Drink Recipes for Episode #01: Halloween Hpnotist & Zoe Grimm Reaper

Drrrrrrinks! What’s an adult Halloween party without good drinks?

During EP #01, I recommended two drinks: the Halloween Hpnotist and the Zoe Grimm Reaper.

I discovered the Halloween Hpnotist through about.com and, after trying it for myself, absolutely had to share with others. It is a great drink to serve at a party, and it’s simple to mix up.

Halloween Hpnotist 

• 2 parts Hpnotiq liqueur 
• 1 part vodka 
• Splash of lemon juice 

On about.com, they suggest garnishing the drink with a glowstick. That does certainly up the ‘wow’ factor of the drink’s look, but I’m not a fan of inedible garnishes so I opt for garnishing this drink with a cherry. 

Whenever I make my own cocktails, I go by taste. (Exact measurements are for pansies.) But I’ve made and drank the Zoe Grimm Reaper on a few different occasions, and these are the proportions I tend to stick to:

Halloween Party by Out.of.Focus, on Flickr

Zoe Grimm Reaper 

• 1 part Vodka 
• 1 part Gin 
• ½ part Tequila 
• ½ part Triple Sec 
• ½ part Simple Syrup 
• Squirt of freshly squeezed lemon juice 

For an added treat, serve the Zoe Grimm Reaper over blood red, blood orange ice cubes. To make the cubes:

• Juice a bag of blood oranges. (Optional: add some black or red food coloring to the juice to intensify the color.)
• Pour blood orange juice into ice cube trays and place in the freezer until frozen (approx. 8 hours).