Halloween weekend is looking BOO-zy!
Halloween has become one of our favourite excuses to party! No tricks, just alpine treats!
You probably have a checklist already! Get costumes, carve pumpkins, buy sweets, put up cobwebs, compile a Halloween playlist for some scarily awful dancing....and one more thing....create great cocktails!
Here's some of our top picks for Halloween! The good news is these alpine cocktails are fiendishly tasty!
BLOODY MARTINI - A FRIGHTENINGLY GOOD TWIST ON THE CLASSIC MARTINI
Don't forget a gummy eyeball to float in the cocktail! 👁
50ml Altitude Alpine Strawberry Pink Gin
15ml Dry Vermouth
Ice
2 Drops of Homemade Fake Blood:
7g Caster Sugar
44g Red Liquid Food Colouring
Dissolve the caster sugar into the food colouring.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, gin and vermouth. Stir to dilute. Double strain into a chilled small coupe glass and garnish with 2 drops of fake blood.
BLOOD ORANGE NEGRONI - A HOT FAVOURITE IN SPOOK-TOBER
The Campari makes this classic even gorier at Halloween!
Ingredients
50ml Altitude Alpine Dry Gin
100ml Campari
50ml Sweet Vermouth
Blood Orange or Orange
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the gin, Campari and Vermouth. Shake well, then strain into a chilled glass.
Garnish with a slice of blood orange or with blood orange peel
DANCING DEVIL - GHOULISH, BUT HEAVENLY!
30ml Altitude Alpine Dry Gin
15ml Cointreau
15ml Sweet Vermouth
15ml Dry Vermouth
15ml Blood Orange Juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake thoroughly. Strain into a glass filled with ice and garnish with a blood orange wheel and thyme.
SNOWSCAPE GREEN GOBLIN - ALPINE GHOULS REALLY DO EXIST
50ml Altitude Alpine Dry Gin
20ml Cointreau
15ml Blue Curacao
20ml Lime juice
15ml Blood Orange juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake thoroughly. Strain into a sugar-frosted martini glass. Garnish with a lemon, mint, and cherry.
Have a spirited Halloween! 👻