Cocktails
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Season 5
The “Poelzig” Cocktail
from episode #130, “The Black Cat”
In a highball glass filled with ice, pour, and then gently stir the following ingredients:
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Cherry Brandy or Cherry Schnapps
4 oz Cherry Cola
2 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 tsp. Juice from Luxardo cherries, (or Maraschino as substitute) in addition to 2-3 cherries for garnish.
“Hobb’s End Punch”
from episode #129, “In the Mouth of Madness”
2 oz dark rum (Cruzan blackstrap rum)
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz grenadine
.5 oz simple syrup
SEVERAL dashes of Angostura bitters
(Note - if you add orange juice, this becomes "Dave's Rum Punch".)
Shake to combine, pour over ice.
Enjoy
The “Scorched Body” cocktail
from episode #128, “Hereditary”
1.5 oz. Laphroaig Scotch – or a similar “peaty” Scotch
1.5 oz. Cocchi Americano
1.5 oz. Aperol
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice. STIR until frigid, and garnish with a Luxardo cherry (floating on the bottom, of course, not unlike a decapitated noggin).
the “Murderous Mushroom” cocktail
from episode #127 , “Shrooms”
2 oz spiced rum
1 oz Maraschino cherry liqueur
1 oz apple cider or juice
.5 oz honey
.5 oz lime juice
Lime wheel or wedge (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the spiced rum, cherry liqueur, apple cider, honey syrup, and lime juice.
2. Add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds to combine and chill the ingredients.
3. Strain the mixture into a coupe glass.
4. Place a lime wheel or wedge on the rim.
“The Drowned Man” cocktail
from episode #125 , “The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue”
2 oz. Gin
.5 oz. Genepy (or another bitter herbal liqueur)
Prosecco
Fresh rosemary
Shake Gin and Genepy over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a Collins glass, and top with Prosecco and garnish with rosmary.
“Fire Bug” cocktail
from episode #124 , “The Old Dark House”
1 oz. Brandy
1 oz Pear liqueur
1 Tsp. Golden Rum
Instructions:
Pour brandy and liquor into a shot glass. Heat and ignite rum in a spoon, and add to the glass. Extinguish flame, and serve. (To be honest - we couldn’t get ours to stay lit . . . . )
“Gouged Eye” cocktail
from episode #123 , “Event Horizon”
2 oz White Rum
1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz fresh-squeezed Grapefruit juice (Dave and Scott used Pineapple juice)
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake until cold, and strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a lime wheel with a maraschino cherry placed in the middle, resembling an eye!
“Rasputin’s Blood” cocktail
from episode #122 , “Rasputin - the Mad Monk”
3 parts Madeira Wine (Allegedly loved by Rasputin)
2 parts Vodka (Obvious Russian connection, right?)
1 part Cherry Syrup (Cherry Varenya, a tea sweetener made by many Russians)
Pour over ice in an Old Fashioned glass, stir until cold, express oil from an Orange peel over the drink and add the peel as a garnish.
“Pteranodon Imposter” cocktail
from episode #121 , “Rodan”
1 oz. Amaretto
2 oz “Fireball” whiskey liqueur
3 oz Egg Nog
Dusting of cinnamon, sugar & nutmeg
In cocktail shaker filled 3/4 with ice, pour egg nog, whiskey & Amaretto.
Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Strain into Old Fashioned glass
Garnish with dusting of spices, and optional maraschino cherry.
“Adam and Eve” cocktails
from episode #120 , “Only Lovers Left Alive”
"Eve"
In a champagne flute, combine:
.5 oz. Cognac
1 dash of Cherry Bitters
Top with Champagne
Garnish with the darkest maraschino cherry you can find.
"Adam"
In a mixing glass with ice, combine:
2 oz. Rye Whiskey
.75 oz Dry Vermouth
.5 oz Cocchi Americano
1 dash ea. Walnut Bitters & Cherry Bitters.
Stir until very cold & strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass.
Garnish with a dark Maraschino Cherry.
“Captain Elliot’s Cherry Bounce”
from episode #119, Crossover w/Castle of Horror, “The Last Voyage of the Demeter””
Combine the following in a mixing glass with ice, stir and pour into a cocktail glass:
2 parts pineapple-flavored Rum
3 part lime-flavored LaCroix sparkling water
1 part cherry syrup
Garnish with a maraschino cherry
“French Martini”
from episode 118, “Necronomicon”
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz Blackberry Liqueur (Chambord)
1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass, garnish with pineapple wedge or a raspberry, and enjoy!
Season 4
“Danvers Cocktail”
from episode 116, “Session 9”
Cocktail ingredients:
2 oz Rum
1 oz Triple Sec
2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
4 oz Fruit Punch
2 oz Cherry Juice
2 oz 7 Up/Sprite
1 tbsp Lime Juice
For glass rim and garnish:
3 tbsp Black Sanding Sugar
3 tbsp Simple Syrup
Lychee "Eyeball"
For Lychee "Eyeball":
1 can Lychee Fruit
Seedless Raspberry Jam
Blueberry
Red Food Coloring
To make Eyeball -
Open and drain Lychee syrup. Pat Lychee dry with paper towel.
Spoon small amount of Raspberry jam into cavity.
Insert single, large Blueberry into cavity, dimple side up (the Pupil)
"Paint" Food Coloring veins on Lychee for bloodshot effect.
Add to cocktail by piercing pupil with cocktail skewer, which also holds "eyeball" together.
Prepare glass:
Dip Highball glass into plate of Simple Syrup, then into plate of Black Sugar. Let sit and dry in sugar for 3 minutes.
Blend cocktail ingredients in mixing glass.
