These Spooky Drink Recipes Will Get You in the Mood for Halloween

Costumes and candy are the centerpiece of Halloween, but grownups deserve to have a little fun, too, don't they? These spooky Halloween drinks will make any get-together scarier, or simply help you take the edge off before you take the kids out trick-or-treating.

From a cleverly named 'Jekyll + Gin,' to Zombie Cocktails and Black Magic Margaritas, Delish came up with a whopping 13 Halloween drinks, and we're sharing three of them here. We promise you won't feel unlucky after you mix these up.

Having an adult party at your house to celebrate the haunted holiday? These yummy cocktails will also serve as the perfect pairing for Halloween-inspired appetizers and desserts. They're also a mighty nice nightcap after a day of costume parades and candy overload. And let's be honest: every drink tastes a lot better and is more fun when there is a glow stick sitting inside of it, right?

Jekyll + Gin Recipe

3 oz. gin
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1 tsp. grenadine
1 handful of ice
Tonic water

Directions: Mix gin, lemon juice and grenadine in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a large glass filled with ice. Top with tonic water. And while it’s optional to garnish with a glow stick, we say it’s a must.

Zombie Cocktail Recipe

1 oz. light rum
1 oz. dark rum
1 oz. apricot liquor
2 oz. orange juice
1 dash of lime Bitters
1 handful of lice
1 oz. Bacardi 151 rum
Orange slice and cherry, for garnish

Directions: Combine light rum, dark rum, apricot liquor, orange juice and bitters using a cocktail shaker. Pour into a large glass filled with ice. Then the magic begins when you top it with a shot of Bacardi 151 and then garnish with the orange slice and cherry.

Black Magic Margaritas Recipe

1/3 c. Black sanding sugar
2 c. ice
4 oz. silver tequila
2 oz. triple sec
1/2 c. lime juice
Red food coloring
Blue food coloring
Green food coloring
Lime slices, for garnish

Directions: Rim two glasses with a lime slice and dip in the black sanding sugar. Divide tequila, triple sec and lime juice between two glasses and stir to combine. Get a little crazy by adding food coloring until desired black color is achieved. Add ice and garnish with a slice of lime and proceed to drink!

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