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Tastes of Terror – October 21

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October 21: Purple Ghost

Well it IS purple-ish and makes you say “Oooooo”. Even with the juices this drink is not overly sweet.

Taste profile: sour, astringent, slight sweet undertones

Ingredients:

  • 3 parts cherry vodka (if you can’t find this just use vodka and some cherry juice)
  • 1 part cranberry juice
  • 1 part blue curacao
  • 1 part sweet & sour mix

Add all the ingredients into a shaker over crushed ice. Shake vigorously and then pour into a tall glass. Add a shot of seltzer for bubbles as an option.

If you would like to buy the book with all these recipes AND a horror story to go with each, you can get it from HERE in ebook form for only $1.

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Tastes of Terror – October 3

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If you want to read the book and tales of terror that these drinks pair with, go HERE. It’s only $1 for the ebook.

October 3rd – Blue Ghost

This is a pretty drink with a bright blue color that’s light on the palate. To
really jazz up the presentation, obtain a blue glow stick, activate it and use it
as a swizzle stick to add an ethereal glow to your drink.
You can also impale a marshmallow on the glow stick as a ghost.

Taste profile: sour, balanced by sweet

Ingredients:
– 2 parts Vodka
– 1 part lime juice
– 1 part Blue Curacao
– 4 parts Sprite™ or 7up™ or other lemon lime soda.

Pour the vodka, lime and Curacao into a shaker with ice. Shake like your
life depends on it. Add to your glass and fil with the soda

If you would like to buy the book with all these recipes AND a horror story to go with each, you can get it from HERE in ebook form for only $1.

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Tastes of Terror – October 1

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Around the time I wrote A Taste for Drink I also put together a book of short horror stories and drinks to go with them called 31 Tastes of Terror .

31 Tastes of Terror cover.

I love Halloween and even though it’s still over a month away, I’m going to start sharing my October drinks from that book. Here’s the one for October 1st.

If you want to read the book and tales of terror that these drinks pair with, go HERE. It’s only $1 for the ebook.

October 1: Howling Banshee

This drink makes for a wonderful presentation. Depending on the color of the sweet & sour mix, you may achieve more blue or green as the overall color. If presented in a martini glass, the sugar rimmed glass makes this drink perfect for a high-class party.

Taste profile: mostly sweet with a touch of sour to tone it down.

Ingredients:

  • 2 parts rum
  • 1 part Blue Curacao
  • 1 part sweet & sour mix
  • ½ Tsp black sugar (see directions below)

In a shaker with ice, combine the rum, curacao and sweet & sour mix and shake vigorously.

Moisten the rim of the glass with a wedge of lemon and dip the rim of the glass into the bowl containing the colored sugar. I don’t recommend twisting the glass to coat the rim although some bartenders swear by it, experiment and determine what works best for you. Once the glass is rimmed, strain the drink into the glass.

Making the colored sugar:

  • ½ cup sugar
  • Black food coloring

Place the sugar in a bowl and add several drops of the food coloring. Mix the color into the sugar using a silicone spatula. Continue adding several drops at a time until you achieve a smooth color.

If you would like to buy the book with all these recipes AND a horror story to go with each, you can get it from HERE in ebook form for only $1.