Happy Frankenstein Friday! Time for another Friday Fright Nightcap! Tonight, we celebrate Universal monster Dr. Frankstein with a classy cocktail stitched together with a bunch of different ingredients, just like his creations!
Ingredients: 2 oz. Midori 1 oz. vodka 1 oz. white rum 1 1/2 oz. Sprite .5 oz. St-Germain elderflower liqueur
Mix ingredients well. Garnish with Maraschino cherries or fresh fruit. Serve chilled.
You can stream Universal’s Frankenstein, 1931, on Peacock, with a paid subscription.
Happy Friday! Time for another Friday Fright Nightcap! Tonight, we celebrate Universal monster The Wolfman with my kooky version of a tiramisu martini.
Ingredients: .5 oz. crema de caco or chocolate liqueur .5 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream .5 oz. ameretto 1 oz. shot of espresso or coffee 1 oz. Kahlua 1.5 oz. vodka
Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Pour into chocolate coated glass. Best when served chilled.
You can stream Universal’s The Wolfman 1941, on Prime Video, with a Prime subscription.
Happy Friday the 13th! Time for another Friday Fright Nightcap! Tonight, we celebrate Friday the 13th and Universal’s monster Dracula, with everyone’s favorite winetail, the Bloody Sangria!
Ingredients: 2 bottles of red wine (Red blends and Cabernets work best) 1/2 cup – spiced rum 1 can – Sprite (or Tangerine LaCroix) 1/2 cup – sugar Assorted sliced fresh fruit
Mixing Instructions: Pour ingredients into a large jug and stir well. Refrigerate overnight.
If you’re trimming down or cutting out sugar, try switching out Sprite with Tangerine La Croix and only use 1/4 cup of sugar.
You can stream Universal’s Dracula, 1931, for free on Prime Video, with a Prime subscription.
Happy Friday! It’s the return of Friday Fright Nightcaps! Every Friday in October, I post a drink recipe in honor of one of my favorite Universal classic monsters movies. This week is a little concoction called Mummy’s Revival.
I’ll be honest, this recipe is a little sweet. I’m not sure if it’s the coffee or the sugar that can wake the dead, but this is a nice drink to come home to.
Ingredients:
.05 oz -1 oz espresso or dark coffee 1 oz. vodka 1 oz Kahlua 1 oz Bailey’s S’mores or Pumpkin Spice
Garnish: Chocolate Syrup Whipped cream for topping
Mixing Instructions: Mix ingredients well into a shaker. Next, pour into a glass coated with chocolate syrup. Top with whipped cream.
If it’s too sweet, try 1 oz of espresso over coffee. Best when served chilled.
You can stream Universal’s The Mummy, 1932, for free on Prime Video, with a Prime subscription.
Every Halloween season I make it a point to revisit the classic Universal monster films. These are the films that cemented American’s love affair with horror. Watching my favorite old classic horror films is one of my biggest Halloween traditions. This week, I created spooky cocktail to honor Karl Freund’s classic The Mummy, starring the legendary Boris Karloff, with a drink I call Ode to the Mummy.
INGREDIENTS:
3 oz. Coffee 1.5 oz Cutwater Bali Hai Tiki Monkey Liquer 1.5 oz. Vodka 1 oz. French Vanilla Creamer or Cream Splash of Cream of Coconut
Happy Friday! Our monthly theme has been a werewolf summer. Werewolves are one of those monsters that can be both good and bad. Personally, I like stories told both ways. I believe in the love, power, and freedom of the wolf, a kindred moon lover. I can strongly identify with the what the werewolf represents to women, but I also believe there are demonic monsters hiding in plain sight. The cherry is a fruit often associated with goodness, innocence. sexuality, and fertility, so in honor of women everywhere, harnessing the power of the wolf, here’s a Boozy Cherry Shake recipe.
Boozy Cherry Shake
INGREDIENTS:
1/2-1 cup fresh chopped cherries 6 scoops cherry or french vanilla ice cream 2 scoops frozen whipped cream 4 oz vodka 2 oz spiced rum
1 oz maraschino cherry juice Couple of ice cubes
INSTRUCTIONS
Chop the cherries and remove pits. In a blender, add ice cubes, cherries, ice cream, whipped cream, and maraschino cherry juice.
Blend until thick and smooth. Alcohol thins out the cream more so than a regular milkshake. Garnish with more whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and a drizzle of chocolate sauce.
I would like to get back on some type of schedule. It’s easier said than done sometimes, but in effort to do so, I’m reviving Friday Fright Nightcaps to coincide with our monthly theme. This May is Cemetery Appreciation Month and our theme celebrates cemetery life, so I put together a classy, refreshing drink, perfect for springtime and a tribute to the afterlife.
White Wine Peach Sangria
Ingredients:
750 ml. White wine (Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, etc.,) 12 oz. Peach Vodka (New Amsterdam) Fresh Fruit
First, cut up some fresh fruit. I used peaches, blackberries, red raspberries, apples, and strawberries. Any fruit will do. Next, pour entire contents of wine bottle into a pitcher. Lastly, add 12 oz or about half a bottle of Peach Vodka. I choose to use New Amsterdam brand, but you can use whichever brand you choose. Stir well and refrigerate for about 12-24 hours. Serve chilled.
It’s Frankenstein Friday! Last day in October is always dedicated to the mad scientist and his big badass monster. Today, we toast Mary Shelley’s brilliant gothic horror with a variation of a sour-apple vodka martini, called Frankenstein’s Martini.
Frankenstein’s Martini by HalloweenKristy
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz sour apple mix 2 oz vodka 1 oz pineapple juice Splash of real lime juice
Mix all items well in a cocktail shaker and pour over ice, or not. I like my cocktails chilled like the dead.
Frankenstein’s Martini ingredients by HalloweenKristy
I wish I knew a potion to instantly fill my empty bottles. I drank the last of my sour apple mix experimenting on this recipe!
There are only two weekends left in October and it’s time to kick it up a notch. No Halloween party plans, no problem. You can totally make your own party with this Spooky Spicy Halloween Margarita!
Spooky Spicy Halloween Margarita 3
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup ice
1/2 cup orange juice (fresh or concentrate)
5 oz. Blood-orange margarita mix
1 tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. hot sauce (I used Franks Red Hot)
1 tbsp Agave Syrup
2-3 oz. tequila
Garnish with orange slices or lime wedges or black salt (optional)
Fast and Easy Black Salt Rim Garnish: 1 tablespoon of sea salt 4 drops blue food coloring 4 drops red food coloring Mix very well together
Add tiny bit of lime juice around glass rim and dip glass in black salt
INSTRUCTIONS:
Put ice, blood orange mix, orange juice, lime juice, Agave syrup, hot sauce, and tequila in a blender and blend well.
Pour into glass
Garnish with black salt rim or fresh fruit (optional)
Spooky Spicy Halloween Margarita Ingredients
As usual, this recipe is highly modifiable. Too spicy, add more juice. Want more spice, add more hot sauce. Want more alcohol, add another ounce of tequila.
Spooky Spicy Halloween Margarita @HalloweenKristy
I’ve heard rumblings that recipes with “premade” ingredients aren’t good recipes. Well, to that I say, congradu-friggin-lations on having your life in order long enough to make stuff from scratch, but the rest of us don’t have time for that. Now, move along, you’re blocking the blender. It’s time for Spooky Spicy Halloween Margaritas!
Add a little S.A.S.S. to your Halloween with this delicious autumn sangria.
Samhain Apple Spiced Sangria
INGREDIENTS:
1 bottle red wine 1 bottle sparkling apple cider (Martinelli’s) 1 cup spiced rum 2 cinnamon sticks 1/2 pear 1/2 apple 1/2 orange 1 cup strawberries 1 cup blueberries
Directions:
Place the sliced fruit (pear, orange, apple slices, etc.) in the bottom of a pitcher.
Add the red wine, apple cider, spiced rum, and cinnamon sticks. Stir well. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours.
This recipe is highly modifiable. I find Red Blends and Cabs are best, but any wine will work. Switch out the rum with brandy for less spice. Choose different fruit if you’d like.
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