Tomorrow night I will be at a clever "candy counting" party hosted by good friends. While the children check and trade their loot, the parents will have a few beers or perhaps ... cocktails! For those of you who, like me, are thinking ahead about spooky cocktails and garnishes.
The Crime Scene Garnish
To get that bloody, fleshy, call-the-coroner look, reduce pomegranate syrup over medium high heat until it has a thick consistency, about ten minutes. Splatter the syrup maniacally inside a cocktail glass and fill with the creamy cocktail of your choice. A couple of additional options:
John Doe #1
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 oz Irish cream liqueur
1 oz amaretto
1 oz heavy cream
Dash of pomegranate syrup
Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
John Doe #2
Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Eerie Black Garnish
Black lava sea salt is a particuarly creepy garnish for Halloween, especially when paired with a margaritaor some other green cocktail.
Happy Halloween all!
2 comments:
Great post!
I'll have to whip up some pomegranate syrup before it's time to walk the neighborhood.
Tell me though, is the color balance off on the first pix? It doesn't seem that red.
Doug -- thanks, hope you enjoy it.
I must admit to some artistic license with the color and some other qualities of the photo. I was going for the creepy look.
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