After Halloween partying until the sun comes up (unfortunately for our vampiric friends), you’re going to need a drink that will keep you screaming and sipping. We love a classic espresso martini, but the spookiest night of the year calls for an eerie-sistable Halloween party cocktail menu.
After Halloween partying until the sun comes up (unfortunately for our vampiric friends), you’re going to need a drink that will keep you screaming and sipping. We love a classic espresso martini, but the spookiest night of the year calls for an eerie-sistable Halloween party cocktail menu.
Keep reading for our top 10 favorite caffeinated cocktail recipes that are guaranteed to bring you back from the dead.
For the ghoulies who need their daily cafecito like air, try this espresso cocktail made with a tequila-based coffee liqueur and sweetened condensed milk. We can smell the Café Bustelo brewing already...
2 ounces espresso
¼ ounce sweetened condensed milk
Cinnamon powder
In a cocktail shaker with ice, add espresso, coffee liqueur and sweetened condensed milk. Shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with cinnamon powder.
Following up with another delicious tequila-forward drink, this twist on an espresso martini combines two flavors that go together like bats and caves: chocolate and orange.
½ ounce Mr Black Coffee Liqueur
½ ounce simple syrup
1 ounce espresso
3 dashes chocolate bitters
Coffee beans
Chocolate powder
In a cocktail shaker with ice, add coffee liqueur, tequila, simple syrup, espresso and chocolate bitters. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with coffee beans and a pinch of chocolate powder.
If you’ve ever snuck a little bourbon into your morning coffee, this cocktail is sure to be your new favorite. (Just like 99% of the couples you know are sure to go as Barbie and Ken this Halloween.)
2 ounces Pinhook Flagship Bourbon
2/3 cup whole milk
1 shot espresso
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ounce simple syrup
Grated nutmeg
In a shaker with ice, add bourbon, milk, espresso, vanilla extract and simple syrup. Shake until well chilled and strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
Trick or treat yourself to a frosty glass of this spiked cold brew made with ginger spiced whiskey. This scary-good three-ingredient cocktail tastes like a coconut ginger snap dunked in iced coffee.
2 ounces Misunderstood Ginger Spiced Whiskey
3 ounces cold brew coffee
½ ounce coconut syrup
3 coffee beans
Combine whiskey, cold brew and syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over ice in Collins glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.
If coffee isn’t your thing, that’s cool. You know what else has caffeine? Green tea!
Sip this refreshing mix of Japanese whisky, green tea and bubbly soda to awaken your spirit(s) after a long night of monster mashing.
2 ounces Suntory Whisky Toki
2 ounces green tea, cooled
Simple syrup (optional)
Mint sprig
In a glass with ice, add whisky and green tea. Stir to chill and combine. Top with club soda and optional simple syrup to taste if desired. Garnish with mint sprig and lemon peel.
Skip the candy and sink your fangs into a cocktail that will satisfy your sweet tooth. This drink puts the candy bar in your glass with marshmallow chocolate whiskey, creamy coffee and death by heaps of chocolate.
Chocolate sauce
1 ounce cold brew concentrate
½ ounce cream of coconut
½ ounce heavy cream
Shaved chocolate
Rim a glass with chocolate sauce. In a shaker with ice, add whiskey, cold brew concentrate, cream of coconut and heavy cream. Strain into prepared glass and garnish with shaved chocolate.
You know how witches are always standing over a bubbling cauldron? It’s not filled with a potion; it’s filled with this delicious cocktail. Strong black tea and bourbon come out to play with acidic citrus in a cocktail that’s pure magic.
2 ounces black tea
1 ounce George Remus Bourbon Whiskey
½ ounce Cointreau Liqueur
½ ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
¼ ounce agave syrup
Cinnamon stick
In a shaker with ice, add black tea, whiskey, orange liqueur, lemon juice and agave syrup. Strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with cinnamon stick and orange slice.
Dalgona coffee has NOTHING on this killer cocktail. Reposado tequila, coffee liqueur and hot coffee are topped with sweet, hand-fluffed cinnamon-vanilla cream in this decadent drink that’s dying to be sipped around a crackling bonfire on a cool night.
4 ounces heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon cinnamon syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ ounce 818 Tequila Reposado by Kendall Jenner
½ ounce Mr Black Coffee Liqueur
8 ounces freshly brewed hot coffee
Grated nutmeg
Cinnamon stick
In a mixing bowl, combine cream, cinnamon syrup and vanilla extract. Mix with a hand mixer or whisk until hard peaks form. In a heat-safe glass or mug, add tequila, coffee liqueur and hot coffee. Stir to combine. Top with as many scoops of the cinnamon-vanilla cream as desired. Garnish with grated nutmeg and cinnamon stick.
If you’ve got a packed night of costume contests and bobbing for apples, opt for this simple but smashing recipe that just calls for coffee, coffee beans and the perfect coffee liqueur made with 100% blanco tequila.
2 ounces Cazadores Coffee Liqueur
2 ounces freshly brewed coffee or 1 ounce espresso
3 coffee beans
In a shaker with ice, add coffee liqueur and coffee. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.
We saved our spiciest caffeinated cocktail for last. When you’ve got one more block party to go, your costume is falling apart and your jaw aches from the amount of gummy candy you’ve been gnawing on all night, it’s time to bust this one out. Sweet, dreamy Irish cream is electrified by a jolt of añejo tequila and flaming hot red chili powder in this cocktail that is not for the faint of heart. Drink, if you dare...
2 ounces El Mayor Reposado Tequila
3 dashes chocolate bitters
2 dashes red chili powder
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings
In a shaker with ice, add tequila, espresso liqueur, chocolate bitters and red chili powder. Strain into a glass. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
