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Non-alcoholic Halloween drink ideas

By Lyre's Spirit Co

15th Jul 2022

Non-alcoholic Halloween drink ideas

You've started decorating your haunted halls, your frightfully delicious menu has been set, and invitations to your favourite ghosts, ghouls, and vampires have been sent; now it's time to sort out Halloween mocktail recipes that are fit for a fright! Keep reading to learn some spookily good Halloween drink ideas to enjoy this Hallow's eve.

Non-alcoholic Halloween punch recipes

Mocktail Punch

This ghoulish, purple punch is packed with fruit, flavour and fear, featuring frozen 'hands' and lychee 'eyeballs'; the guests at your next Halloween shindig will get a kick out of this one.

You'll need (serves 14-15):

  • 425g can of lychees
  • 225g jar of cocktail cherries
  • 15 raisins
  • 1 litre carton of cherry or cranberry juice (chilled)
  • 1 litre bottle of sparkling water (chilled)
  • 2 pairs of powder-free disposable gloves (for the frozen hands)

Method:

  • Rinse the disposable gloves and fill each with water. Tie a knot in the top of each (like a balloon) to hold the opening close, then freeze overnight.
  • Drain the lychees and cocktail cherries, reserving the juices in a jug.
  • Push a raisin into one end of each cherry, then push the cherries in the lychees to make some spooky 'eyeballs'.
  • Tip all juices (including reserved juices from the lychees and cherries) into a large bowl with the 'eyeballs'.
  • Carefully peel the gloves from the frozen hands, and add them to the punch.
  • Top up with sparkling water.

Blood Punch

Get spooky at our next monster bash with this frighteningly red non-alcoholic Halloween drink idea. Your vampire friends and sober-conscious comrades are sure to love this lurid beverage!

You'll need (serves 4):

  • 2 litres of cherry juice
  • Peel from 4 oranges
  • 1 small red chilli (left whole but pierced a few times, optional)
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 10 cloves
  • 6 slices of ginger (peeled)
  • Simple syrup (for a sweeter drink, optional)

Method:

  • Pour the cherry juice into a large saucepan, and add orange peels, chilli, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat. If serving to children, take out the chilli after simmering or skip it altogether.
  • Leave to cool, then chill for a few hours or up to 2 days (the longer it's left, the more intense the flavours).
  • When ready to serve, pour the bunch into a pitcher.
  • Serve in champagne glasses (or see-through mason jars with straws if serving to children) to ensure the vivid red shines through.

Non-alcoholic Halloween mocktail recipes

Zombie

This renowned tropical rum cocktail is a spectacular blend of rum and fruity flavours and was initially kept a top-secret recipe for decades. Now, you can make it in your own kitchen to impress your favourite undead friends and family. No need for brains on the menu when you have this Halloween mocktail recipe!

You'll need:

Method:

  • Blend all ingredients with crushed ice in a tall Collins glass
  • Garnish with an aromatic mint sprig bouquet and fruity orange wedge

Witches Daiquiri

Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. Brew your own magical potion and enjoy notes of sweet almond, aniseed and delicate spice with this easy Halloween cocktail.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Add ingredients into a shaker and shake with ice
  • Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass
  • Garnish with a maraschino cherry

Devil's Share

This devilish non-alcoholic Halloween drink idea is delightfully delicious; seriously, you can't go wrong with whiskey, orange, ginger and maple syrup. The best part? The absence of giggle juice means you can enjoy this Halloween cocktail recipe guilt-free, so there's no need to fend off the devil on your shoulder if you want another glass (or four or five).

You'll need:

  • 60mL Lyre's American Malt
  • 20mL orange juice
  • 20mL lemon juice
  • 10mL maple syrup
  • 2 slices of ginger
  • Orange zest (garnish)

Method:

  • Muddle ginger in the base of a shaker, then add all other ingredients
  • Shake with ice
  • Fine strain into an Old Fashioned glass
  • Garnish with an orange zest twist

Death in the Afternoon

This ghoulish, iridescently green Halloween mocktail recipe is said to be invented by Ernest Hemingway (evidently, he wasn't just known for his writing). Nothing will stir the imagination of your Halloween party guests quite like this intriguing, delightful drink and its dark licorice finish.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Pour Absinthe and sugar syrup into a flute glass
  • Stir, then top with Lyre's Classico
  • Garnish with a lemon twist or aromatic rose petal

Death in Venice

Slightly bitter and stunningly red, Death in Venice is an incredible aperitif reminiscent of sunny days in Italy enjoying the aperitivo hour – only a little more spooky thanks to its name.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Pour Italian Orange and bitters into a flute glass
  • Top with Lyre's Classico
  • Garnish with an orange zest twist