Pour cocktail into Highball glass half-full of Ice, let sit for 1 minute to allow Black Sugar to drip into glass.
Garnish with Lychee "Eyeball".
“Uncle Rege’s Recipe” cocktail
from episode 115, “Night of the Living Dead” 1990
In a mixing glass, combine and stir:
Beer
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Rum
1 oz Lime juice
1.5 oz Grenadine
Pour into a glass half-filled with ice.
The “Demon Tail” cocktail
from episode 114, “Jacob’s Ladder”
2.5 oz Spiced Rum
1 oz Cointreau
3 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Sweetened Cream of Coconut
.5 oz Lime Juice
Shake with ice
Strain into Collin’s glass
Garnish with grated Nutmeg and charred Cinnamon stick
Enjoy!
The “Kwaidan” cocktail
from episode 113, “Kwaidan”
In a mixing glass with ice combine:
1.5 oz. Bourbon
1.5 oz. Sake
.5 oz. Sweet Vermouth
.25 oz. Cherry Liqueur
1 dash Angostura Bitters
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Stir and strain into chilled Coupe glass.
Garnish with Maraschino Cherry.
The “Minneapolis Trauma” cocktail
from episode 112, “Trauma”
1 bottle Smirnoff Ice
1 can Strawberry sparkling water.
2 oz. Blue Curacao
Strawberry slice for Garnish
1. Fill Collins glass with ice.
2. Mix together ½ a bottle of Smirnoff Ice and ½ a can of Strawberry sparkling water in glass.
3. Float 1 ounce of Blue Curacao on ice. (Good luck!)
4. Garnish with a strawberry slice.
5. ENJOY!
The “Orville Shake-Up” cocktail
from episode 111, “Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things”
In a shaker with ice, combine and shake until chilled:
.75 oz. Banana Liqueur
1.5 oz. Spiced Rum
.5 oz. Cinnamon Sugar Syrup
.5 oz. Lemon Juice (less than Mary’s recommendation – shhhhh!)
Strain into a Coupe Glass and garnish with a Lemon peel.
Enjoy!
The “Rabies Sour”
from episode 110, “Rabid - 1977”
Ingredients:
1 Egg white
2.5 oz of Bourbon (Bulleit)
.75 oz of Lemon Juice
.75 oz of Maple Syrup
.5 oz of Cherry Liqueur (Cherry Heering)
In a shaker with ice combine all but the egg white and Cherry Liqueur. Shake 15 seconds, strain into spare glass, discard ice, pour chilled ingredients back into shaker. Add egg white and “dry” shake for another 15 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass.
Drizzle Cherry Liqueur over the froth.
Enjoy!
“Malicious Pterodactyl Punch”
from episode 109, “Pterodactyl Musings”
In shaker with ice, combine:
1.5 oz. Banana Rum
1.5 oz. Blue Curacao
4 oz. Watermelon Juice
Strain into a Highball glass with ice.
Garnish with a Maraschino Cherry, a Kiwi slice and a splash of Spiced Rum.
Enjoy!
“The Giant Claw” cocktail
from episode 108, “The Giant Claw”
In a blender with 5-6 ice cubes, combine and blend until smooth:
15 oz. bag of frozen Strawberries
6 oz. Silver Tequila
3 oz. Triple Sec
3 oz. Lime Juice
3 tbsp. Honey
Pour into 2 Margarita glasses and garnish with a Lime wedge and 6 to 8 Blueberries.
Enjoy!
“Shock Waves” cocktail
from episode 107, “Shock Waves”
In a shaker with ice, combine and shake:
1.5 oz Coconut Rum
.5 oz Orange Liqueur
.5 oz Peach Schnapps
3 oz Orange Juice
.5 oz Lime Juice
Shake until well chilled, strain into Highball glass with ice.
Drizzle Grenadine over ice, garnish with Lime Wedge and Maraschino Cherry.
Enjoy!
“Desert Abduction” mocktail
from episode 104, “Fire in the Sky”
In a highball glass with ice, combine:
½ oz pure Ginger Juice (Ginger Shot with Cayenne pepper)
Several dashes Orange or Peach Bitters
Agua de Kefir “Prickly Pear Cactus and Lemon”
Garnish with half slice of Grapefruit.
If you NEED alcohol, you could add 1 ½ oz Vodka, Light Rum or Gin . . .
Cheers!
“Black Sun” cocktail
from episode 103, “Journey to the Far Side of the Sun”
In a highball glass with ice combine:
1.5 oz Dark Rum
1.5 oz Triple Sec (or Cointreau!)
4 oz Coke
Splash of Lemon Juice
Orange Twist for Garnish
Enjoy!
“Buffalora” martini
from episode 102, “Cemetery Man”
Combine with ice and shake:
2 oz Chocolate Vodka
1 oz Almond Liqueur
1 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Chocolate Syrup
Pour into Martini glass and garnish with a sprinkle of Chocolate Cereal crumbs and 2 Maraschino Cherries.
The “Chimayó” cocktail
from episode 101, Carpenter’s “Vampires”
Combine and shake with ice:
1.5 oz Tequila
.25 oz Crème de Cassis Liqueur
1 oz unfiltered apple cider
.5 oz lemon juice
Pour into martini glass.
Add Apple slices for garnish and Maraschino Cherry Juice drizzle for blood effect . . .
“Mr. Barlow’s Brew” cocktail
from episode 100, “Salem’s Lot” 1979
In a shaker with ice combine:
1 1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz White Vermouth
1 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Shake and pour into martini glass.
Garnish with a twist of Grapefruit.
Enjoy!
