To celebrate the upcoming Halloween season, sparkling wine brand Freixenet has created a range of devilish cocktail recipes, featuring the brands famous Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava (RRP £11) to help cocktail lovers celebrate in style this 31st October.
Poisoned Plum
A deadly addictive cocktail with a subtle Halloween theme. Focused on dark plums, this cocktail is both intriguing and delicious.
Ingredients
2 dark plums
6 Thyme sprigs
Juice from one lemon
4 tbsp thyme simple syrup
Freixenet Cordon Negro
Peel and chop 2 plums. Muddle the plums with the thyme simple syrup and lemon juice until all of the plum juices have been released. Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour over crushed ice evenly between two glasses and top off with Freixenet Cordon Negro. Garnish with extra plum slices and thyme sprigs.
(Serves 2)
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Transylvanian Blood Punch
Easy to make, this tipple is the perfect punch for a large Halloween party. Bloody delicious.
Ingredients
25ml Gin
100ml Cherry Juice
100ml Freixenet Cordon Negro
25ml Gomme Syrup
Add the gin and the Gomme to the bottom of a wine glass, pour in the cherry juice, stir and top up with chilled Freixenet Cordon Negro.
(Serves 1)
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Black Widow
A fruity favourite, this dark berry drink is topped off with blackberries, creating a moody and monochromatic insta-worthy cocktail. A perfectly sophisticated and spooky choice for a Halloween soiree.
Ingredients
1 cup of blackberries
1/3 cup pomegranate juice
10ml vodka
Freixenet Cordon Negro
Muddle the blackberries and place in shaker with juice and vodka. For a thicker consistency, more blackberries can be added. Shake for 20 seconds, strain into glass. Top up with chilled Freixenet Cordon Negro and garnish with blackberries on a pick.
(Serves 1)
