Wednesday, October 27, 2010

A Gluten Free Halloween with Ghoulishly Good Adult Only Beverages

animated full moon with clouds and bats

This is the time of year when witches, wizards, ghosts and super heroes are the norm.  And those little goblins don't just appear out of the machine made fog - you've found the costumes, bought the candy (gluten-free of course) and helped plan the school's Fall Festival. It is time for you to put your feet up and enjoy a devilishly delicious treat for "groan ups" only!


Wild Thing - 1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Cranberry Juice, 1 oz Club Soda, 1/2 oz Lime Juice ~~~~ Pour over ice and garnish with lime

Green Demon - 1/2 oz Vodka, 1/2 oz Rum, 1/2 oz Melon Liqueur, 1/2 oz Lemonade ~~~~ Shake with ice and strain

green frankenstien head  Frankenjack - 1 oz Gin, 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth, 1/2 oz Apricot Brandy, 1 t Triple Sec ~~~ Stir with ice and strain, serve with a blood red cherry

Zombie
1 oz         Pineapple Juice    
1              Lime - juiced
1              Orange - juiced
1 t            Powdered Sugar
1/2 oz      Apricot Brandy
2 1/2 oz   Light Rum
1 oz         Jamaica Rum
1/2 oz      151 Proof Rum
1/2 C       Ice - crushed

Put all the ingredients except 151 Rum into blender.  Blend on low for 1 minute.
Strain into tall glass and garnish with pineapples and cherries. Float 151 rum on top with mint spring.

Stinger - 1/2 oz Creme de Menthe,  1 1/2 oz Brandy ~~~~ Shake with ice and strain into large shot glass
Witch dressed in a pink outfit


The Frisky Witch

1 oz Vodka
1 oz Sambuca

Pour over ice and stir
Garnish with a licorice stick



Nightmare - 1 1/2 oz Gin, 1/2 oz Madeira, 1/2 oz Cherry Brandy, 1 t Orange Juice ~~~~ shake with ice and pour into cocktail glass


We will end this Monster Bash with a non-alcoholic treat for the Designated Driver of your bat mobile called ~ what else...

The Batman Cocktail
6 oz Orange Juice, 1/2 t Grenadine, Club Soda ~~~~ pour OJ and Grenadine into a tall, ice filled glass, top off with the club soda and garnish with an orange wedge.

When my (sophomore in college) daughter was in kindergarten her teacher's favorite saying was - YOU are responsible for YOU!  This is a truism that is even more important to remember when we are imbibing! 

Happy Halloween

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