The “Lunar” cocktail
from episode 98, “Moontrap”
With ice, shake vigorously:
2 oz White Rum
2 oz Heavy Cream,
1 oz Dark Creme de Cacao
1 oz Triple Sec
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Top with orange slice.
Enjoy!
The “Starliner Sour”
from episode 96, “Shivers”
2 oz Canadian Whiskey
1 Egg White
1/2 oz Maple Syrup (The REAL STUFF . . .)
1 oz Lemon Juice
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1/2 oz Cherry Liqueur
Dry shake Canadian Whiskey and egg white until frothy.
Add ice, Maple Syrup, Lemon Juice and 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters, shake 15 seconds.
Strain over ice in a Lowball glass. Let the foam head settle in place. Drizzle or splatter Cherry Liqueur like blood.
The “Brandy Everett” cocktail
from episode 95, “The Vast of Night”
1.5 oz Brandy
1 oz Crème de Cacao
1 oz Egg Nog
Combine and shake over ice, strain into martini glass.
Garnish with 3 Coffee Beans
The “Random” cocktails
from episode 94, “The Final Terror”
These were all made with randomly picked ingredients. GOOD LUCK!
Drink 1: ( It’s OK . . .)
1oz Brandy
1oz Cointreau
2oz Apple Cider
Pour contents into low ball glass filled 3/4 with ice. Stir.
Drink 2: (The best of thet hree)
1.5oz Rum
1oz Aperol
1oz Lime Juice
Bitters
Lime Slice
Pour Rum, Aperol into highball glass 3/4 filled with ice, add Lime Juice, stir. Add dash Bitters, garnish with Lime Slice.
Drink 3: (The WORST of the three)
1.5oz Whiskey
1oz Maraschino Liqueur
4oz Orange Juice
1oz Cream
Lime slice
Pour whiskey, Maraschino Liqueur & Orange Juice in low ball glass, stir, top with Cream. Garnish with Lime Slice. (This one could be shaken)
The “Jungle Juice” cocktail
from episode 93, “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein”
1 oz Grenadine
2 oz Lime juice
3 oz White Rum
4 oz Cherry Lemonade (or whatever fruit juice you can find.)
Garnish with pink lemon (or whatever fruit you can find.)
Pour into tall glass with ice, mix, garnish and drink.
The “Sax on the Beach” cocktail
from episode 92, “The Lost Boys”
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Peach Brandy
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Shake with ice
Pour into Highball Glass half-filled with ice
Top off with a drizzle of cheap Grenadine and a slice of Orange
Season 3
The “Homines” cocktail
from episode 91, “Men”
1.5 oz Rum
1 oz Lemon Juice
.5 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Raspberry Syrup
.5 oz Balsamic Vinegar
Raspberries
Powdered Sugar
Muddle Raspberries in Old Fashioned glass.
Shake Rum, Lemon Juice and Simple syrup in shaker w/ice.
Add 2 Balsamic Vinegar and stir.
Strain into Old Fashioned glass filled w/ crushed ice.
Top w/ more crushed ice, drizzle Raspberry Syrup to create bleeding effect, sprinkle Powdered Sugar and garnish w/ single Raspberry.
The “Green God” cocktail
from episode 89, “Mad God”
In an Old fashioned glass, with large ice cube, combine:
2 parts Scotch
1 part Drambui
Less than 1 part Midori
Several doses of Chocolate Bitters
Garnish with green Maraschino cherries
Enjoy!
“The Russo Rum Punch”
from episode 88, “Halloween H20 with Joe Russo”
This batch makes 4 or 5 drinks -
9 oz rum
2 oz cherry liqueur
1.5 oz nut liqueur
1 cup of spiced apple cider
1 cup of ginger ale
Several dashes of Tiki Bitters
Pour into Old Fashioned glass filled with ice.
Top with sprig of Rosemary and slice of apple
“John Carradine Cooler” cocktail
from episode 86, “The Sentinel”
In a Collins glass half-filled with ice, combine:
1.5 oz. Chivas Regal or other Scotch
4 oz. Ginger Ale
1 oz. Lime juice
Garnish with:
Lime wedge
Maraschino cherry
Enjoy!
“Sir Christopher’s Blood” cocktail
from episode 85, “Dracula and Son”
In an ice-filled highball glass combine -
2 oz spiced rum
1 oz Lime juice
.5 oz maraschino cherry juice
Top off w/ Black Cherry soda
Garnish with a peel of grapefruit and a
Luxardo Cherry.
“His” cocktail
from episode 83, “His House”
In a mixing glass combine and stir -
2 oz gin
4 oz Hibiscus tea, strong
1 tsp grenadine (home made)
1 tsp lime juice
Dash of Orange bitters
Pour into Old Fashioned glass filled with ice
Garnish with lime wheel
The “Bear” cocktail
from episode 82, “Prophecy”
In a Highball glass filled with ice, pour:
1 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Crème de cacao
Several generous dashes Orange bitters
Top with coffee cold brew
Top that with non-dairy milk
Enjoy!
The “Drink and Drink Again” cocktail
from episode 80, “Scream and Scream Again”
In an ice-filled Highball glass combine:
1.5 oz Banana – flavored Rum
.5 oz Triple Sec
1.5 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz Orange juice
1 oz Pineapple and/or Coconut Soda Water
Optional skull-shaped white ice cube:
.5 cup water
5 cup coconut cream
The “Bigfoot Highball” cocktail
from episode 79, “The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot”
Juice of ½ orange
Ginger Ale
2 oz Gin
Sprig of Thyme
Pour Juice and Gin into Highball glass over ice cubes, top with ginger ale. Add a Sprig of Thyme for garnish.
