Cocktail Academy knows their way around a great drink, but beyond that, they’re all about a crafted cocktail “experience.” In the last 7 years, they’ve become the go-to mixology and bartending firm for everyone from Nike to Netflix and pretty much every spirit’s brand worth their weight, catering an array of services from pop-up dinners, cocktail lessons, spirit tastings and most famously, the ultimate parties. We called on them for the perfect Halloween cocktails.
HALLOWEEN PAINKILLER
This drink is exactly as it sounds: a Halloween-themed cocktail that will make all your spooky shenanigans pain free.
MAKES 1-2
Ingredients
- 2 dsh Angostura bitters
- .5 oz lime
- 1 oz orange juice
- 1 oz pineapple
- 1.5 oz turmeric coconut syrup
- 1.5 oz Aquavit
Method
- Combine ingredients into a cocktail glass.
- Add crushed ice & swizzle.
- Add additional ice to full glass.
- Garnish with a blackstrap rum float.
TOOTSIE ROLL OLD FASHIONED
This twist on a go-to classic uses Mole Bitters for a unique spice, as well as Tootsie Roll syrup to bring you back to your trick-or-treating days.
MAKES 1-2
Ingredients
- 2 dsh Angostura bitters
- 2 dsh Mole bitters
- .25 Tootsie Roll syrup
- .5 oz gin
- 1.5 oz blended scotch
Method
- Combine ingredients into a rocks glass.
- Add a large ice cube and stir until chilled & diluted.
- Garnish with orange peel and Tootsie Roll
