October 23, 2012
Devilish Cocktails for All Hallow's Eve
Mark Thompson READ TIME: 2 MIN.
If you're not going to be hanging about the pumpkin patch this Halloween, then how about some devilish cocktails?
Feeling a bit seductive? Try the Black Cherry Enchantress - and see what mayhem you create in your wake.
Effen Black Cherry Enchantress
2 parts Effen Black Cherry Vodka
3/4 part DeKuyper� Peachtree Schnapps Liqueur
3/4 part Lemon Juice
2 slices Fresh Peach
2 Fresh Cherries
1 part Club Soda
Method: In a mixing glass, muddle peach slices and cherries in juice and syrup.
Add Effen Black Cherry Vodka, peach liqueur and lemon juice over ice. Shake, and strain into a tall glass over ice.
Top with club soda and garnish with peach and cherry.
Effen Pumpkin Patch Fizz
2 parts Effen Vodka
1 part Lemon Juice
1 part Cinnamon Syrup
2 parts Club Soda
Method: Add all ingredients, except soda, to a cocktail shaker over ice and shake.
Strain and pour into a tall glass with ice.
Top with club soda and garnish with orange wheel in the glass.
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A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The author of the novels WOLFCHILD and MY HAWAIIAN PENTHOUSE, he has a PhD in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. His work has appeared in numerous publications.