Enjoy!
The “Dorian Gray” cocktail
from episode 78, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
In a shaker with ice combine and shake:
1 1/2 oz Light Rum
3/4 oz Grand Marnier or Cognac Orange Liqueur
1 oz Orange Juice
3/4 oz Cranberry Juice (sweet)
Strain into chilled Martini glass
Garnish with Orange peel twist
Enjoy!
“The Eyes of Molasar” cocktail
from episode 77, “The Keep”
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Carrot Juice
Squeeze of Lime Juice
6 oz Ginger Beer
Cinnamon Sugar
Maraschino Cherries
Optional garnish - a long Carrot
Combine Vodka, Carrot Juice and Lime Juice in a shaker, shake and pour into Collins glass 3/4 full of ice. Top off with Ginger Beer, dust with Cinnamon Sugar, and garnish with 2 Maraschino Cherries and maybe a Carrot . . .
Enjoy!
“Hunky Boy” cocktail
from episode 76, “Psycho Goreman”
In a Highball Glass filled with ice, combine:
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
2 oz Gin
Top off with Grapefruit Soda
Garnish with sprig of Mint.
Enjoy!
“The Colony” cocktail
from episode 75, “The Howling”
- 2 oz. Gin w/black food coloring
- 3 oz. Limeade
- 3 oz. 7up, Sprite or ginger ale
1. Pour gin into mixing glass, add black food coloring, stir vigorously.
2. Fill cocktail shaker with ice and pour gin and limeade.
Shake to chill, and strain into chilled coupe glasses.
3. Carefully place “Full Moon” sphere in center of each glass,
and top off with 7up, Sprite or ginger ale.
To create "Full Moon" spheres: Combine 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup coconut cream, mix well. pour mixture into spherical ice molds.
Place into freezer and allow at least 5-6 hours to freeze.
“Maria’s Love Potion #1” cocktail
from episode 74, “Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter”
1 oz Tequila
1 oz Jagermeister
2 oz Orange Juice
½ tbsp lime juice
Combine and shake with NO ice:
Strain into a small cocktail glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with lime or orange twist.
The “Stanton the Great” cocktail
from episode 73, “Nightmare Alley”
5 oz. Crème de Cacao
.5 oz. Coffee Liqueur
.5 oz. fresh Cream . . . or Baileys Irish Cream
1.5 oz. Bourbon . . . or Brandy.
Combine and shake with ice, strain into lowball glass. Drink responsibly.
“Corpse Reviver #9 from Outer Space” cocktail
from episode 72, “Monstrous Musings with Katharine Coldiron”
1 oz. Lime juice
1 oz. Lillet Blanc
1 oz.Cointreau
1 oz. Vodka
Absinthe rinse for glass
Combine in cocktail shaker w/ice, strain into absinthe-rinsed glass. Drink before stumbling through a cemetery with no particular purpose.
“Quatermass” cocktail
from episode 71, “The Quatermass Xperiment”
In a shaker w/ice combine:
1.5 oz. Vodka
.75 oz. Honey Syrup (50/50 honey & warm water)
.75 oz. Lime Juice
2 oz. Apple Cider/Juice
Shake and strain into low ball glass.
Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
Add dry ice for effect.
Enjoy!
“Goo-Guy Juice” cocktail
from episode 70, “Scare Package”
In a shaker, combine and shake:
1.75 oz Tequila
.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
.75 oz LIme-Aid
.75 oz Orange Liqueur
Add ice and shake another 15 seconds.
Strain into chilled coupe glass, add 1 tsp of Raspberry Preserves.
Garnish with Lime wheel.
Enjoy!
“Blue-ish Zombie” cocktail
from episode 69, “Zombies”
In a shaker combine & shake w/ no ice:
1.5 oz white rum
1.5 oz dark rum
1 oz coconut milk
1 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz Blue Curacao
.5 simple syrup
.5 oz lime juice
.5 tsp Pernod (optional)
Pour into low ball glass, over crushed ice.
Garnish with orange slice.
“Clayton Forrester” cocktail
from episode 68, “The War of the Worlds”
1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. White Rum
1 oz. Midori
3 - 4 oz. .Lemonade
In a mixing glass with ice combine the above ingredients, topping it off with the lemonade.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
“Bloody Molar” cocktail
from episode 67, “The Autopsy of Jane Doe”
2 oz. whiskey
3/4 oz. pomegranate juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1/2 oz. egg white
Angostura bitters
Pomegranate seeds.
Combine whiskey, juice, syrup and egg white in a shaker without ice, shake for 30 seconds
Add ice and shake until well chilled
Strain into coupe glass
Garnish with bitters and one or more pomegranate seeds.
Enjoy!
“Satan’s Whiskers” cocktail
from episode 66, “The Devil Rides Out”
In a shaker with ice, combine the following and shake vigorously; Pour into a martini or coup glass, garnish with a twist of orange peel. Enjoy!
1 ounce gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or Orange Curacao
1 ounce orange juice
2 dashes orange bitters
Note - With Grand Marnier the whiskers are "Straight" and with Orange Curacao the whiskers are "Curled." Both are delicious.
“Dagmar” cocktail
from episode 64, “We Are Still Here”
In an Irish Coffee Mug combine:
4 oz. Hot Chocolate Milk
1.5 oz. Creme de Cacao
1.5 oz. Peppermint Schnapps
Garnish with toasted marshmallow and peppermint stick.
Enjoy!
