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4 Delicious Halloween Cocktail Recipes for a Magical Celebration

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Halloween season is here, and if you’re looking for fun ways to celebrate and get into the spirit of the holiday, a spooky cocktail is a great way to go, especially when it’s a sinfully delicious recipe from rockstar Sammy Hagar and Emmy Award-winning chef extraordinaire Guy Fieri. The two have teamed up to bring us a tequila portfolio called Santo Spirits.

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The newest launch is Santo Tequila Blanco, an Old World-style tequila that embraces a smooth finish and rich aroma. It features handcrafted, 100% Blue Weber Agave, blanco distilled in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Enjoy these four enchanting Halloween tequila cocktail recipes courtesy of Santo Spirits, and perfect for a magical celebration.

Fiery Fieri

Fiery Fieri brings the heat by combining the unique favors of Guy Fieri’s Bourbon Brown Sugar BBQ Australian Aromatic Bitters and a Chipotle Chili Sugar Rim with Santo Mezquila. The liquid shines as its smokey notes blend with the sweetness of the brown sugar and spicy hint of chipotle that are sure to turn things up a notch this Halloween!

INGREDIENTS

2 oz Santo Mezquila

1 oz Agave Nectar

1.5 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

0.5 oz Guy Fieri’s Bourbon Brown Sugar BBQ Australian Aromatic Bitters

Garnish: Chipotle Chili Sugar Rim

 STEPS

  1. Rim 10oz glass with chipotle chili sugar blend, fill with ice and set aside.

  2. Fill mixing glass 2/3 with ice and add Mezquila, agave nectar, lime juice, BBQ sauce, and Australian bitters.

  3. Cap mixing glass with shaker tin and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.

  4. Strain contents from shaker tin into rimmed 10oz glass and serve.

 Higher Spirit

The Higher Spirit takes your taste buds to a new level with the unique combination of Santo Mezquila, Aperol, and Yellow Chartreuse. This simple and spooky cocktail is perfect paring for your scary movie marathon!

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Santo Mezquila

0.75 oz. Aperol

0.5 oz. Yellow Chartreuse

 0.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

0.25 oz. Agave Nectar

STEPS                         

  1. Add ingredients to shaker with ice, shake, and double-strain into chilled coupe glass.

  2. Garnish with a long thin grapefruit peel.

The Ritual

Start this season spooky off right with The Ritual, a perfect no-fuss libation. Sammy believes the Old-World flavors of our tequila Blanco are deserving of the age-old ritual: a pinch of sea salt and a shot of tequila Blanco.

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz Santo Blanco Tequila

Fresh Lime Slice (cut as shown)

Sea Salt

Santo Bloody Orange Margarita

The Santo Bloody Orange Margarita is a wicked fun spin on the classic margarita that blends sweet and tangy blood orange with the smooth and authentic flavors of Santo Blanco Tequila. This boo-sy cocktail is the perfect treat for your backyard Halloween bash.

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz Santo Blanco Tequila

3 oz Sparkling Blood Orange juice

1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime juice

2 oz Cointreau

 STEPS

  1. Shake Santo Blanco, fresh squeezed lime juice and Cointreau in a shaker with ice. Strain over ice and top with sparkling blood orange juice.

  2. Serve in a rocks glass

  3. Garnish with an orange slice and lime wheel 

[Images courtesy of Santo Tequila]

Lizzy Sherman is an award-winning digital content writer/editor. She has been a featured guest speaker at Cal State University Northridge, Digital LA and The National Association of Audience Marketing Professionals. When she's not writing, Lizzy enjoys yoga and playing guitar. Follow her on Instagram: @zillizy