{"id":248,"date":"2026-08-11T12:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/?p=248"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:01:33","slug":"october-drinks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/2026\/08\/11\/october-drinks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"October drinks &#8211; 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to read the book and tales of terror that these drinks pair with, go <a href=\"http:\/\/edmunddewight.com\/1dollar.htm\">HERE<\/a>. It&#8217;s only $1 for the ebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">OCTOBER 2: BLOOD COCKTAIL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not the brilliant red that many use to make a blood drink, this<br>cocktail presents a dark, coagulating blood color that will cause your<br>vampire friends to salivate.<br>Begin by creating the blood to coat the inside of the glass. This drink<br>provides the best presentation if the glass is tall to allow the dripping blood<br>to be visible above the level of the cocktail.<br>Taste Profile: astringent, balanced by sweet juice and rum. The whiskey<br>may be sweet or bitter depending on the style and brand chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Making the Blood:<\/strong><br>\u00b7 1 cup corn syrup<br>\u00b7 10 drops red food coloring<br>\u00b7 2 tablespoons vanilla extract<br>This makes much more blood than you\u2019ll need for one drink but who<br>can drink just one? Drizzle the blood around the rim of your glass (turning<br>the glass sideways will allow you to drip the blood just inside the rim and<br>then rotate the glass to cover the entire rim). Allow the blood to ooze down<br>the inside before adding alcohol. Be careful not to get the blood on the<br>outside of the glass otherwise you\u2019ll have a sticky mess that no one will<br>want to hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cocktail Ingredients:<\/strong><br>\u00b7 3 parts cranberry juice<br>\u00b7 1 \u00bd parts apple juice<br>\u00b7 1 \u00bd parts grape juice<br>\u00b7 1 part dark rum<br>\u00b7 1 part whiskey<br>\u00b7 1 part cola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In an ice filled shaker, combine all the ingredients except the cola and<br>shake until the blood chills and screams for release. Pour gently into the coated<br>glass then add the cola<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to read the book and tales of terror that these drinks pair with, go HERE. It&#8217;s only $1 for the ebook. OCTOBER 2: BLOOD COCKTAIL While not the brilliant red that many use to make a blood drink, thiscocktail presents a dark, coagulating blood color that will cause yourvampire friends to salivate.Begin &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/2026\/08\/11\/october-drinks-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">October drinks &#8211; 2<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[37,39,34,36,49,31],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drinks","tag-apple-juice","tag-cola","tag-corn-syrup","tag-cranberry-juice","tag-halloween","tag-rum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/atastefordrink.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}