“Locust Juice” cocktail
from episode 63, “Beginning of the End”
Handful basil leaves
1 tsp. granulated sugar
1 oz. lime juice
1.5 gin
Sprig of basil for garnish
1. In a cocktail shaker, place a small handful of basil leaves (Mary used Thai basil)
2. Add granulated sugar
3. Muddle the basil with the sugar
4. Add lime juice
5. Add gin
Shake over ice, strain into a small glass and garnish with sprig of basil.
Enjoy!
Season 2
“Burnt Offerings Old Fashioned” cocktail
from episode 62, “Burnt Offerings”
"Burnt Offerings" cocktail:
2 oz. Whiskey
1 ounce Rosemary Cinnamon syrup ( see below)
2 dashes of Bitters.
Cinnamon stick and rosemary sprig for garnish.
Combine Whiskey, Syrup and Bitters in (what else?) an Old Fashioned glass, with ice.
Burn the tip of a cinnamon stick, add that (burnt end UP) and a sprig of Rosemary for garnish, and try not to poke out your eye while sipping.
"Rosemary Cinnamon Syrup"
Combine 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of water in a saucepan with 2 or 3 sticks of cinnamon and 2 or 3 sprigs of Rosemary. Simmer for 15 minutes, strain and store in the refrigerator.
Scott’s “Slither” cocktail
from episode 61, “Slither”
1 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. Rum
1.5 oz. Irish Cream
Combine and shake Brandy, Cointreau and Rum in a shaker with ice, pour into an Old Fashioned glass with 3-4 ice cubes. Top with Irish Cream.
Enjoy!
Mary’s “White Zombie” cocktail
from episode 60, “White Zombie”
In a cocktail shaker with ice, shake the following ingredients:
3 oz. Rum
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Orange Liqueur
1 dash Bitters
Pour into a Highball or Collins glass and garnish with "Slapped" mint sprig.
Optional - 2 oz. of simple Syrup sweetened it up just enough for Dave.
Enjoy!
“Two Gargantuas” Cocktail
from episode 59, “War of the Gargantuas”
In TWO Collin's glasses half-filled with ice, combine the following:
4 oz. V8 Peach Mango
3 oz. White Rum - we used coconut flavored.
4 oz. Sprite/7-Up or Sparkling White Grape Juice
This makes the base drink, the "Sanda" or "Brown Gargantua".
By adding 3 oz. of Kinky Blue Vodka, you turn one of the drinks into a "Gaira" or "Green Gargantua"
Enjoy!
“Mary Shaw’s Scotch and Soda”
from episode 58, “Dead SIlence”
2 oz. CHEAP Scotch
3 oz. EXPENSIVE Blood Orange flavored soda
3 dashes Aromatic Bitters
Orange and Lime slices
Combine in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass
Garnish with Orange and Lime slices
Enjoy! (Feel free to use good Scotch.)
The “Anthropophagus” cocktail
from episode 57, “Ravenous”
3 oz Creme de Cacoa
1 oz Cherry Vodka
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1. Shake and pour over crushed ice
2. Top with Cherry Limeade soda
3. Drizzle “blood” topping for visual effect.
"Blood Topping"
Combine the following, and play with the quantities until you get the look you want.
2 tbsp chocolate syrup
tsp water
1 package cherry Kool-aid
“The Stocking Strangler” cocktail
from episode 56, “Black Sabbath”
It’’s an EASY one, folks!
Add 1 tbsp Lingonberry Preserves into a chilled coupe glass.
Top with Prosecco.
Enjoy! Cin-cin!
The “Naughty Nun” cocktail
from episode 54, “End of the World”
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
2-4 oz. Blood Orange Soda
Splash or two of Grenadine
Several dashes of Orange Bitters
Bourbon-infused cherry for garnish
1. Combine all but Grenadine and cherry in a mixing glass.
2. Pour into highball glass filled with crushed ice.
3. Drizzle Grenadine over ice and garnish with cherry.
4. Enjoy!
The “Arkham Special” cocktail
from episode 53, “The Haunted Palace”
1.5 oz. chilled navy-strength Gin
.75 oz. Genepy herbal liqueur
Tonic Water
Lime slice
Combine Gin, Genepy and tonic in an ice-filled highball glass.
Garnish with a slice of lime.
Enjoy!
“Kharis’ Lament” cocktail
from episode 52, “The Mummy (1959)”
2 oz. Gin
.5 oz. vermouth (dry)
.5 oz. vermouth (sweet)
Lemon peel & maraschino Cherry garnish.
Pour contents into shaker with ice, shake vigorously.
Strain contents into martini glass.
Garnish w/ lemon peel and 1-2 maraschino cherries.
The “Pontypool Old-Fashioned” cocktail
from episode 51, “Pontypool”
2.5 oz.Canadian Whiskey
.5 oz Maple Syrup
2 to 4 dashes of Black Walnut Bitters
Garnish with slice of cooked bacon and a bourbon-infused cherry
Stir ingredients in mixing glass with ice
Pour into Old Fashioned glass with large ice cube
Garnish and enjoy!
The “Lanchester” cocktail
from episode 50, “The Bride of Frankenstein”
2 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 oz. Luxardo
Maraschino cherry.
1. Combine ingredients in mixing glass half-filled with ice.
2. Stir until cold.
3. Pour into cocktail glass
4. Garnish with cherry
The “Sobbing Saviour” cocktail
from episode 49, “Cronos”
1 oz. Peach Brandy
.5 oz. Pernod
.5 oz Cherry Liqueur
.5 oz. Rose's Grenadine
Splash or two of Ginger Ale
Combine in an Old Fashioned glass 1/2 full of ice.
Garnish with cherry.
Enjoy.
