In the Land of Cocktails

Trick or Treat my little friends

Posted by Lu Brow on October 30th, 2008

Here in New Orleans Hal­loween gives boys and girls the chance to dress like girls and boys… And witches, dev­ils, naughty school girls and the like. Let’s not for­get the occa­sional polit­i­cal char­ac­ter.  In cos­tume of course. What other city offers tours of ceme­ter­ies? And our city also offers the Haunted His­tory Tour which is guar­an­teed to give you a chill down your spine.

Speak­ing of spir­its, Hal­loween is the per­fect time to imbibe a cock­tail or two and hit the streets.  Even if you don’t cos­tume there are many that do and so much to see.  We cel­e­brate this hol­i­day with as much enthu­si­asm as most cities do New Year’s Eve.  If you ever hap­pen to be in New Orleans for Hal­loween remem­ber to bring your cam­era.  That way you can look back and say “Yes, that really was 5 o’clock shadow on the chin of Miss Mar­i­lyn Monroe.”

Autumn brings us cooler weather with decreased humid­ity.  It’s my favorite time of the year as my birth­day hap­pens right in the mid­dle of fall. Cooler weather makes me think of hav­ing cock­tails that are a bit heav­ier in style and fla­vor.   I’ve listed a cou­ple of cock­tails from our cock­tail book which are per­fect for your Hal­loween celebration.

Now, get your cos­tume ready for Hal­loween and get ready to have fun.  One lit­tle hint — it ALWAYS takes more time to get in cos­tume than you think. Plan ahead.  Get all of your “spir­its” ready for Hal­loween.  Have fun and call a cab.  And no, do not post those pho­tos on the inter­net.

Widow’s Kiss
1 1/2 ozs Cal­va­dos
3/4 oz Green Char­treuse
3/4 oz Bene­dic­tine
2 dashes Angos­tura bit­ters
Fill a cock­tail (mar­tini) glass with ice to chill.  Com­bine all the ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker filled with ice and shake vig­or­ously. Dis­card the ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass.  Serve immediately.

Whoa, Nel­lie!
1 1/4 ozs Saz­erac rye or other rye
3/4 oz dark rum, such as Myer’s
3/4 oz Coin­treau
4 dashes Angos­tura bit­ters
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz grape­fruit juice
1/2 oz sim­ple syrup (1 to 1 ratio)
Fill a cock­tail (mar­tini) glass with ice and set aside to chill.  Com­bine all the ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker with ice and shake vig­or­ously. Dis­card the ice from the glass.  Strain the drink into the glass and serve immediately.