Green Ghost

Invented in the 1930s, the eerily mysterious Green Ghost offers simple yet sophisticated flavours and a mystical pale green colour guaranteed to spook the bravest of guests at your next Halloween soiree.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients with ice
  • Fine strain into a Nick & Nora glass
  • Garnish with a tangy lime zest twist

Bloody Negroni

A captivating twist on the classic Negroni, this Halloween cocktail idea includes the addition of fresh blood orange for a slightly sweeter variation. Add a decorative cut-out of a black bat (alongside your blood orange garnish) for extra Dracula vibes!

You'll need:

Method:

  • Build in a spooky Old Fashioned glass over ice, then stir to chill
  • Garnish with blood orange slices.

Hocus Pocus

Brew this magic potion in the comfort of your witch's lair to put an enchanting spell on the tongue. It's hauntingly delicious, with swirls of fruity, bitter flavours!

You'll need:

Method:

  • Stir all ingredients with ice
  • Strain into a coupe or flute glass
  • Garnish with an orange zest twist

Pink Witch

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes – and it comes in pink! This easy Halloween cocktail is whimsical and delicious, with slightly sweet, slightly bitter flavours. Is there anything more perfect?

You'll need:

  • 30mL Lyre's Pink London Spirit
  • 30mL Lyre's Aperitif Dry
  • 15mL sugar syrup
  • 100mL grapefruit juice
  • Grapefruit slice (garnish)

Method:

  • Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake
  • Fine strain into an ice-filled flute glass
  • Garnish with a slice of grapefruit

The Corpse Whiskers

There's no trick, just treat, regarding this non-alcoholic Halloween drink idea. It has a spookily good flavour and a name that fits right in with Halloween.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients with ice
  • Fine strain into an ice-filled coupe glass
  • Garnish with an orange zest twist

Death in the Gulf Stream

First published in the 1930s by Charles H. Baker and frequented unanimously by Ernest Hemingway, this Halloween drink idea has been a popular pick-me-up for almost a century. As Baker writes, "it's reviving and refreshing; cools the blood and inspires renewed interest in food, companions and life."

You'll need:

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients with ice
  • Strain into a Collins glass filled with crushed ice
  • Swizzle drink and top with more ice
  • Garnish with a lime wedge

Bat Bite

Once upon a hallows eve, where pumpkins glow and spells deceive, a silent figure waits in shadow to take a bite upon the sleeve. The result? A vivid, ruby red Halloween cocktail recipe known affectionately as Bat Bite.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients with ice
  • Fine strain into an ice-filled Coupe glass
  • Garnish with a lime wedge

Dead Man's Mule

Licorice, cinnamon and almond effortlessly combine (topped off with light ginger bubbles) in this Halloween cocktail recipe. It's so freakishly good; there's not a mule around that wouldn't get going for this drink.

You'll need:

  • 30mL Lyre's Absinthe
  • 15mL lime juice
  • 10mL cinnamon syrup
  • 10mL orgeat syrup
  • Ginger beer (to top up)
  • Lime wedge (garnish)

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients (except ginger beer) together in a shaker
  • Strain over ice into a Collins glass
  • Top with ginger beer
  • Garnish with a lime wedge

Blood and Sand (Low ABV)

This brutal-sounding non-alcoholic Halloween drink idea elegantly combines whiskey, bitters and fruity flavours for a drink that's both 'beauty' and 'beast'.

You'll need:

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients, then fine strain into a coupe glass
  • Garnish with an orange twist and a maraschino cherry

Corpse Reviver No. 2

This Halloween drink idea is said to be able to revive a corpse – or at least someone who's really tired. It belongs to a family of pre-prohibition cocktails created and consumed primarily to rouse the drinker from the dead. Spooky!

You'll need:

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients with ice
  • Fine strain into a coupe glass
  • Garnish with a lemon twist

Succulent Blood

Between shadow and moonlight, a great bat, coming and going in great, whirling circles, flitted in search of succulent blood. This Halloween cocktail recipe offers succulent agave with blood orange and sweet spice to satisfy even the thirstiest bat.

You'll need:

  • 60mL Lyre's Agave Reserva Spirit
  • 30mL blood orange juice
  • 7.5mL cinnamon syrup
  • 5mL falernum syrup
  • 5mL lime juice
  • Blood orange (garnish)

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients with ice
  • Fine strain into a spooky coupe glass
  • Garnish with a blood orange slice

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