Cheers to Fears! Our Favorite Spooky Cocktails for Halloween

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There’s nothing like spooky sips of vacation’s libations to celebrate Halloween! Always in the spirits, we here at Margaritaville Resort Orlando are eager to share our favorite creepy cocktails available throughout the Halloween season as well as some drinks for you to make at home. Keep reading if you dare.

Available at Margaritaville Resort Orlando

Autumn Sunset

Main Ingredients: Malfy Blood Orange Gin, Lemon Juice, Cinnamon Simple Syrup, and Pinot Noir.
(Available October through December.)

Boos-y and blood orange, Autumn Sunsets are full of festive, flavorful fun, and are a perfect drink for any ghoulish activity, day or night. With just one sip, you’ll find yourself under the sweet spell of this citrusy and cinnamon delight.

Irish Handshake

Main Ingredients: Jameson Black Barrel Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Lemon Juice, and Agave Syrup.
(Available October through December.)

Beloved for its wonderfully strong and fresh taste, this orange-colored cocktail puts you and your taste buds in a better place. Stirring with sophistication, the Irish Handshake will certainly have a hold on you.

Bubble & Trouble

Main Ingredients: Bombay Bramble Gin, Lemon Juice, Agave Syrup, and Prosecco.
(Available in October.)

Bubbling with refreshment, our Bubble & Trouble cocktail will put you in the spooky spirit. This dreadfully delightful drink is a delicious pick-me-up, perfect for poolside relaxation. With incredible taste, the Bubble & Trouble is the good Halloween trouble you’re looking for.

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Here are a few fun cocktails you can make right at home:

Professor’s Poison Apple

Main Ingredients: Amaretto, Dewar’s Scotch, Cranberry Juice, Apple Cider, and Bitters.

If you make a Professor’s Poison Apple, prepare for a scholarly and scarily good sip. Smoking from the contents of this delicious concoction, this drink will bring out the dark academia in your soul with its specific and sensational flavor.

Gather:

• 1 ounce Amaretto
• 1½ ounces Dewar’s Scotch
• ½ ounce Cranberry Juice
• 1½ ounces Apple Cider
• 3 drops of Bitters

Make:

1. Combine all ingredients except dry ice into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake to combine. Strain into glass.
3. Top with a few chips of dry ice.

* Do not drink until dry ice has evaporated.

Spooky Pumpkin

Main Ingredients: Tito’s Vodka, Pumpkin Spice Baileys, and Kahlua.

What’s more Halloween than a Spooky Pumpkin? This incredible cocktail satisfies with festive fun and fantastic flavor. Filled with pumpkin spice and everything nice, a Spooky Pumpkin is a perfect treat after a trick.

Gather:

• ​​1½ ounces Tito’s Vodka
• 1 ounce Pumpkin Spice Baileys
• ½ ounce Kahlua
• Rim: Crushed Graham Crackers & Cinnamon

Make:

Pour contents into shaker, shake well, and pour over fresh ice.

Black Magic Margarita

Main Ingredients: Margaritaville Gold Tequila, Triple Sec, and Lime Juice

The color of midnight, the Black Magic Margarita is sure to quench your thirst for Halloween fun. Chilled and chillingly good, this seasonal twist on a classic Margaritaville margarita is the quintessential Halloween drink in paradise. 

Gather:

• 1½ ounces Margaritaville gold tequila
• ½ ounce Triple Sec
• ½ cup Lime Juice
• Red, Blue, and Green Food Coloring
• Rim: Black Salt

Make:

Pour contents into shaker and pour over fresh ice.

Enjoyed our spooky selection of spirits? Visit Margaritaville Resort Orlando to try the first three creepy concoctions, or make any of the drinks in your private cottage to enjoy. Cheers to fears!