Dare to serve A Wicked Thing Cocktail to your bourbon-loving and tequila aficionado friends this Halloween. It may seem like an odd alcohol pairing, but their eyes will light up with delight after the first sip. This is the perfect beverage to get the party started at your spooky yet sophisticated party. If you’re looking …
Made with apple brandy, the Bobbing for Apples Cocktail is a fun way to celebrate the fall leaves turning color and apple season getting into full swing. This cocktail is packed with fall flavors, including rye whiskey, demerara syrup, angostura bitters, and orange bitters. It is garnished with a dehydrated apple slice and a cinnamon …
The Batched Orange Manhattan is crafted for those who crave a little more orange zest in their life, and perhaps some chocolate too. The pumpkin-colored cocktail is made with Woodford Bourbon, Nonino Amaro, Grand Marnier, and orange bitters and is recommended to pair with bites of dark chocolate. After copious amounts of testing, the group …
The Fallen Diablo cocktail is a great addition to your upcoming adult Halloween soirée. Based on Trader Vic’s El Diablo cocktail, this devilish drink is easy to sip on and will balance out all the sweets you are sure to encounter on Halloween night. Looking for more festive cocktails to serve this spooky season? Try …
The Reanimated Pirate is a rich and well-balanced cocktail that is a delightful after-dinner pallet cleanser. With coffee-infused rum and a hint of vanilla, this cocktail reminds one of an elevated RumChata, balanced out by the acidity of the coffee. Just a few sips are guaranteed to wake you from your food coma and have …
The Hocus Pocus Cocktail is a light and fragrant drink to sip on while enjoying a spooky Halloween night with friends! Adapted from the Hanky Panky, a sweet 50/50 martini created by Ada Coleman, head bartender at the Savoy Hotel in London. The Hocus Pocus balances out sweet vermouth and orange Curaçao liqueur with a …
Absinthe and anise-flavor lovers will kill for the Death in the Afternoon cocktail, a drink with a unique and refreshing licorice flavor profile. If you cringe at the thought of anise or licorice flavors, you may want to steer clear of this cocktail. This simple yet enticing cocktail is a wonderful palette cleanser after a …
The Royal Haunt Cocktail is a play on the classic Manhattan with a haunted Halloween twist. Cassis liqueur is used to add a bit of royal, or blood, color. A few dashes of walnut bitters round out the flavor profile for a simple and well-balanced cocktail. If you’re looking for more spooky cocktails to shake …
Want to discover which GoPro accessories are worth buying? These are my notes on buying, testing, and using various accessories for the GoPro Hero10 and GoPro Hero 9 in real-world scenarios. Testing Process I buy each new GoPro within a month of it being released and spend time buying and testing various accessories in different …
Imagine waking up to a vast Northern California landscape; Sprawling forests and high-elevation shrubbery are dwarfed by the mighty white-tipped Mount Shasta in the distance. Now, imagine if it were your job to wake up to this view daily. For Bob Clark, an experienced US Forest Service fire lookout, scanning the expansive view from his …