Purple People Eater Punch

Purple People Eater Punch Recipe photo by Taste of Home

This colorful Halloween punch tastes just like grape sparkling wine. Watch it disappear from your next spooky buffet. Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients (Non-Alcoholic)

2 quarts grape juice, chilled
4 drops neon purple food coloring
2 liters club soda, chilled
2 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

Pour grape juice into a 6- quart punch bowl; add food coloring. Slowly pour in club soda. Gently spoon ice cream into the punch and whisk to swirl.  Serve immediately.

Fall Cocktail

Glass- Rocks  Serves -1  Difficulty- Easy

Ingredients

2 oz. Apple Cider
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Pomegranate Juice

Directions

In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine apple cider, rum and pomegranate juice.
Shake well. Pour into glass filled with ice.

(kriscoliquor.com)

Kahlua Pumpkin Scotchie

A martini made with Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Liqueur.

Ingredients

1 1/2 parts Kahlua Pumpkin Spice
1 1/2 parts Butterscotch Schnapps
1/2 part heavy cream

Instructions

Put all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously to mix. Pour in martini glass and serve.


By Garnish with Lemon
(garnishwithlemon.com)

Apple Champagne

Adding a small amount of apple juice to a glass of champagne gives it a delicious smell and festive taste.  Garnish the rim with an apple slice and in minutes you have a beautiful Champagne cocktail.

By Sugar and Charm



Ingredients:

4 ounces of champagne or sparkling white wine
3 ounces of apple juice
1/4 tsp. of fine sugar

Steps:

Add the champagne and apple juice into a champagne glass.
Stir in the sugar, until dissolved.
Serve with an apple slice on the rim.

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Pear Sour

Ingredients

2 ounces Pear Brandy
2 ounces Pear Nectar
3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 pear slice
Ice

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all of the remaining ingredients except the pear slice.
Shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the pear slice.  Enjoy!


(foodandwine.com)

The Black Cat

Black Cat  Cocktail - GroupRecipes.com

Ingredients:

1 oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Lemon Lime Soda
1 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz. Freshly squeezed lime juice
Lime twist for garnish

How to Make it:

Fill a shaker halfway with ice.
Add Curacao, vodka and lime juice.  Shake until mixed well.
Add soda and stir.
Pour cranberry juice into a tall glass.
Over the back of a spoon, gently strain the mixed ingredients over the cranberry juice, being careful not to completely mix the two for presentation.
Serve with a cocktail stirrer and a lime twist for garnish.  (Phew!)

Sources:  kegworks.com
                grouprecipes.com
                knowworthy.com
             

Superstitous Spritzer

Ingredients:

2 oz. Aperol
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
4 oz. Sparkling Ice Essence of Tangerine
Orange peel for garnish

Directions:

Combine Aperol and cranberry juice in an ice filled glass, top with Sparkling Ice Essence of Tangerine.  Stir gently and garnish with an orange peel.

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Autumn Chiller Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
2 ounces chilled ginger beer
3 ounces chilled sparkling cider
3 frozen cranberries
Ice



Instructions:

Combine the orange juice, ginger beer and sparkling cider in a glass, top with ice and stir gently to combine. Garnish with cranberries and serve.

(Chowhound.com)

Stop Draggin My Heart Around (Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty)

RIP Tom Petty

Classic Dry Martini

Ingredients:

Cracked Ice
2 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin, such as Beefeater
1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth, preferably Noilly Prat
Green olive for garnish

Preparation:

In mixing glass or cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine gin and vermouth. Stir well, about 20 seconds, then strain into martini glass.  Garnish with olive and serve.

(epicurious.com)
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/classic-dry-martini-237574