Get into the spooky spirit with the Blood Rave, a hauntingly delicious Halloween cocktail recipe from NYC’s Black Lagoon.
From bar experts Kelsey Ramage and Erin Hayes the immersive Halloween pop-ups returns in cocktail bars across 19 cities in the United States. The experience features a curated cocktail menu of eerie Halloween-themed drinks created by Ramage and Hayes, as well as transforming the hosting drinking dives into macabre dens festooned with frightfully fun decor. For those who are unable to visit the Halloween themed bar, they’ve provided a recipe for “Blood Rave.” The ghoulish concoction donning a blood-like appearance, incorporates spicy and smoky ingredients which would easily add a spooky flair to any gathering.
“This hauntingly delicious drink features a wicked blend of beet and lime juice, miso falernum, garnished with a dehydrated lime wheel for a bewitching effect. “The spice, umami and light smokiness in these ingredients just pair together so well! It also comes out a blood-red/purple color which is perfect for our wonderfully creepy Halloween pop-ups, Black Lagoon.” – Erin Hayes, Co-Founder of Black Lagoon.
Serve it up at your next Halloween party and watch as your guests are enchanted by its spellbinding taste.
Step by Step
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker bottle
- Shake vigorously
- Strain over cubed ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.
Halloween Cocktail: Blood Rave
“The spice, umami and light smokiness in these ingredients just pair together so well! It also comes out a blood-red/purple color which is perfect for our wonderfully creepy Halloween pop-ups, Black Lagoon.” – Erin Hayes, Co-Founder of Black Lagoon.
- Prep Time: 1 min
- Total Time: 1 minute
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktails
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: Mexican Inspired
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Montelobos ( unaged mezcal)
- .5 oz Piment d’Espelette (Chile Liqueur)
- .25 oz Beet Juice
- .75 oz Lime Juice
- .75 oz Miso Falernum
- 1 Dash Absinthe
Instructions
- Method: Shake & Stain over cubed ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.
