No plans for Halloween? You can still invite the gang for a Halloween cocktail party with these special cocktails:

There’s still time to invite friends to a Halloween cocktail party—costumes optional. Create your cocktail menu from these cocktail recipes:

 
 
NEXT STEPS

1. SEND out the invite. Costumes optional?

2. DEVELOP the menu: 4 or 5 cocktail options, plus a mocktail and soft drinks for the designated drivers.

3. CHOOSE some recipes that can be made in advance, and make multiple quantities in pitchers.
 
 
HALLOWEEN MOCKTAIL

The easiest: a mix of apple cider, pomegranate juice, and club soda, with an optional candy pumpkin, notched to fit on the glass rim, or a lime wheel.

Mix the juices in a pitcher, and add club soda to the glass after pouring. Vary the proportions as you prefer, starting with a 2:1 or 3:1 proportion of juice to soda.

Alternatively, there are hundreds of Halloween cocktail recipes online.
 
 
 
 

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[1] Vampire Martini. Here’s the recipe (photo © Betty Crocker).

[2] Bloody Eyeball Martini. Here’s the recipe (photo © Kris Plazek | What To Drink).

[3] Black Magic Screwdriver. Here’s the recipe (photo © Elegant Affairs Caterers).