail shaker, combine tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice and blood orange juice.
3. Shake well with ice. 4. Strain into the prepared glass over ice. 5. Garnish with a slice of blood orange or lime for extra flair.
2 oz tequila blanco, 1 oz blackberry syrup (or muddle fresh blackberries), 1 oz lime juice, 1 oz simple syrup (optional), ice and fresh blackberries and lime wheel for garnish.
1. Combine tequila, blackberry syrup, lime juice and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain. 2. Garnish with fresh blackberries and a lime wheel. For an extra eerie touch, add a plastic spider on the glass rim.
You'll need: 2 oz silver tequila, 4 oz orange juice, 1 oz grenadine, 1 oz pomegranate juice and ice. 1. Fill a tall glass with ice. 2. Pour the tequila and orange juice overtop.
3. Slowly drizzle grenadine and pomegranate juice over the top to create a "bloody" effect as it sinks. 4. Garnish with a spooky touch like a fake eyeball or gummy worms.
You'll need: 1 oz tequila, ½ oz lime juice. ½ oz grenadine and a few drops of Irish cream liqueur.
1. Pour the tequila and lime juice into a shot glass. 2. Slowly add grenadine to sink to the bottom.
3. Add a few drops of Irish cream to create a "brain" texture floating in the liquid. 4. Shoot it down quickly before it gets too weird looking!
2 oz tequila blanco, 1 oz lime juice, 1 oz coconut cream, ½ oz triple sec, Ice and edible glitter or ghost-shaped candy for garnish.
1. Shake tequila, lime juice, coconut cream and triple sec with ice in a shaker. 2. Strain into a glass with ice. 3. Add a sprinkle of edible glitter or garnish with a fun Halloween-themed candy.