Halloween Cocktail: The Jack-o’-Lantern
categories: cocktail recipes, halloween
Looking for a fun Halloween cocktail? Here’s one we whipped up last night – the Jack-o’-Lantern! The cocktail recipe is below, but you can really achieve this look with any of your favorite orange-colored cocktails or drinks. This would even be cute with straight-up O.J. for a Halloween breakfast!
It’s really all about the “Pumpkin Top” garnish and using a short tumbler or rocks glass to allude to the shape of a jack-o-lantern. A stemless wine glass would actually work well too!
Full details below…
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Jack-0′-Lantern Cocktail
1 oz cognac
.5 oz Grand Marnier
1.5 oz orange juice
.5 oz ginger ale
orange wheel & lime twist for garnish
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an orange & lime “Pumpkin Top”.
“Pumpkin Top” Garnish
Fold a small piece of lime twist/peel in half and insert it into the center of an orange wheel.
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Oct 13, 2009 at 12:21 pm -
Ha! That’s so great, Kim… love it!!
Oct 13, 2009 at 12:35 pm
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Will the creativity never cease? Adorable.
Oct 13, 2009 at 2:40 pm -
Adorable! Must try.
Oct 13, 2009 at 2:57 pm -
Love this! We’re making white sangria this weekend and I’m thinking the pumpkin tops might be fun to float on the top of the fruit filled sangria in keeping with the Halloween season. I might even accent with a mint leaf along with the lime. Thanks for all the great ideas!
Oct 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm -
I’m going to have to use this for my Little Pumpkin baby shower – love it!
Oct 13, 2009 at 3:17 pm -
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Oct 13, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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Thanks so much, Laura!
Oct 13, 2009 at 5:18 pm -
Adorable! Must try.
Oct 13, 2009 at 8:05 pm -
So cute! Sounds yummy, too
Oct 13, 2009 at 8:45 pm -
Thank you for the recipe ! In addition to being delicious, this cocktail is very pretty.
Oct 14, 2009 at 3:39 am -
Love this, I think we’ll have to try the orange juice version!
Oct 14, 2009 at 7:49 am -
What a lovely idea !!!! the cocktail looks Amazing !
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Oct 14, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Do sneak a peek when time permits .
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so cute!
Oct 14, 2009 at 11:43 pm -
Quality! I love the use of the orange and lime for the top. Love Cognac as well.
Oct 15, 2009 at 12:59 am -
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Oct 29, 2009 at 5:58 am
