🎃 Truth or Scare Cocktail Menu

🍸 Squid Ink Basil Gimlet (Gin)

Ingredients: Gin, lime, basil syrup, squid ink
Description: Fresh, herbal.
Garnish: 🌿 Basil leaf

🍹 Blood Moon Margarita (Tequila + Pomegranate)

Ingredients: Tequila, blood orange juice, lime, pomegranate
Description: Juicy, rich.
Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel

🍹 Crimson Bloom Margarita (Tequila + Hibiscus)

Ingredients: Tequila, blood orange juice, lime, hibiscus syrup
Description: Floral, tart.
Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel

🥃 Spiced Chocolate Old Fashioned (Whiskey)

Ingredients: Bourbon or rye, demerara syrup, allspice bitters, chocolate bitters
Description: Dark, warming, and spirit-forward.
Garnish: 🍋 Lemon twist

🍸 Corpse Reviver No. 2 (Gin Classic)

Ingredients: Gin, Bauchant, dry vermouth, lemon juice, a touch of absinthe
Description: Sharp, citrusy, and elegant.

🩸 Crimson Skull Daiquiri (Rum + Hibiscus)

Ingredients: Aged rum, lime juice, hibiscus syrup
Description: Bright, tart.
Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel

🌊 Haunted Reef Daiquiri (Rum, optional Fernet floater)

Ingredients: Aged rum, lime juice, demerara syrup
Description: Brooding and gothic; optionally float Fernet-Branca.
Garnish: 🍋 Lime wheel

🍸 Squid Ink Martini (Gin + Dry Vermouth)

Ingredients: Gin, dry vermouth, squid ink, pinch of saline
Description: Minimalist, elegant.
Garnish: 🍋 Lemon Twist

🌿 Basil Lemonade (Non-alcoholic or optional spirit)

Ingredients: Basil syrup, lemon juice, simple syrup, sparkling water
Description: Bright, herbal, refreshing.
Garnish: 🌿 Basil leaf

🌺 Hibiscus Cooler (Non-alcoholic or optional spirit)

Ingredients: Hibiscus syrup, lime juice, sparkling water
Description: Tart, floral, and jewel-red.
Garnish: Lime wheel

Recipe Prep Instructions

Squid Ink Basil Gimlet

Ingredients: Gin 2 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Basil Syrup 0.5 oz, Squid Ink 1/8 tsp
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into coupe glass.
Garnish: Basil leaf

Blood Moon Margarita

Ingredients: Tequila 2 oz, Blood Orange Juice 1 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Pomegranate Juice 0.5 oz
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into rocks glass over ice.
Garnish: Lime wheel

Crimson Bloom Margarita

Ingredients: Tequila 2 oz, Blood Orange Juice 1 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Hibiscus Syrup 0.5 oz
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into rocks glass over ice.
Garnish: Lime wheel

Spiced Chocolate Old Fashioned

Ingredients: Bourbon or Rye 2 oz, Demerara Syrup 0.5 oz, Chocolate Bitters 2 dashes, Allspice Bitters 1 dash
Instructions: Stir with ice, strain over large ice cube in rocks glass.
Garnish: Lemon twist

Corpse Reviver No. 2

Ingredients: Gin 2 oz, Bauchant 1 oz, Dry Vermouth 1 oz, Lemon Juice 0.5 oz, Absinthe rinse 1 tsp (optional)
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into chilled coupe.

Crimson Skull Daiquiri

Ingredients: Aged Rum 2 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Hibiscus Syrup 1 oz
Instructions: Shake with ice, strain into coupe glass.
Garnish: Lime wheel

Haunted Reef Daiquiri (optional Fernet floater)

Ingredients: Aged Rum 1 oz, Lime Juice 0.5 oz, Demerara Syrup 0.5 oz, Optional Fernet 0.5 oz
Instructions: Shake rum, lime, syrup with ice, strain over coupe/rocks glass. Add Fernet float if desired.
Garnish: Lime wheel

Squid Ink Martini

Ingredients: Gin 3 oz, Dry Vermouth 1 oz, Squid Ink 1/8–1/4 tsp, Pinch of saline
Instructions: Stir with ice, strain into martini glass.
Garnish: Twist (optional)

Basil Lemonade

Ingredients: Basil Syrup 1 oz, Lemon Juice 1 oz, Simple Syrup 1 oz, Sparkling Water 1 oz
Instructions: Build over ice in tall glass.
Garnish: Basil leaf

Hibiscus Cooler

Ingredients: Hibiscus Syrup 2 oz, Lime Juice 1 oz, Sparkling Water 2 oz
Instructions: Build over ice in tall glass.
Garnish: Lime wheel

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