We’ve already taken a look at a few great Halloween Cocktails.
So, I thought it would be good to get some recipes for shots (shooters) onto the blog, so here are some of my favourites:
Halloween shots and shooters
Brain Hemorrhage/Monkey’s Brains
There are a few different recipes for this, 
It’s always great if you want to drink something that tastes decent, but looks horrible.
The traditional ingredients are as follows:
Ingredients
- 1/2 – 3/4 oz. Peach Schnapps
- 1-2 Tbl. of Irish cream liqueur
- 1 tsp of grenadine
However, I have experimented (when desperate) with other ingredients which might not taste quite as good, but still do the trick.
For instance, substituting the Schnapps with Ouzo or Sambuca.
Method
- Pretty much fill a shot glass with the Schnapps (or equivalent)
- Pour in the Irish cream – Preferably using a nozzle, which helps to give a nice steady flow. I use one like this.
- Finally, add the grenadine. The trick here is to drizzle it into the drink on the back the of a tea-spoon. This should ensure that the red liquid floats ominously in your beverage.
Mummy
Here’s another one that will involve your tea-spoon skills. If pulled off properly though, this one looks pretty impressive.
Ingredients
- 1 Part grenadine
- 1 Part Irish cream
- 1 Part melon liqueur
Method
- Pour in the grenadine.
- Pour in the melon liqueur, using your spooning skills. Touch the tip of the up-side-down teaspoon to the side of the galssand let the liqueur trickle in.
If you do it gently enough, it should sit on top of the grenadine. - Add the Irish cream with care (using the nozzle) this should sit in the middle of the two.
Screamer
I will be trying this one this year. It looks pretty strong, so it’s unlikely to taste very nice. However, it’s good if you turn up late to a party and want to catch up I suppose!
Ingredients
- 1 Part Gin
- 1 Part Rum
- 1 Part Tequila
- 1 Part Triple Sec
- 1 Part Vodka
Method
- Nice and easy. Pour in, mix, and strain over ice.
- Drink it!
Toxic Waste
The final one (for now). This one looks cool, and might even glow slightly under blacklight. Although I am yet to try that out, so don’t hold me to it.
It has a nice balance of strength and flavour.
Ingredients
- 1 Part vodka
- 1 Part triple sec
- 1 Part melon liqueur
- A splash of lime juice
Method
Nice and simple. Just stick them all together and mix. You want to go for that yellowish, greeny glowing colour.
So there’s a nice selection of Halloween shots and shooters for you to be getting on with. Remember to drink responsibly.
Check out the links below for yet more Halloween Cocktails ideas.