Gente, it’s that time of year where we get to let out our inner werewolf for a howling good time. No Halloween party, virtual or otherwise, would be the same without devilishly sweet candy, frighteningly delicious treats, and magically wicked cocktails. Below, find five hair-raising cocktails that will get even the stiffest of mummies up and dancing!

Ghostini

Yields 1 serving

• 1 oz. Smirnoff Vanilla vodka
• 1 oz. unsweetened almond milk, chilled
• 4 oz. Smirnoff Ice Zero Sugar Original
• 1 tbsp.  Sugar free pumpkin spice syrup

Combine Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka, almond milk and Smirnoff Ice Zero Sugar Original in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Pour into a frosted glass.

Green Zombie Punch

Serves 4-6

• 6 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
• 22.4 oz. (2 bottles) Smirnoff Ice Green Apple
• 18 oz. green apple soda
• 1/2 gallon lime sherbet
• 1/4 tsp. black food color
• 2 tablespoons water
• Candy eyeballs

Pour Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and two bottles of Smirnoff Ice Green Apple into a punch bowl and stir together until blended. Float scoops of lime sherbet on top of punch. Pour green apple soda over scoops to create foam. Mix food color and water. Drizzle foam with black food color mixture and garnish with candy eyeballs before serving.

Variation: This can also be made without the sherbet and black spray, and with candy eyeballs on a skewer in each glass.

Caramel Apple Martini

Yields 1 serving

• 1.0 oz. Smirnoff Green Apple Vodka
• .5 oz. Smirnoff Kissed Caramel Vodka
• 3 oz. green apple soda
• Granny Smith apple peel

Combine Smirnoff Green Apple Vodka and Kissed Caramel Vodka in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Pour into a martini glass, and top off with green apple soda. Garnish with a Granny Smith apple peel.

Vampire’s Kiss Martini

Yields 1 serving

• Red food coloring
• Corn syrup
• 1 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
• 3 oz. Black cherry juice
• .50 oz. orange liqueur
• Black Cherry

Mix the food color and corn syrup in a shallow dish; rim a martini glass with the syrup. Combine Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka, black cherry juice and orange liqueur in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Pour into a martini glass, and garnish with a black cherry. 

Wicked Witch Shots 

Yields 12 shots

• Sanding sugar
• Corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1 package (3 oz.) grape gelatin
• 1 cup Smirnoff Ice Grape
• .75 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
• Gummy worms & candy bugs

Pour sanding sugar on a small plate. Rub the rim of each shot glass with corn syrup, and press the glass upside down into the sanding sugar to rim the glasses. Pour water in a saucepan and bring to just under a boil. Add grape gelatin mixture and stir until dissolved, then remove from heat. Add Smirnoff Ice Grape and No. 21 vodka, stirring well. Pour into shot containers and refrigerate for 2 hours. Cut gummy worms in half and place in each shot, allowing part of the worm to stick out. Let shots sit two more hours before serving. Sprinkle with candy bugs. 

The Inferno Punch
Created by Josue Romero, The Garnish Guy

• 8 oz White Rum
• 4 oz Caramelized Pear Syrup
• 1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
• 6 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Orange Liqueur
• 4 oz Whole Milk
• 4 oz Apothic Inferno

For caramelized pear syrup: Cut 3 pears into quarters, pour 2 oz of rum over them, add 1/2 cup sugar, cook over medium heat until the sugar melts and turns a bit brown. Add 1/2 cup of water, and bring to low heat. Using a potato masher, mash the pears, and stir mix for 15 minutes. Strain, let it cool off, and maintain in the fridge. 

For cocktail: Place all the ingredients (except the Apothic wine and milk) into a glass container, and stir until all the ingredients are fully combined. In a separate container, heat up the milk until almost boiling, and slowly pour the cocktail mix into the milk (it will slowly curdle) and let it rest for a couple of hours. Stir for a few minutes, then run the mix through a cheesecloth a couple of times. Store the mix in the fridge. Serve the cocktail over ice,  float Apothic Wine over it, and garnish with a dehydrated pear slice.

Rebellious Red Sangria

• 1 bottle of Apothic Red 
• 1/4 cup Brandy 
• Choice of Lemon Lime Soda or Ginger Ale/Beer
• 5 Blood Oranges and Plums, sliced 
• 1 Pomegranate, seeded 

Jalisco Coffee Swizzle

• 1.75 part Patrón XO Cafe
• 1 part Coffee
• .25 parts Spiced sugar syrup

Add Patrón XO Cafe, coffee and spiced sugar syrup to an old fashioned glass, add ice. Stir to combine. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange peel.

Tequila Moonrise

• 1 ½ parts PATRÓN Silver
• ½ parts Grenadine
• 4 parts Apple Cider
• Apple Moon

Combine ingredients in an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an apple moon.

Margarita Monster

• 1 ½ parts PATRÓN Silver
• 1 part Melon Liqueur
• ¾ parts Fresh squeeze Lime Juice
• Simple syrup (to taste / optional)
• Watermelon Balls

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill. Strain onto fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with watermelon balls.