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3 Spooky Spirits for Halloween

Amanda Hawkins · September 18, 2015 ·

Our pal Prairie Rose, the spirits genius behind Bit By a Fox, created these three original cocktails just in time for Halloween. Not a fan of All Hallows’ Eve? These will quench your thirst all fall long. After the jump, learn how to create this spiced margarita and two other aperitifs.

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Spiced Cider Margarita
2 ounces Cimarron Blanco tequila
2 ounces apple cider
1 bottle of Be Mixed Margarita
1/2-ounce ginger liqueur
Dash ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Apple Wedge
Star Anise

Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with apple wedge and star anise.

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The Owl’s Rock & Rye Brewski
3-4 ounces pale ale or lager beer
2 ounces Classic Owl’s Brew
1 1/2 ounces Hotchstadter’s Slow & Low Rock & Rye
3/4-ounce lemon juice

Stir well with long spoon or straw. Serve in an ice-filled pint glass.

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The Hella Spookler
1 1/2 ounces Industry Standard vodka
2 ounces pomegranate juice
Sparkling wine or prosecco
Pomegranate seeds
Sugar cube
Citrus Hella Bitters

Place a sugar cube at the bottom of a flute glass and soak it with 4-5 dashes of bitters. Pour in the pomegranate juice and vodka and top with sparkling wine. Drop in 5-6 pomegranate seeds for garnish.

Prairie Rose is a NYC-based cocktail and spirits blogger behind Bit By a Fox, which won Saveur Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Best Cocktail Blog in 2014. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Like this and want more? Check out all of our Halloween content—and don’t forget your candy for the 31st!

Filed Under: Alcohol & Beverages, Cocktails, Easy DIY, Easy Entertaining, Halloween, Recipes Tagged With: cocktails, easy recipes, fall, Halloween

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