Drink of the Week http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog Celebrating cocktail culture, Drink of the week is a treasure trove of drink recipes, bartedning tips, cool drinkware and other fun tidbits in the wonderful world of sprits. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en Halloween Potpourri - Happy Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/halloween-potpourri-happy-halloween/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/halloween-potpourri-happy-halloween/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:29:06 +0000 the Barkeep Booze News Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/halloween-potpourri-happy-halloween/
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Along with 101 Halloween Cocktails and Punches we’ve assembled some handy links for your ghoulish enjoyment.

- From Serious Eats a Halloween recipe collection of Ghostly Goodies and Devilish Dinners.
- 10 Horror Films You Can Watch For Free Online This Halloween - Mashable.com
- Halloween Costumes 2009: 15 Funny Ideas
- For the coolest in pumpkin designs - ExtremePumpkins.com
- Our guide to Pumpkin Liqueurs
- Quick last minute costume ideas from Halloween.com
- A killer Halloween drinking game

Be safe, respect others, have fun!

Happy Halloween

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]]> If on Halloween you and your guests want to ingest more than candy and cocktails, here are some tasty Halloween recipes.

brain cupcake - halloween snacksDessert
Halloween Cake Balls

Brain Cupcakes

Caramel Apples

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Light appetizers eyeball caprese halloween recipe
Screaming Hot Peanuts

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Chipotle Deviled Eggs

Eyeball Caprese 

Savory Pumpkin Puffs

Heavy Appetizers/Main Course pumpkin halloween recipe
Pumpkin Stuffed with Bread and Cheese

Pumpkin Gratin

Pumpkin Curry

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]]> http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/halloween-party-food-recipes/feed/ Apple Bob http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/apple-bob/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/apple-bob/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:57 +0000 the Barkeep Tequila Holidays Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/apple-bob/
]]> apple-bob.jpgThe Domaine de Canton Apple Bob is a spicy play on the traditional Halloween game. Green apple puree gets a kick with Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, tequila and Cointreau. The cocktail is perfect for the chilly nights surrounding Halloween and will make you happy you grew up past sticking in your head in a bucket of water in order to get an apple treat.

Domaine de Canton Apple Bob

1 oz. Domaine de Canton
1 oz. Reposado Tequila
1 oz. green apple puree
1/4 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice

Rim a cocktail glass with cinnamon sugar. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into the cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple slice.

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Recipe & photo courtesy Domaine de Canton

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]]> http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/apple-bob/feed/ Candy Corn http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/candy-corn/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/candy-corn/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:10:55 +0000 the Barkeep Gin Drink of the Week Holidays Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/candy-corn/
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Halloween means one thing, OK, maybe more that one thing, but one is certainly - Candy! And what is the most popular? Candy Corn.

Invented in the 1880s at the Wunderle Candy Company, candy corn os meant to mimic a whole kernel of corn. Today candy companies produce nearly 35 million pounds of the corn candy each year.

How big is candy corn? So big it needs it’s own day, so as not compete with Halloween. So Candy Corn Day is October 30!

So spot on, one sip of this cocktail might make you forget you aren’t actually eating candy corn…

Candy Corn

1 1/2 oz. Kettle Corn-infused Bombay Sapphire Gin*
1/2 oz. Moscato wine (sweet dessert wine)
3/4 oz. home-made citrus peel grenadine syrup**

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake very well.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish: 3 candy corns

*to make Kettle Corn-infused Bombay Sapphire: for every 750ml bottle of Bombay Sapphire, add in 1 cup kettle corn and allow to infused in an airtight container for approx. 24 hrs.  Fine strain kettle corn and re-bottle.  Store in fridge.

**to make grenadine syrup: for every 1 cup of POM wonderful pomegranate juice, dissolve 1 cup granulated sugar over stove top.  Once dissolved, add in the skins of 1 orange and 1 lemon and simmer for 10 mins.  Remove skins and chill syrup.

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Recipe created by Jonathan Pogash, Cocktail Guru
Recipe & photo courtesy Bombay Sapphire Gin

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]]> http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/candy-corn/feed/ 42Zombie http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/42zombie/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/42zombie/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:15:20 +0000 the Barkeep Vodka Rum Holidays Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/42zombie/
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The 42Zombie

1 tsp brown sugar
1 part lemon juice
1 part Bacardi Oro
1 part Bacardi 151
1 part 42BELOW Passionfruit
1 part unsweetened pineapple juice
1 part fresh lime juice
1 part Passionfruit syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters

Dissolve sugar and lemon juice, then add all other ingredients and shake well with crushed ice. Pour entire contents into a Collins glass and garnish with lime wedge.

