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Halloween cocktail recipes:

October 21, 2009

Drink responsiblyMidori Halloween Harvest Punch

Ingredients: 1 part Midori
Melon liquer
1 part dark rum
1 part light rum
2 part white cranberry juice
1 part unfiltered apple juice
1 lemon (to squeeze juice out of)
Apple slices, blueberries and melon
balls for garnish

Directions: For a 32 ounce punch bowl use this recipe
multiplied by 8.
1) Add liquid ingredients and mix well
2) Top with apple slices, blueberries and melon balls.
3) Serve in an attractive punch bowl and get ready to
do the monster mash.

Drink responsiblySkeletons in Your Closet

Ingredients: 1 and a half parts Hornitos
Plata Tequila
1 part DeKuyper Island Blue Tropical
Shnapps
1 part pineapple juice
1 part mango juice

Directions:
1) Rim a margarita glass with salt
2) Pour the ingredients into a cocktail
shaker filled with ice.
3) Shake well.
4) Strain over ice into the prepared margarita glass.
Get ready to let this bright green cocktail let your skeletons
out.

Drink responsibly Corpse Reviver

Ingredients: 2 oz. apple brandy
Three fourths oz. brandy
Half oz. sweet vermouth

Directions:
1) Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with
ice.
2) Stir well.
3) Strain into a chilled cocktail glass to wake up any
ol’ dead body.

Drink responsibly Bayou Slime

Ingredients: 2 parts Cruzan
Dark Rum
6-8 fresh mint leaves
Half part Fee Brothers Spiced
Cordial Syrup
1 egg white

Directions:
1) Muddle mint leaves and syrup
together, making sure to
crush the mint leaves.
2) Place all ingredients into a shaker.
3) Shake until well-chilled and frothy.
4) Strain into a chilled martini glass.
5) Garnish with additional crushed mint leaves.

All recipes are from www.about.com

Reminder: Some of these tasty beverages can be made without alcohol. If you try the full recipes, make sure to drink responsibly!