🎃 Truth or Scare Cocktail Menu
🍸 Squid Ink Basil Gimlet (Gin)
- Ingredients: Gin, lime, basil syrup, squid ink
- Description: Fresh, herbal.
- Garnish: 🌿 Basil leaf
🍹 Blood Moon Margarita (Tequila + Pomegranate)
- Ingredients: Tequila, blood orange juice, lime, pomegranate
- Description: Juicy, rich.
- Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel
🍹 Crimson Bloom Margarita (Tequila + Hibiscus)
- Ingredients: Tequila, blood orange juice, lime, hibiscus syrup
- Description: Floral, tart.
- Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel
🥃 Spiced Chocolate Old Fashioned (Whiskey)
- Ingredients: Bourbon or rye, demerara syrup, allspice bitters, chocolate bitters
- Description: Dark, warming, and spirit-forward.
- Garnish: 🍋 Lemon twist
🍸 Corpse Reviver No. 2 (Gin Classic)
- Ingredients: Gin, Bauchant, dry vermouth, lemon juice, a touch of absinthe
- Description: Sharp, citrusy, and elegant.
🩸 Crimson Skull Daiquiri (Rum + Hibiscus)
- Ingredients: Aged rum, lime juice, hibiscus syrup
- Description: Bright, tart.
- Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel
🌊 Haunted Reef Daiquiri (Rum, optional Fernet floater)
- Ingredients: Aged rum, lime juice, demerara syrup
- Description: Brooding and gothic; optionally float Fernet-Branca.
- Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel
🍸 Squid Ink Martini (Gin + Dry Vermouth)
- Ingredients: Gin, dry vermouth, squid ink, pinch of saline
- Description: Minimalist, elegant.
- Garnish: 🍋 Lemon Twist
🌿 Basil Lemonade (Non-alcoholic or optional spirit)
- Ingredients: Basil syrup, lemon juice, simple syrup, sparkling water
- Description: Bright, herbal, refreshing.
- Garnish: 🌿 Basil leaf
🌺 Hibiscus Cooler (Non-alcoholic or optional spirit)
- Ingredients: Hibiscus syrup, lime juice, sparkling water
- Description: Tart, floral, and jewel-red.
- Garnish: Lime wheel
Recipe Prep Instructions
Squid Ink Basil Gimlet
Ingredients: Gin 2 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Basil Syrup 0.5 oz, Squid Ink 1/8 tsp Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into coupe glass. Garnish: Basil leaf
Blood Moon Margarita
Ingredients: Tequila 2 oz, Blood Orange Juice 1 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Pomegranate Juice 0.5 oz Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into rocks glass over ice. Garnish: Lime wheel
Crimson Bloom Margarita
Ingredients: Tequila 2 oz, Blood Orange Juice 1 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Hibiscus Syrup 0.5 oz Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into rocks glass over ice. Garnish: Lime wheel
Spiced Chocolate Old Fashioned
Ingredients: Bourbon or Rye 2 oz, Demerara Syrup 0.5 oz, Chocolate Bitters 2 dashes, Allspice Bitters 1 dash Instructions: Stir with ice, strain over large ice cube in rocks glass. Garnish: Lemon twist
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Ingredients: Gin 2 oz, Bauchant 1 oz, Dry Vermouth 1 oz, Lemon Juice 0.5 oz, Absinthe rinse 1 tsp (optional) Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into chilled coupe.
Crimson Skull Daiquiri
Ingredients: Aged Rum 2 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Hibiscus Syrup 1 oz Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into coupe glass. Garnish: Lime wheel
Haunted Reef Daiquiri (optional Fernet floater)
Ingredients: Aged Rum 1 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Demerara Syrup 0.5 oz, Optional Fernet 0.5 oz Instructions: Shake rum, lime, syrup with ice, strain over coupe/rocks glass. Add Fernet float if desired. Garnish: Lime wheel
Squid Ink Martini
Ingredients: Gin 3 oz, Dry Vermouth 1 oz, Squid Ink 1/8–1/4 tsp, Pinch of saline Instructions: Stir with ice, strain into martini glass. Garnish: Twist (optional)
Basil Lemonade
Ingredients: Basil Syrup 1 oz, Lemon Juice 1 oz, Simple Syrup 1 oz, Sparkling Water 1 oz Instructions: Build over ice in tall glass. Garnish: Basil leaf
Hibiscus Cooler
Ingredients: Hibiscus Syrup 2 oz, Lime Juice 1 oz, Sparkling Water 2 oz Instructions: Build over ice in tall glass. Garnish: Lime wheel