Halloween is right around the corner, and although celebrations will look different this year, we have the best seasonal cocktail recipes from Santo Spirits and Saint Liberty Whiskey that are guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit, and we would love for you to include them in your Halloween and Fall-inspired cocktail guides!
Santo Spirits and Saint Liberty Whiskey’s wickedly tasty cocktails are perfect to toast with friends at your socially distanced Halloween soiree or to enjoy during your scary movie marathon! Santo Spirits’ Santo Mezquila and their latest release, Santo Tequila Blanco, are packed with the spice and earthy ingredients we all want in our seasonal cocktails. Created by legendary rocker and spirits pioneer Sammy Hagar and Emmy Award-winning chef and restaurateur Guy Fieri, their unique agave expressions will surely take your Halloween beverages up a notch. Check out our Santo Spirits cocktail suggestions below!
For the whiskey fanatics, the specialty cocktails of Saint Liberty Whiskey are sure to start a fire in your belly. From their Bertie’s Bear Gulch Bourbon to their Josephine’s Flathead River Rye and Mary’s Four-Grain Bourbon, each of their whiskies offer slightly smokey, yet sweet notes of caramelized vanilla and brown sugar. Find our Saint Liberty Whiskey cocktail recommendations below!
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.
- 1.5 oz Santo Blanco Tequila
- Fresh lime slice (cut as shown)
- Sea salt
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.
- 1.5 oz Santo Blanco Tequila
- 3 oz Sparkling Blood Orange juice
- 1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime juice
- 2 oz Cointreau
Method: Shake Santo Blanco, freshly squeezed lime juice, and Cointreau in a shaker with ice. Strain over ice and top with sparkling blood orange juice. Serve in a rocks glass Garnish with an orange slice and lime wheel
The Redemption is the perfect cocktail to kick off mischief hour! Featuring the Santo Tequilla Blanco, it is a Santo Spirits fan favorite that will have you rolling over in your grave. Combining citrus fruit galore, this sweet cocktail is the trick to satisfy your sweet tooth this Halloween and is dressed up in spooky orange and blood-like red color.
- 2 oz. Santo Tequila Blanco
- 1/2 oz. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
- 1 oz. House-made fresh lemon sour
- 1 1/2 oz. Clementine and Peach flavored sparkling soda
- 1/2 oz. Blood orange soda (floater)
Method: Combine all ingredients but the blood orange soda in a shaker and shake and strain over a tall rocks glass filled with ice. Add a floater of blood orange soda then garnished with a slice of blood orange on a skull skewer.
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!
- 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
Method: Rim 10oz glass with chipotle chili sugar blend, fill with ice, and set aside. Fill mixing glass 2/3 with ice and add Mezquila, agave nectar, lime juice, BBQ sauce, and Australian bitters. Cap mixing glass with shaker tin and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. Strain contents from shaker tin into rimmed 10oz glass and serve.
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 a perfect pairing for your scary movie marathon.
- 1 oz. Santo Mezquila
- 0.75 oz. Aperol
- 0.5 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.25 oz. Agave Nectar
Method: Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake, and double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a long thin grapefruit peel.
Pick your poison with the spooky Witches Blood Manhattan that will add a spicy punch to your at-home Halloween festivities. The amaro adds a sweet and bitter note to the creamy rye for a well-balanced sipping cocktail to enjoy all evening long.
- 2 oz Josephine’s Flathead River Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz Ramazzotti Amaro
- 1 dash bitters
- 1 brandied cherry for garnish
Method: Place ingredients into a cocktail mixing vessel with one large ice cube and stir for 15 seconds until lightly chilled. Pour into a coupe glass.
Simple, delicious goodness for the Ghouls and Goblins, The Ripper is a 3-ingredient cocktail adding a little citrus and sweet for a great bourbon classic. Smoky and smooth, it’s the perfect Halloween evening introductory cocktail to get your festivities going!
- 1 oz Bertie’s Bear Gulch Bourbon
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 oz honey syrup
Method: Place ingredients into a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and then strain into a cocktail glass. Add lemon peel for garnish.
Relish in this bloody delicious cocktail on All Hallows’ Eve with Bertie’s Berry Bash! Created by Lu Brow, one of the most well-known and beloved mixologists in New Orleans, this cocktail plays off the various sweet and savory notes of Bertie’s Bear Gulch Bourbon and blends the sweet and savory of strawberries and thyme – classic witches brew ingredient!
- 2 oz Bertie’s Bear Gulch Bourbon
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz thyme simple syrup
- 4 drops orange bitters
- 2 strawberries (sliced and muddled)
- 1 strawberry for garnish
- 1 sprig thyme for garnish
Method: In a cocktail shaker muddle strawberries and add fresh lemon, thyme syrup, and whiskey along with ice. Shake well and strain over crushed ice and garnish with a sliced strawberry and thyme (optional.)
To make thyme simple syrup, combine 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup very hot water and mix well. Place 1/4 cup fresh thyme into the mixture. Allow steeping for 30 minutes. Double strain into a clean container. Will keep for 3 weeks in a cool environment.
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