These are our picks for the top 5 Halloween cocktail recipes in 2025. Serve that raise spirits, literally.
If there’s ever a time to get a little theatrical with your drinks, it’s Halloween. Forget the plastic fangs and glow sticks, this is about cocktails with real bite. From skull-adorned Tequila tipples to smoky whisky sours that look like they’ve been conjured in a cauldron, these Halloween serves are equal parts spooky and sophisticated.
We’ve shaken, stirred, and slightly scared ourselves to bring you a line-up of the best Halloween cocktails for whisky lovers, tequila devotees, and anyone who enjoys a bit of drama in their glass. Expect bold flavours, eerie garnishes, and spirits that live up to the season’s name.
So dim the lights, grab your shaker, and summon something delicious. After all, what’s Halloween without a few spirits?
Top 5 Halloween cocktail recipes
Kah-Kon-Tiki
When Day of the Dead artistry meets tiki in a glass. The skull-decorated bottle of KAH Blanco is already a showstopper, and this tropical cocktail honours its bones with vibrant flavour. (“KAH” means “life” in ancient Mayan. Apt, no?)
Ingredients
60ml KAH Blanco Tequila
15ml Giffard Caribbean liqueur
15ml falernum syrup
100ml fresh grapefruit juice
10ml coconut purée
5ml fresh lime juice
5 drops Angostura bitters
Method
Shake everything well over ice, then pour into a tiki mug filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime wheel, maybe a sprig of mint, or something a little creepy (a little plastic skull, anyone?).
The Devil’s Share
This one is theatre in a glass. Shake, strain, then “bleed” red wine over the top so it sinks through. You get layers, drama, and something darkly beautiful to sip on All Hallows’ Eve.
Ingredients
45ml Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky
25ml fresh lemon juice
15ml Amaro
15ml honey syrup (homemade, go 1:1 honey to water)
7.5ml red wine (pr something boldly fruit-forward)
Method
Combine whisky, lemon, amaro, and honey syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake hard, strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Carefully drizzle the red wine over the top so it trickles downward, creating a “bleeding” effect.
Smokehead Skull Sour
This whisky cocktail is as smoky and mysterious as a night in a haunted forest, with a tart twist that’ll send shivers down your spine. Made with bold Smokehead Whisky, it’s for those brave enough to venture into the unknown. Raise your glass and let the spirits take over!
Ingredients
50ml Smokehead Unfiltered
25ml Fresh lemon juice
3 dashes Harry Howe’s Cocktail Foaming Elixir
12.5ml Demerara syrup
Garnish
Method
Shake all the ingredients together. Double strain into a chilled rocks glass and float Ruby Port on top with a bar spoon.
The Batanga
Stir up a killer cocktail this Halloween with The Batanga. This classic Mexican concoction gets a dark Halloween upgrade when stirred with a bloody big knife, adding a sinister edge to your party. With a hint of salt enhancing the zesty lime and smoky mezcal, this drink is a sure way to slice through the night. The Batanga is a drink that’ll leave your guests shaken and stirred!
Ingredients
60ml Los Siete Misterios Doba-Yej
105ml Cola
12.5ml Lime juice
1 pinch of salt
Method
Add all ingredients to a Highball glass filled with ice and mix.
Halloween Mojito
Even the undead appreciate mint and lime, but this Mojito adds a devilish twist. Golden Spice rum brings depth, spice, and a whisper of danger to one of your favourite classic cocktails.
Ingredients
50ml Dead Man’s Fingers – Golden Spice
25ml fresh lime juice
25ml soda
15ml sugar syrup
A small handful of mint
Crushed ice
Highball glass
Method
Muddle sugar syrup, lime juice and mint in a Highball glass. Add ice and pour over the rum, then stir. Top with soda water, then garnish with mint and two red chilli devil horns.