Rummy Mummy
from episode 48, “The Mummy (1932)”
2 oz. coconut flavored rum
.5oz. vanilla flavored vodka
.5oz. hazelnut flavored liqueur
4 oz. half and half
Combine ingredients in mixing glass
Pour over ice in Old-Fashioned glass.
Colossal cocktail
from episode 47, “Colossal”
1.5 oz Banana Rum
1 oz. Grenadine
1 tbs. simple syrup
1 large egg white
Ice
1 oz. 7up, Sprite or Club Soda
Garnish with maraschino cherry.
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the banana rum, Grenadine, simple syrup, and egg white.
2. Shake at least 1 min. Add ice and shake again.
3. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass, stir in the 7up and garnish with maraschino cherry.
Witch of the Woods
from episode 46, “The Witch”
1 1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth or Cocchi Americano Aperitif Wine
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 1/2 oz. Sour Cherry Liqueur
Stir with ice
Strain into short glass and garnish with maraschino cherry - though a fancy-schmancy "dirty" cherry is even better!
Hanaho Rum Punch
from episode 45 “House of the Long Shadows”
1 1/4 ounces light rum
2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 cup crushed ice
3/4 ounce dark rum
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange slice
Put into a cocktail shaker or electric blender the light rum, pineapple juice, lime juice and crushed ice.
Shake well, or if you are using a blender, cover and blend on high speed for about 10 seconds to mix thoroughly.
Pour into a zombie glass or hollowed pineapple shell. Top with dark rum and decorate with the cherry and orange slice on a pick.
The Green Goat Cocktail
from episode 44 “The Dunwich Horror”
1 oz. Gin
1 to 2 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
Pour over ice in Collins Glass
Add 4 oz. Tonic Water
Garnish with Orange Slice and Cherry
The Ligeia Cocktail
from episode 43, “The Tomb of Ligeia”
2 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. Strega Liqueur
1/4 oz. simple syrup
3/4 oz. lime juice
Shake with ice
Pour into coupe glass
Garnish with slice of Lime
Enjoy!
The Psychedelic Cocktail
from episode 42, “Altered States”
1 oz. Grenadine
6 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Blue Curacao
Citrus garnish. Mary used a Mandaquat . . . YES, that is a thing.
Pour Grenadine into large glass
Add ice
Pour Pineapple juice over back of spoon into glass to create layered-effect
Shake together Vodka and Blue Curacao, then pour into glass over back of spoon
Garnish with Citrus.
Enjoy!
The Clancy Brown
from episode 41, “The Mortuary Collection”
2 oz. Scotch
.5 oz. Creme de Cacao ( brown)
.25 to.5 oz. Drambuie
1. Stir in Old Fashioned glass
2. Fill with ice.
3. Enjoy - and pardon Dave for the poor name of this cocktail.
The Monster
from episode 40, “The Curse of Frankenstein”
1.5 oz. Creme de Menthe (green)
1.5 oz. Creme de Cacao (clear or brown)
1.5 oz. Cream
1. Shake with ice
2. Strain into a Collins glass
3. Add a dash or two of blood . . . erm . . . Rose's Grenadine.
Milk Punch
from episode 39, “Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter”
1 tsp. fine white sugar
2 oz. rum or whiskey
6 oz. cold milk
5 drops of orange bitters
Shake in ice filled cocktail shaker
Strain into an “Olde Tyme” glass or cup.
Grate fresh nutmeg on top.
Enjoy.
Argentina Cocktail
from episode 38, “Terrified”
1 oz. Dry Gin
1 oz. Dry Vermouth
1/4 oz. Benedictine D.O.M.
1/4 oz. Triple Sec
1 dash Angostura Orange Bitters
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1. Stir all ingredients with ice.
2. Strain into a cocktail glass
3. Garnish with an orange twist
4. Enjoy!
The Wolf Bite
from episode 37, “Brotherhood of the Wolf”
1/2 oz. Absinthe
1/2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
1 oz. pineapple juice
Splash lemon -lime soda
1 or 2 tsp of Grenadine
Combine liquor and juice in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a champagne flute or sour glass.
Top with splash of lemon-lime soda.
Add drizzle of Grenadine.
Drink - don’t howl.
North Pole Cocktail
from episode 36, “The Thing from Another World”
1 Egg White (1 oz.)
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice – Dave used 1/4 oz.
1/2 oz. Maraschino – Dave used 3/4 oz.
1 oz. Gin
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Top with whipped cream.
Serve in a Cocktail Glass.
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The Red Dress
from episode 35, “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”
1 oz. Cognac
.5 oz. Cherry Liqueur
.5 oz. Amaretto
Dash or two of Pechaud’s Bitters
Stir together in Old Fashioned glass, add ice and garnish with Cherry.
Whiskey Smash
from episode 34, “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”
2 oz. of Whiskey
1/2 of a lemon, quartered
7 mint leaves
1 tbsp simple syrup (or a sugar cube with splash of soda water)
crushed ice
1. Muddle mint leaves, quartered lemon pieces and simple syrup in mixing glass, just enough to release juices and oils. Add bourbon.
2. Transfer to Old Fashioned glass filled 1/2 with crushed ice, stir, then add more crushed ice.
3. Garnish with spring of mint.
The Antarctica
from episode 33, “Cold Skin”
1 1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Chartreuse
dash Orange Bitters
Stir with ice, pour into a Coupe Glass or a Jelly Jar, as Mary does.
Enjoy!
“The Terror” cocktail
from episode 32, “It - The Terror From Beyond Space”
In a Collin's glass with ice, combine:
1 oz. Jagermeister
1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
A dash of Maraschino Cherry juice
Mix well, garnish with cherry and enjoy!
