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The Halloween Cocktail!

I've been reading Halloween cocktail recipes for years, and since drinking heavily was most certainly in the cards after the week I've had, it seemed like a good time to stop reading and start making.

I found the recipe over at this site. I wish it had a cool name like "Agent Orange" or "Sunshine Reaper," but the site only refers to it as a "Halloween Cocktail." Am I allowed to rename cocktails if I swiped the recipes? Let's pretend I am. This is an "Agent Orange." It's wonderful.

Combine two ounces of bourbon, three ounces of orange juice and the juice of half of a lemon in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a glass full of ice. Top it off with some ginger ale. (The recipe doesn't specify how much ginger ale, so let's just say "to taste.")

I only drink whiskey when I have absolutely no idea that it's in what I'm drinking, so I had some reservations, but this is delicious. It tastes almost exactly like a Navy Grog, which makes no sense at all since Navy Grogs have an entirely different set of ingredients. The truth is, I just like writing the word "grog."

Wondering how this drink ties in with Halloween? The official recipe calls for unpitted olives with pumpkin faces carved on as the garnish. YES. YES, YES YES. I've never known olives to be a candidate for garnish in a fruity whiskey drink, but I will never, ever argue with an excuse to carve olives up like jack o' lanterns. Oh, the fun I had.

Unfortunately, you'll need all of the above to whip up a batch of Halloween Cocktails Agent Oranges. Still totally worth it. I love blaming alcoholism on Halloween enthusiasm.

Your challenge: Raid your liquor cabinet and search online. I guarantee that you'll find at least one Halloween-themed cocktail to enjoy using whatever you've already got. Well, unless you're fifteen. And you very well may be, since I usually just write about toys and candy. For the rest of you, I can think of no better way to spend this perfect dead leaf evening than with a glass full of something evilly named. Good luck!

Posted by Matt on 10/02/2009. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 165 comments

Jugendsehnsucht I had heard of that record before, but I’d never actually seen the cover. Damn! Seems like the kinda thing you’d find at a thrift store, but I never have.

Chestnuts roasted by Tutsuro @ 10/05/2009 12:33 AM

I think every thrift store has that Herb Alpert album! hahaha I even own it, plus a few others from HA & TB…

Thrift store records are the shit!!! You never know what you will find.

Chestnuts roasted by Burninfresh @ 10/05/2009 12:57 AM

Awesome Burninfresh. I’ll need to look better. From thrift stores I got a signed Mr Dressup record (fellow Canucks will know) and “Ken Griffin’s Greatest Hits”…I guess he was an organist in the 40s. The cover model seemed to stare into my soul.

Chestnuts roasted by Tutsuro @ 10/05/2009 1:28 AM

How about a recipe for an adult beverage called, get this, Ecto Cooler?

I found this one months ago, and I haven’t gotten around to trying it yet.

http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink641.html

Chestnuts roasted by DS_Jeremy @ 10/05/2009 1:54 AM

Really? Nobody’s going to point out the Coconut Crab behind the glass in the first picture? I gotta be that guy?

Chestnuts roasted by Morfnblorsh @ 10/05/2009 9:31 AM

The Most Tropical Halloween Drink, The Zombie:
(This is Spievak’s recipe, ca 1950, taken from Jeff Berry’s Sippin’ Safari)
1 oz fresh(FRESH!) lime juice
1 oz fresh(FRESH!) lemon juice
1 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1 oz passion fruit syrup (use Finest Call, or at the very least Fee Brothers)
1 oz white Puerto Rican rum (substitute Cruzan or Cuban if possible)
1 oz gold Puerto Rican rum (again, Cruzan or Cuban)
1 oz 151-proof Demerara rum
1 tsp brown sugar
dash Angostura bitters

Dissolve sugar in lime juice, then place in a cocktail shaker with all other ingredients and lots of crushed ice. Shake well. Pour into a tall glass. Garnish with mint sprig.

Chestnuts roasted by Evilsquatch @ 10/05/2009 9:43 AM

has nayone seen Trick ‘r Treat yet? I am hoping by returning my n-flix movies today, they will get there tomorrow and tric ‘r treat wil be shipped

Chestnuts roasted by braindead brian @ 10/05/2009 9:46 AM

I’ve never really been one for mixed drinks at home. I find the idea of needing fruit and/or sodas and measuring denvices to make a drink rather silly. I take a good burboun like Knob Creek and pour it over ice. No muss no fuss. Now if I’m at a bar, and a bartender is getting paid to do all the stupid mixing and whatnot, then game on. But even then, about the most advanced thing I’ll ask for is a Jack and Coke.

