Halloween Cocktail: Vampire Blood Martini
Last week we gave you a cocktail recipe for The Jack-O-Lantern from Jason Dobrowner of Thirsty Scientist, a Los Angeles-based bar/mixology service. Here’s one more spooky cocktail from Jason — a grownup drink for a grownup Halloween.
Halloween is my favorite time of year. It’s the official start to holiday season and fall harvest brings a plethora of delicious ingredients to create some beautiful seasonal cocktails. This drink, the evil stepsister a classic Cosmopolitan, is sure to make your Halloween party a killer night.
The Vampire Blood Martini is the delicious evil stepsister of a classic Cosmopolitan. The sweet tart pomegranate flavor coupled with the fresh citrus taste of hand-squeezed blood oranges gives the cocktail its beautiful deep red color and delicious bite. Garnished with pomegranate seeds and a sugar coated slice of blood orange, the Vampire Blood Martini is the perfect accessory to your cape and fangs.
Vampire Blood
1.5 oz vodka
1.5 oz pomegranate juice
1.5 oz blood orange juice (1 blood orange)
1 tablespoon agave syrup
1 lime wedge
Mix all ingredients in martini shaker with ice. Squeeze blood orange and lime wedge. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds and pour into chilled martini glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and sugar coated blood orange slice.
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• Thirsty Scientist – Thirsty Scientist is a Los Angeles-based bar/mixology service for events that specializes in using fresh ingredients in inventive cocktails.
(Images: Jason Dobrowner/Thirsty Scientist)