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Spirited Sips: Two Hauntingly Good Halloween Cocktails

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Two hauntingly good cocktails to summon this spooky season

STORY BY BAILEY GILLIAM

Every good legend deserves a spirit, and this month we’re taking that idea literally. In honor of our Legends & Lore issue, these Halloween-inspired cocktails from Tito’s Handmade Vodka bring a little mystery to the glass.

Red cocktail garnished with rosemary and blackberry surrounded by smoke

Tito’s Smoky Spirit

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Dark, fiery and appropriately mysterious, Tito’s Smoky Spirit looks like something conjured over a cauldron. Blackberries bring tart sweetness, jalapeño delivers a flash of heat, and a crack of black pepper deepens the spice, while cranberry and orange add a tart, citrusy lift. A rosemary sprig provides the final witchy flourish. It’s just the thing for sipping after dark, preferably with a horror movie playing or a scary story close at hand.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 ounces Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 3/4 ounce cranberry juice
  • 1/2 ounce fresh orange juice
  • 4 blackberries
  • 1 slice jalapeño
  • 1 crack of black pepper
  • 1 blackberry for garnish
  • 1 rosemary sprig for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Muddle the blackberries and jalapeño in a shaker.
  • Add the vodka, juices, black pepper and ice.
  • Shake well, then strain into a glass over fresh ice.
  • Garnish with a blackberry and rosemary sprig.
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Red vodka cocktail with a dark pomegranate layer and cherry garnish

Tito’s Terror-tini

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Don’t let its polished appearance fool you — the Terror-tini has a sinister streak. Lemon and simple syrup create a crisp sweet-and-sour base, while pomegranate juice sinks through the cocktail in a dramatic blood-red swirl. Finished with a cherry, it strikes just the right balance between eerie and elegant — an easy choice for Halloween parties, horror-movie marathons or an evening spent swapping your favorite local legends.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 ounces Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • 1 ounce lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/2 ounce pomegranate juice
  • 1 cherry for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add the vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
  • Shake well, and strain into a chilled martini glass.
  • Slowly pour the pomegranate juice over the back of a spoon to create a blood-red layer.
  • Garnish with a cherry.
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