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         Special cocktails are required for Halloween. We’ve scared up a few. 
   October 2007 |  | Halloween  Cocktail Recipes Gin-Based Drinks For Special Haunts    Whether you’re a Halloween party or just having a few friends over, here’s a bewitching cocktail menu. The recipes are courtesy of Martin Miller’s Gin. Masks optional.  
    
      | Bloody Scream Cocktail Also known as a Red Snapper, this is a variation of a Bloody Mary made with gin. But on Halloween night, it’s a Bloody Scream!  
          2 ounces gin 2/3 cup top-quality tomato juice Juice of half a lemon 5 dashes of Worcestershiresauce
5 dashes of hot pepper sauceHealthy splash of red wine Black pepper and celery salt totaste
Build in a cocktail shaker, stirand pour into a  an ice-filled
 collins glass
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      | Ghost Cocktail During the rest of the year, this cocktail is known as a White Lady.  
          1 shot gin 1 shot Cointreau or other orange liqueur
            1 shot fresh lemon juice Dash egg white Shake the ingredients with iceand 
                      strain into a martini glass
Garnish with lemon peel        |  |  
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      | Satan’s Whiskers Cocktail This cocktail actually is called Satan’s Whiskers!                                    
            1½ shots gin1 shot sweet vermouth        1 shot fresh orange juice       1 bar spoon of Cointreau orother 
                      orange liqueur
Dash of orange bittersShake ingredients with ice andstrain 
                      into a martini glass
Garnish with an orange twist(the whisker)
If you have lychees, drop one onthe bottom of the glass (Satan’s
 eyeball)
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      | Swamp Demon This is a gimlet to which lime marmalade is added, giving it a “swampy” effect. 
           2 shots gin ½ shot fresh lime juice  ½ shot simple syrup1 bar spoon lime marmalade  Shake all of the ingredientsvigorously with ice, until ice cold;
 and strain into a chilled martini glass
 
 Garnish with lime zest      |  |  
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      | Witches’ BrewThis is a mulled toddy—but who’s to say what those crones were really bubbling up in those cauldrons? Perhaps “eye of newt” was code for allspice.  
          1 ounce gin3 ounces Merlot1 ounce LBV* Port 1 bar spoon sugarHeat ingredients gently overlow 
                      flame; do not boil
Serve in glass mugGarnish with lemon and orangeslices and a cinnamon stick
 *Late Bottled Vintage Port. Click to readmore about it.
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 |    Recipes and photos courtesy of Martin Miller’s Gin. Additional material 
  
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