It’s cocktail Saturday the spooky Halloween edition! When I started cocktail Saturday, I started with Halloween inspired drinks. These are always some of my favorite to mix up and we have fun naming them too! I knew I wanted to create something with a haunted vibe! Kind of Hocus Pocus inspired! Smashed blackberries with rosemary and sweet pomegranate. Its natural sweetness makes for the perfect warming drink for all the chilly fall evenings ahead.
Here are the Details
Ingredients – for the cocktail
fresh blackberries fresh rosemary vodka orange liquor pomegranate juice lemon juice maple sparkling water cinnamon sticks
Ingredients – for the mocktail
fresh blackberries fresh rosemary pomegranate juice orange zest and orange juice lemon juice maple sparkling water cinnamon sticks
Step 1: prepare your cocktail glass If you want to create and even smokier effect, smoke the cinnamon and rosemary. Here is how you do it: working on a heat-proof tray, use a kitchen torch to burn 1 cinnamon stick with 1 sprig fresh rosemary, then place a cocktail glass immediately over the cinnamon and rosemary, trapping in the smoke. Let sit 2-5 minutes. Fill the glass with ice, then pour over the cocktail.
Step 2: mix the drink Muddle fresh blackberries with rosemary. Add vodka and orange liquor. Then pomegranate juice, lemon juice and sweeten to taste with maple. If making a mocktail, omit the vodka and orange liquor. Instead, mix in additional pomegranate juice, orange zest, and orange juice. If you want a little zing, add a splash of apple cider vinegar. YUM.
Step 3: complete the drink Pour the drink over ice and top with sparkling water, or use ginger beer! To give this drink the ultimate spook factor, try torching a cinnamon stick and a sprig of rosemary just before serving. This adds a nice eerie, smoky final touch, which you all know I love. This drink will quickly become your Halloween go-to cocktail or simply be sipped on a chilly night at home. Whichever way you choose, this is one of those drinks that will be on repeat weekend after weekend.
Looking for other spooky cocktail recipes? Here are a few ideas: Smoky Sanderson Sisters’ Smash Hocus Pocus Old Fashioned Enchanted Graveyard Pomegranate Punch “I put a Spell on You” Poison Apple Martini The Goblet of Fire Cocktail Nightmare on Bourbon Street The Black Widow Smash The Deathly Hallows Cocktail The Golden Snitch Cocktail Lastly, if you make this , be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite