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]]> http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/42zombie/feed/ Hot Apple Cider http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/hot-apple-cider/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/hot-apple-cider/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:08:13 +0000 the Barkeep Rum Holidays Halloween Hot Drinks Punches http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/hot-apple-cider/
]]> hotcider.jpgHot Apple Cider

1 cup Zaya Rum
1 apple
2 teaspoons whole cloves
1 orange, thinly sliced
2 quarts apple cider
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon allspice
Pinch grated nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks, garnish

Stud the apple with the cloves. In a medium pot, combine the studded apple and remaining ingredients except the rum. Slowly bring to a simmer over low heat. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the Zaya rum. Discard the apple. Ladle into mugs and garnish each with a cinnamon stick and apple slice. Serve immediately.

Yield: 2 quarts, about 8 servings

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The word “punch” is derived from the Hindu word “panch or paunch” meaning “5”. Thus, there are typically five main components to a punch- Spirits, spice, citrus, water (or other dillutant, eg. Tea) and a sweetener. This is a modern interpretation of this classic 17th/18th century “punch service” style of imbibing.

Spirted Punch

5 oz. Rittenhouse 100 Rye
2 oz. Domaine de Canton
2 oz. 42 Below Manuka Honey
14 oz. orange oolong tea
1 ½ oz. vanilla sugar
4 oz. fresh orange juice
1 oz. lemon juice
3 pieces orange peel

Place sugar in punch bowl. Add orange peel and muddle to release oils. Add tea while still hot to dilute sugar. Add remaining ingredients, stir & finish with large cubes of ice.

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Recipe & photo courtesy Domaine de Canton

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]]> http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/spirted-punch/feed/ Deadly Nightshade http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/deadly-nightshade/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/deadly-nightshade/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:55:55 +0000 marcia Whiskey Liqueurs Holidays Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/deadly-nightshade/
]]> Name your poison! Named after a beautiful but deadly plant, this drink has a dark color that hints at something sinister.

Deadly Nightshade halloween cocktailWe collaborated with Savvy Housekeeping on another fun Halloween cocktail.  But don’t worry, instead of using poisonous flowers or berries, we used black currant juice and black currant liqueur (also known as creme de cassis).

Deadly Nightshade

1 1/2 oz. bourbon
2 oz. black currant juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1/2 oz. creme de cassis
black or red grapes
club soda

Shake bourbon, juice, syrup and liqueur over ice and strain into cocktail or old-fashioned glass containing ice and chilled red or black grapes. Top off with club soda.

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]]> http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/deadly-nightshade/feed/ Pumpkin Caipirinha http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/pumpkin-caipirinha/ http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/pumpkin-caipirinha/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:33:52 +0000 marcia Rum Liqueurs Holidays Halloween http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/pumpkin-caipirinha/
]]> Halloween pumpkin cachaca cocktailIt’s almost Halloween, so bring out the pumpkin cocktails! This one uses cachaca–a spirit similar to rum made from cane sugar.

Pumpkin Caipirinha

2 oz. Leblon cachaça
1 oz. Pumpkin spice syrup
1/4 oz. French vanilla syrup
½ oz. Frangelico
1 tbsp. Pumpkin puree
1 dash Orange juice
1 dash Nutmeg & Cinnamon

In a cocktail shaker, shake all ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass. Garnish with a dash of nutmeg and cinnamon.

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Photo and recipe courtesy of Leblon Cachaça



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A bit of a spell or a flick of the magic wand - the Sour Witch has just landed on her broomstick. This sophisticated cocktail is no laughing matter because it packs a powerful sour punch. Don’t be fooled by its soft exterior and champagne flute glass, this cocktail features absinthe and sour cherries.

Sour Witch

1 1/2 oz. Lucid absinthe
3/4 oz. Almond Syrup
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
3 or 4 pitted sour cherries
Sparkling wine or Champagne

In the bottom of a mixing glass, muddle the sour cherries in the lime juice and almond syrup.  Add the Lucid with ice and shake very well.  Strain into a chilled champagne flute.  Top with sparkling wine or champagne.
Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg

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Recipe created by Jonathan Pogash, Cocktail Guru
Recipe & photo courtesy Lucid Absinthe

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