This year, we’re ditching the predictable pumpkin potions and embracing the thrill of spicy tequila cocktails for our Halloween festivities. We’ve conjured up a coven of cocktails that are as fiery as they are delicious, leaving your guests screaming for more.
This year, we’re ditching the predictable pumpkin potions and embracing the thrill of spicy tequila cocktails for our Halloween festivities. We’ve conjured up a coven of cocktails that are as fiery as they are delicious, leaving your guests screaming for more.
2 jalapeño coins
2 ounces Jose Cuervo Devil’s Reserve Tequila
1 ounce fresh lime juice
Jalapeño cut into the shape of horns
Frozen habanero pepper, optional
In a glass, muddle jalapeño coins. Add ice, tequila and lime juice. Stir to combine and top with Topo Chico. Garnish with jalapeño horns and grate frozen habanero pepper on top.
Important note: Do not touch your eyes or face after handling the peppers.
Black salt
1 ½ ounces Ghost Blanco Tequila
1 ounce mango puree
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce agave syrup
Lime wedge
Rim a glass with black salt or Tajin and set aside. In a shaker with ice, add tequila, mango puree, lime juice and agave syrup. Shake and strain into prepared glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Black lava salt/sugar (2:1 ratio)
1 ½ ounces Casamigas Jalapeño Blanco Tequila
1 1/3 ounces Midori Melon Liqueur
1 ounce fresh pineapple juice
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
Black faux spider
Wet ½ rim of glass with lemon wedge or wheel and dip into salt/sugar mixture. Add tequila, liqueur, pineapple juice and lemon juice to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into rimmed glass. Add fresh ice and garnish with faux spider.
Red and black salt
1 ½ ounces Avión Silver Tequila
½ ounce agave nectar
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce pomegranate juice
2 Thai Bird chili peppers
Rim a glass with red and black salt and set aside. In a shaker with ice, add tequila, agave nectar, lime juice and pomegranate juice. Shake well and strain into rimmed glass over fresh ice. Garnish with speared Thai Bird chili peppers.
Chili lime salt
1 ½ ounces Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind Vodka
4 ounces grapefruit soda
Rim your glass with chili lime salt and fill with ice. Add vodka and grapefruit soda. Stir to combine and garnish with a lime wheel.
2-3 jalapeño coins
1 ½ ounces Hornitos Plata Tequila
½ ounce Charles Regnier Triple Sec
1 ounce fresh lime juice
Dash orange bitters
Dash agave nectar
Muddle jalapeño coins in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, orange bitters and agave nectar. Shake well and strain into a glass over fresh ice.