The “Bava”
from episode 30, “Suspiria”
Fill Old Fashioned glass half full of ice.
Add -
1.5 oz. Chambord
.5 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Coconut Rum
Top off with Prosecco.
"Salute!"
Note - We know Mario Bava didn’t direct “Suspiria” - but he made some GREAT films!
Note 2 - This cocktail comes from our special "Giallo" inspired cocktail video, which you can check out right here on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5qS0W0uStw
Vincent Price’s New Fashioned Cocktail
from episode 29, “The House of Usher”
1 lump of sugar
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 1/2 ounces light Canadian whiskey
Splash of club soda
1 twist lemon
1 cherry
Place the sugar in a glass. Add the bitters and club soda, then stir with a spoon to dissolve the sugar. Add the whiskey, ice cube and garnish with the twist and the cherry.
The Count
from episode 27, “The Horror of Dracula”
1 oz. cognac
1 oz. sweet red vermouth
1 oz. Italian red bitter liqueur
2 dashes of orange bitters
Stir with ice, strain into chilled glass.
Ouzo and Coke
from episode 25, “Isle of the Dead”
1 shot of Ouzo
1/2 shot of Blue Curacao
6 oz. cola-flavored soda
Orange slice
Pretty simple - pour the Ouzo into an Old Fashioned glass 1/2 full of ice, top off with soda and garnish with Orange slice.. . . and enjoy!
Spring Cocktail
from episode 24, “Spring”
1.5 oz. gin
.5 oz. crème de violette
.5 oz. honey
Juice of ½ lemon
1. Shake over ice
2. Garnish with candied violets or other edible flowers.
Drew’s Dilophosaurus Venom Mocktail and Milkshake
from Episode 23, Monstrous Musings with Drew Edwards
2 scoops of Ben and Jerry’s “Brownie Batter” ice cream
2 scoops of Greek Gods Greek Yogurt, honey flavored
1/2 cup Silk brand Sweet and Creamy almond creamer
1 cup of either sweetened almond milk or regular milk
3 tbsp peanut butter
Blend together and enjoy!
Note - For those who NEED to, you can add a shot of Jameson’s Whiskey and a shot of Baileys Irish Cream.
Dr. Deemer’s Tarantula Venom Cocktail
from episode 22, “tarantula”
3/4 oz coconut cream
3 oz Pina Colada mix
1/2 oz cream
1 1/2 oz Malibu rum with pineapple liqueur
1. Pour into shaker with ice and shake like mad!
2. Pour into "Old Fashioned" glass
3. Add 2 Maraschino cherries
Enjoy . . . responsibly.
Guiness Dark and Stormy
from episode 20, “Grabbers”
Juice of 1 lime
2 oz. Blueberry syrup
2 oz Dark rum
add ice to glass
Guinness Draft poured over the mix - almost fill glass.
Top with ginger beer
Equinox cocktail
from episode 18, “Equinox”
3 ounces Calvados (French apple brandy)
1 1/2 ounces fresh lemon juice, from about 2 lemons
1 1/2 ounces spiced syrup - see below.
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: 2 lemon twists
For the cocktail: fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add Calvados, lemon juice, spiced syrup, and bitters into shaker and shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into two cocktail glasses, dividing evenly. Garnish each glass with a lemon twist.
For the spiced syrup: Measure the water and sugar into a pot and stir together. Add cloves, star anise, and cinnamon sticks. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves completely. Reduce heat and let simmer 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and let cool. Pour into a sealable container and refrigerate for 24 hours. Finely strain and use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
Note - Dave used ready made mulling spices instead of cloves, star anise and cinnamon sticks, as the ingredients were all there.
This recipe was taken from the Serious Eats website -
"Kevin Martin's Equinox has become a favorite at Boston's Eastern Standard—it offers an autumnal twist on the classic sour. With apple-based Calvados, a savory spiced syrup, and that lemony kick, it's sure to be a home standard, too."
The Creature from the Black Lagoon cocktail
from episode 16, “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”
To an iced shaker, add:
2 oz Cachaca
2 oz Midori
1 oz Coconut Rum
1 oz lime juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1. Shake until cold, strain into Highball glass, ¼ full of ice
2. Set full lime slice on top of drink, pour 1 oz Spiced Rum over lime, to create unique layering appearance.
The Caltiki Cocktail
from episode 15, ”Caltiki, the Immortal Monster”
3/4 oz. peach liqueur
1/2 oz. Irish cream (preferably chilled)
1/4 oz. Blue Curacao
Splash of grenadine
Pour the peach liqueur into a shot glass.
Gently pour the Irish cream into the shot glass to create a floating layer on top. If necessary, drizzle the Irish cream over the bottom of a spoon or knife to help control the pour.
From several inches above the shot glass, pour in the Blue Curacao, followed by the grenadine syrup.
“Where the Hell’s the Corkscrew?” cocktail.
from episode 13, Monstrous Musings & “Friday 13th: The Final Chapter”
5 Serrano peppers, sliced
12 ounces mezcal
2 ounces Aperol
1 pint chilled blood orange juice
Ice
8 blood orange wheels (for garnish)
In a pitcher, muddle the Serrano peppers. Stir the mezcal
with the Aperol and blood orange juice. Pour into 8 ice-filled
highball or collins glasses and garnish with the blood orange wheels.
Bride of the Monster Cocktail
from episode 12, “Bride of the Monster”
1 Tbsp seedless blackberry, boysenberry or black current jam
1 tsp vanilla
1.5 oz. Vodka
4 oz. Champagne or Sparkling wine
Garnish w/ blackberries
In a cocktail shaker, stir together jam and vanilla until well mixed.