Chestnuts roasted by tanta07 @ 10/05/2009 10:05 AM

Morfnblorsh: Yeah I am not convinced that is anything to be honest, but even if it was a “coconut crab” I have trained myself not to read into things on this site anymore. In all reality, if Matt does the calender this year I hope he leaves the game out of it. It is way too much work for him and in all reality makes this place a paranoid madhouse! I personally miss the simple old countdown…

On another note, I have also never really dabbled in mixed drinks. I’m always interested in buying liquor but don’t want to pay a ton of money just to end up with a shitty brand. I’m the same way with wine, my limited education on the subject intimidates me into staying away from it…

Chestnuts roasted by drew do @ 10/05/2009 10:41 AM

Morfnblorsh – I noticed the crab. I think Sr. Crab was drinking a Chelada…

Chestnuts roasted by Faith @ 10/05/2009 10:45 AM

Nice catch Morfn!

Treat ‘r Treat is playing tonight only as a double feature with CREEPSHOW at my favorite H’wood theater. I really really wanted to go, but I am absolutely hungover from a trip to Disneyland yesterday and I just can’t do it. If anybody is inclined to go to Diz for Halloweentime, I highly recommend it. The Ghost Galaxy remake of Space Mountain is really fun and pretty creepy, and I finally got to see the Nightmare Before Christmas remake of Haunted Mansion and find out why the line is always so insane. And the Halloween Screams fireworks show is pretty epic, it opens and closes with “Grim Grinning Ghosts” and Zero the dog has a badass cameo.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/05/2009 10:55 AM

Squeeee! You gotta go to that! The Creepshow? On the big screen? By the power of all that is X-E you have to support Leslie Nielsen and Ted Danson because….who else will?

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 10/05/2009 11:00 AM

Tales from the Darkside season 2 is being released next month!

Chestnuts roasted by Ricky @ 10/05/2009 11:19 AM

I saw a Halloween Cocktail recipe in the paper today called a “Shocktail.” Basically make your favorite Bloody Mary recipe, put two green olives in it, and put a couple of shrimp on rims.

Chestnuts roasted by King JLA @ 10/05/2009 11:33 AM

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Chestnuts roasted by Yuan Jing @ 10/05/2009 11:44 AM

DJ D: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/tenshihitomi/DSCN0814.jpg

:)

Chestnuts roasted by Cheetara @ 10/05/2009 11:48 AM

Pumpkin beer is good.

Chestnuts roasted by Newton @ 10/05/2009 11:51 AM

DS Jeremy that sounds really yummy.

Chestnuts roasted by ericnrosesmom @ 10/05/2009 12:41 PM

I definately want to see lamb of god and Metallica.Maybe Dethklok(Haven’t seen much of Metalocalypse).Definately seeing I.C.P. in December though.

Chestnuts roasted by Jason @ 10/05/2009 1:05 PM

I didn’t know ICP even existed anymore, let alone had people interested enough to see them! I haven’t thought about them since middle school!

Chestnuts roasted by drew do @ 10/05/2009 1:37 PM

Gadzooks, Yuan Jing; that’s the filthiest thing I’ve ever seen you post.

Chestnuts roasted by tanta07 @ 10/05/2009 1:55 PM

lmao@tanta07

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 10/05/2009 2:24 PM

drew do-ICP released a new album last month and just started a tour.One of the concerts coincides with the rock and shock convention.I went to that last year and it was awesome.I got to meet Jason Mewes & Brian O’Halloran and…KANE HODDER! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Jason @ 10/05/2009 3:17 PM

ICP kinda makes me throw up in my mouth a bit.

Brilliant marketing. They really know how to capitalize on a target market.

Chestnuts roasted by Ricky @ 10/05/2009 3:29 PM

I couldn’t agree more Ricky. They are really disgusting in my opinion but they market the hell out of themselves.

Chestnuts roasted by drew do @ 10/05/2009 4:05 PM

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