There’s still time to pull together a costume and make your spooky plans. Whether you’re dressing up as Life of a Showgirl or channeling your inner Wicked Witch, there’s plenty to look forward to.
If you’re in New York, there are tons of options like the annual Village Halloween Parade. Or take a walk through the Upper East Side to see the decked-out brownstones. Alternatively or additionally stop by the returning Black Lagoon pop-up at Someday Bar in Brooklyn, a spooky, immersive bar experience created by hospitality veterans Erin Hayes, a longtime Chicago bar pro, and Kelsey Ramage, a sommelier-turned-bartender from London. The pop-up bar celebrates the occult, the bizarre, and all things macabre.
But if you prefer a quieter night in, queue up a Halloween classic like Hocus Pocus, dim the lights, and mix up something deliciously dark. While a glass of wine always works, to really get into the spirit, try these Halloween cocktails featured at Black Lagoon: the Nocturna Colada, Griselda’s Revenge, Corpse Flower, and the spirit-free Death’s Door. The team behind the pop-up was kind enough to share their recipes. So now you can bring a little of that eerie magic home.
There’s the Nocturna Colada, a dark-rum based drink that mixes darkness with the tropics. Griselda’s Revenge, a herbal and effervescent, with a mix of gin, vermouth, mango liqueur, tarragon syrup, and lemon. While Corpse Flower shakes up tequila blanco, ube syrup, banana liqueur, lime, and sherry. And finally, Death’s Door, a spirit-free option for the sober-curious crowd.
Stay spooky, sip smart, and make your Halloween a bewitching work of art.
Nocturna Colada
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Description
This one is pure tropical darkness — think a rum-soaked shadow on the beach; perfect for a moon-lit porch or the eerie glow of jack-o-lanterns.
Ingredients
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- 1.5 oz Kraken Black
- 0.5 oz Kraken Gold
- 0.5 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur
- 0.75 oz Passionfruit Syrup
- 0.75 oz Unsweetened Coconut Milk
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1 Dash Queen’s Coffee Cardamom Bitters
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a shaker with crushed ice and shake vigorously.
Pour into the mug, top with more crushed ice and garnish.
Notes
Glass: Griselda Mermaid Mug
Ice: Crushed
Garnish: Grated Nutmeg & Parasol
Category: Cocktail
Method: Mixing
Griselda’s Revenge
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Bright, botanical and with a fizzy whisper — sipping this is like drifting through a haunted greenhouse where moonflowers bloom under flickering candles.
Ingredients
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1.25 oz Fords Gin
0.33 oz Lustau Vermut Blanco
0.33 oz Giffard Liqueur Mangue
0.33 oz Tarragon Syrup
0.33 oz Lemon Juice
2 Dashes Saline
2 Dashes Bitter Queens Thai Spice
3 oz Soda
Instructions
Measure all ingredients into a cocktail tin, add ice, shake, then strain into a Collins glass filled with soda and fresh ice. Stir gently to incorporate.
Notes
Glass: BL Zombie/Collins
Ice: Rocks
Garnish: Parasol
Corpse Flower
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Bold and unexpected, this drink is a little wild its purple-hued ube syrup and banana liqueur give it a tropical twist steeped in uncanny elegance. Perfect for a party of ghouls and glam.
Ingredients
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- 2 oz Lalo Tequila Blanco
- 0.75 oz Ube Syrup
- 0.25 oz Giffard Banane
- 0.75 oz Lime Juice
- 0.25 oz Lustau Amontillado Sherry
- 4 Dashes Saline
Instructions
Measure all ingredients into a cocktail tin, add ice, shake, then strain into a Mai Tai glass, add fresh ice and garnish.
Notes
Glass: BL Mai Tai
Ice: Rocks
Garnish: Ube Salt & Banana Chip
Death’s Door (Spirit-free)
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Zero alcohol, all atmosphere. This one lets you haunt the night without the hangover. Crisp, lively and layered with flavor.
Ingredients
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- 1.5 oz Spirit Alternative
- 0.5 oz Giffard Pineapple Non-Alcoholic
- 0.75 oz Miso Falernum
- 0.75 oz Lime Juice
- 3 oz Soda
Instructions
Measure all ingredients into a Collins glass, add soda last, fill with ice and stir to combine.
Glass: Mermaid Zombie/Collins
Ice: Rocks
Garnish: Pineapple Wedge
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