Spooky Time

Well,it’s that time of year again. Halloween season. Time to carve a pumpkin,watch scary movies,and have some spooky cocktails. Let’s start things off this year with a pair of Zombie riffs. They’re coming to get you Barbara…

Mix #230 Undead Gentleman

1.5oz blended aged Jamaican rum
1oz Demerara 151 rum
1/2oz velvet falernum
1/2oz grapefruit juice
1/2oz lime juice
1/2oz cinnamon syrup
1tsp absinthe
1 dash Angostura bitters

Rinse glass with absinthe. Shake other ingredients with ice and strain into glass.

A Zombie riff from Smuggler’s Cove,this is cinnamon forward with an absinthe finish and a bit of citrus and spice. Very nice with plenty of kick.

Mix #231 Lost Lake Zombie

1oz Appleton Signature rum
1oz Don Q Anejo rum
1/2oz Plantation OFTD rum
1oz lime juice
1oz pink grapefruit juice
1/2oz falernum
1/2oz cinnamon syrup
1/4oz grenadine
4 dashes Angostura bitters

Shake with ice and pour into glass.

Resurrected from the former Lost Lake bar in Chicago,this is sweet with a cinnamon burn and has a good kick.

After a couple of these cocktails,you won’t be afraid of anything in those spooky movies. And to really get you in the mood,here’s an episode of one of my favorite zombie shows. Unpleasant dreams…