Black Velvet Toasted Caramel Drink Recipe

If you haven't heard, Black Velvet has come out with a new flavor....Black Velvet Toasted Caramel.

Here is a drink recipe for you, direct from Black Velvet's web site.

Caramel Sunset

Ingredients: 

1oz. Black Velvet Toasted Caramel
3oz. orange juice
1oz. grenadine
Maraschino cherry, orange wheel, or curled orange zest

Directions:

Slowly pour layers of grenadine, Black Velvet Toasted Caramel Whisky, and orange juice over the back of a spoon.  Garnish rim with maraschino cherry, orange wheel, or curled orange zest.

Remember to always drink responsibly.

Dark Enchantment Halloween Drink Recipe

Here is a great Halloween drink recipe brought to you by one of the readers at drinknation.com.
This one is called Dark Enchantment.
Ingredients:
1 oz. black vodka
1 oz. spiced rum
1 oz. dark chocolate Godiva
1 dash cinnamon
1 dash cloves
1 dash nutmeg
black or purple sugar
Directions:

Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a glass rimmed with black or purple colored sugar.

This one sounds pretty tasty!  Remember to drink responsibly.

Blood Orange Halloween Cocktails

The blood orange is named so for it's dark red flesh.  The flavor is sweet and mellow.  What better time of year, than Halloween, to share with you some blood orange cocktail recipes.

Here's one from Martha Stewart.

Shots of Blood-Orange Speciman

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups fresh blood-orange juice (from 7 to 8 blood oranges), chilled
6 tablespoons Solerno or other blood-orange liqueur

Directions

Combine blood-orange juice and liqueur in a large pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Pour into test tubes or small glasses.

Here are a couple from Blood-Oranges.com.

This is a blood orange margarita recipe using lime juice, tequila and triple sec. You can only make one drink with this recipe, but you can adjust the ingredient proportions accordingly if you want to make more than one drink. If you want to serve blood orange margaritas to ten people, multiply all the ingredients here by ten, and so on.

  • 1 ounce of blood orange juice
  • Ice
  • 1 1/2 ounces of tequila
  • 1 ounce of squeezed lime juice
  • 1 ounce of triple sec
  • Optional: A blood orange slice
  1. Fill a glass with ice.
  2. Add tequila, lime juice, triple sec and blood orange juice.
  3. Stir a few times until it is well chilled
  4. Optional: Add the blood orange slice for visual appeal
  5. Serve.
Blood Orange Martini
This is a blood orange martini recipe using vodka and cointreau. Remember that alcohol should be consumed in moderate quantities. This a pretty strong martini, utilizing 3oz of vodka for just one drink. Also, this recipe is only for one single drink. If you want to serve, say, six drinks to six guests, you simply need to multiply the ingredient list by six. Enjoy your blood orange martini–may the crimson tint of this martini and the beautiful taste of the blood orange overwhelm you and fill you up!

  • 3oz of vodka
  • Ice
  • 1/2oz of cointreau
  • 6 ounces of blood orange juice
  • Optional: A blood orange slice

    1. Fill a glass or cocktail shaker with ice.
    2. Add everything.
    3. Stir a few times until it is well chilled.
    4. Optional: Add the blood orange slice for visual appeal
    5. Put it in a glass.
    6. Serve.
    The Vampire Blood Martini, comes to us from Jason Dobrowner/Thirsty Scientist. It 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.

    Blackbeard's Ghost Drink Recipe

    I've been searching to find a few Halloween Drink Recipes recently.  Here is one from drinknation.com called Blackbeard's Ghost.

    • 1 oz. Rum, coconut
    • 1 oz. Rum, dark
    • 1 oz. Rum, light
    • 1 oz. Grapefruit Juice
    • 1 oz. Orange Juice
    • 1 oz. Syrup, mango
    • 1/4 oz. Molasses
    Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a highball glass over ice and garnish with a cherry.

    Sounds delicious!  Enjoy and drink responsibly!

    Discover Malibu Red

    Discover Malibu Red. A vibrant fusion of Caribbean Rum and Mexican Tequila guaranteed to get the party started.

    Here are a few drink recipes for you, straight from the Malibu web site.

    Malibu Red Margarita

    2 parts Malibu Red (50ml) (60ml*)
    1 part lime juice (25-30ml)
    1 part Agave syrup or Grenadine (25ml)

    Served in a cocktail glass with a sea salt rim.

    Malibu Red Sweetheart - A fruity fantasy, ice-cold Malibu Red fused with grenadine.

    This one is a shooter.

    1 part Malibu Red (40ml)
    1 bar spoon of grenadine (5ml)

    Malibu Red Mexican Shooter

    Shot of Malibu red, served chilled
    Orange wedge
    With or without cinnamon

    Malibu Red - Cola Danger

    The classic taste of Cola made even better with a shot of Malibu Red and a hit of lemon.

    1 part Malibu Red (50ml)
    2 parts cola (100ml)
    1-2 lime wedges

    Enjoy and always remember to drink responsibly!





    Witch's Brew - Halloween Drink Recipe

    Looking for some Halloween drink recipes, I came across this one called Witch's Brew on the Food Network's web site.

    Witch's Brew

    Here's what you'll need:

  • 1 (6-ounce) package lime gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 3 cups chilled pineapple juice
  • 1 (2 liter) bottle chilled lemon-lime soft drink or ginger ale
  • 2 cups chilled vodka
  • 1 large black plastic cauldron
  • 1 punch bowl that fits inside the cauldron
  • 1 plastic hand, sterilized in hot water
  • 1 block dry ice

  • Directions

    Pour the gelatin mix into a large bowl. Slowly stir in the boiling water. Stir at least 2 minutes, until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the pineapple juice. Let cool to room temperature.

    Wearing heavy duty gloves or using tongs, place the block of dry ice in the bottom of the cauldron. (Dry ice will burn skin, so handle it with gloves and tong. Keep away from kids and pets!)
    Use an ice pick to break the block into smaller chunks, if necessary.

    Fill the cauldron with just enough water to cover the dry ice. It will begin to "steam."
    Place the punch bowl inside the cauldron, on top of the dry ice. The cauldron will appear to be magically smoking.

    Entrap the sterilized rubber hand between the cauldron and the punch bowl, squeezing it tight so the hand appears to be reaching out of the mist for help. Hot-glue the hand to the cauldron, if necessary, to hold it in place.

    Carefully pour the drink mixture into the punch bowl. Slowly add the chilled vodka and lemon-lime soda or ginger ale. Stir gently to mix.