Add ice and Vodka, and shake well.
Strain mixture into champagne flute, top with Champagne or Sparkling wine.
Garnish with blackberries, serve immediately.
Antediluvian Martini
from episode 11, “Color Out of Space”
4- frozen raspberries
Add Crushed ice / dry ice
1 oz - lemon juice
.75 oz - simple syrup
.75 oz - vermouth
1.5 oz - butterfly pea infused gin
Place the frozen raspberries in the glass. Top with a little crushed ice or dry ice for added effect.
Pour the lemon juice, simple syrup, vermouth and stir to combine.
Pour the butterfly pea flower infused gin, carefully, using the back of a spoon to create a layer.
Serve
How to make Butterfly pea flower infused gin:
Pour gin in clean container. Add 5 - 8 flowers for each cup of gin.
Close container tightly and lightly shake the contents to mix.
leave the container in a cool place to infuse overnight.
Once the gin turns a dark purple, strain gin back into bottle.
Trans-Siberian Express Cocktail
from episode 10, “Horror Express”
The following ingredients should be poured in a shaker.
1.5 oz Gin
.75 oz Lime juice
.5 oz Vermouth
.25 oz Crème de Menthe
1 tsp. Crème de Cacao
1 tsp. Orange bitters
1 sprig Mint (as garnish)
After a vigorous shaking, mixture should be poured over ice and garnished with a spring of mint.
Mixed Blood Bourbon
from Episode 9, “The Wind”
This time we went with a dirty glass of Mixed Blood Bourbon from our friends at the Minneapolis distillery, Du Nord Craft Spirits. Mighty fine!
You can check them out here - http://www.dunordcraftspirits.com/
We also chased that with a glass of refreshing, non-alcoholic sarsaparilla. It was right tasty . . .
Crimson Cocktail
from episode 8, “Crimson Peak”
4 oz. pomegranate juice
2 oz. vodka
2 oz. amaretto
1/2 oz. lemon juice fresh
6 drops bitters
ice
1 Twist of lemon - optional garnish
1 Maraschino cherry - optional garnish
In a Shaker, combine the pomegranate juice, vodka, amaretto, lemon juice and bitters. Fill the glass with ice and secure the metal tumbler over the glass.
Shake the cocktail and ice together about 5-6 times to agitate the ice and chill the cocktail quickly. Strain the cocktail into tall glasses.
Garnish with a twist of lemon and maraschino cherry, if desired.
Splinter Cocktail
from episode 7, “Splinter”
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. Chambourd (raspberry liqueur)
1 oz. “Raspberry Smash” (see notes below)
1 oz. cranberry juice
1 oz. lime juice
Sprig of mint
Strain into tall glass. Pour over ice. Garnish with mint.
“Raspberry Smash”
10 Raspberries and 3-4 mint leaves (muddled),
add 2 teaspoons sugar before muddling. Mix in the following:
2 oz. Cranberry juice
2 oz. Apple juice
1 oz. lemon juice
Shake well, pour over 3-5 ice cubes.
Add 4 oz. club soda
The Gargoyle
from episode 6, “Gargoyles”
2 oz Absinthe
1 oz Lemon
1 oz Simple Syrup,
6 blueberries.
Muddle blueberries,
add ice, Absinthe and lemon.
Shake well.
Add Simple syrup.
Shake and serve.
The Drunken Worm
from episode 5, “The Lair of the White Worm”
2 oz. Coconut Rum
1.5 oz. Blue Curaçao liqueur
4 oz. Pineapple Juice
4 oz .Orange Juice
Pour over ice OR blend w/ 1 cup ice until a slushy consistency.
Garnish with pineapple flavored (white or clear) or white common Gummi worms, if available. We had to make do with multi-colored ones . . . sigh.
Note - we ended up using the blender, with even more ice, and Mary nearly choked on a frozen Gummi worm.
True story.
The Asylum
from episode 4, “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death”
1/2 oz. grenadine
1 oz. Pernod
1 oz. gin
Pour slowly, in this order -- grenadine, Pernod, gin -- into an Old-Fashioned glass.
Add 2 or 3 ice cubes; serve with stirring rod.
Best to let the ice melt a bit before stirring so you can watch the pretty pictures the Pernod makes as it clouds up.
This cocktail has a strong licorice flavor - Dave LOVED it.
The Corpse Reviver #2
from episode 3, “Jennifer’s Body”
(Inspired by a recipe on thespruceeats.com)
Dash absinthe
1 oz. gin
1 oz. Lillet Blanc (we used sweet vermouth)
1 oz. lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
1 oz. orange liqueur
Garnish: orange peel
Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with absinthe and toss the excess (Dave drank it).
Pour the remaining ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into the rinsed glass.
Garnish with an orange peel.
Demon Juice
from episode 2, “The Night of the Demon”
1 shot of light rum
1/2 shot of amaretto
1 shot of pomegranate juice
1/2 shot of orange juice
Top off with a little more pomegranate juice or soda
Stick of rosemary lit on fire for garnish
1. Combine the rum, amaretto, pomegranate, and orange juice in a glass. Pour into an ice-filled glass then top off with either additional pomegranate juice or Dark Cherry Polar Seltzer Water.
2. For a spooky effect, garnish each glass with a stick of rosemary, then light it on fire.
2 oz. (60ml) Vodka
Splash Simple Syrup
Splash Grenadine
Strawberries
Garnish: Dry Ice and a Strawberry Heart
1. Muddle strawberries in base of shaking glass and add ice.
2. Next add vodka, simple syrup and grenadine. Shake well.
3. Strain mix over dry ice and garnish with a heart shaped strawberry.
