Why should the kids have all the fun on Halloween? Top New Jersey Mixologists share their best cocktail recipes to kick off Halloween celebrations for the adults.
The Tim Burton Sour – Christopher James, The Ryland Inn.
Ingredients:
2.0 ounces Deaths Door white whisky
0.75 ounce agar-agar clarified lemon juice
0.75 ounce 2:1 simple syrup
Directions:
Stir ingredients with ice cubes for 30 seconds and strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish with a slice of dehydrated lemon wheel.
Pumpkin Spice Martini – VB3
Ingredients:
2 ounce Absolut Vanilla Vodka
1 ounce Creme de Cacao
1 ounce Fulton’s Harvest Pumpkin Pie Cream Liqueur
Directions:
- Rim the top of a martini glass with cinnamon and sugar
- Add all ingredients into an ice filled shaker
- Shake and strain into the martini glass
Pumpkin Pie Martini – Chris Rivera, Morris Tap & Grill
Ingredients:
1oz of Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie Vodka
.75 oz of Rumchatta
.50 White Crème De Cacao
1 spoonful of Pumpkin Pie Filling
Directions:
Rim half the glass with caramel and crushed Graham Cracker crumbs.
Mix and strain all the ingredients into a martini glass.
Garnish with fresh whipped cream and sprinkle of nutmeg.
Spiced Pear Margarita – Luis Galindez, Crystal Springs Resort
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Reposado Patron
- 3/4 oz. Honey Syrup
- 1 1/2 oz. Pear Nectar
- 3/4 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- A Pear Slice and Cinnamon Stick for Garnish
Directions:
- Combine the drink ingredients in a shaker, add ice and shake.
- Strain and pour over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a pear slice and cinnamon stick.
Pumpkin Pie Martini – Cesar Reyes, HAVEN Riverfront Restaurant & Bar
Ingredients:
2 oz. Rumchata
2 oz. Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie Vodka
Splash of Hennessy VS
2 Dashes of Cinnamon
Directions:
Mix and strain all the ingredients into a martini glass.
Veronique Deblois, Food & Wine Chickie: Veronique is a food and wine writer based in Morris County, NJ. As the author of the popular blog, Food & Wine Chickie Insider, Veronique shares recipes, wine and restaurant reviews and insight into the travel industry of which she’s a 15-year veteran. Follow Veronique on Twitter or like her Facebook page.
