This spooky season, we’re getting into the Halloween mood by pairing some of our favorite gothic, horror, and dark fantasy books with themed cocktails that are sure to raise your spirits. Consider checking out a cocktail recipe book for more spine-tingling inspiration. And don’t forget, you can always access more recipes in the New York Times with your HDL card! Here’s a video that shows you how : Access the NYT .
The Vampire Diaries – Lori’s Vampire Cherry Bounce (staff recipe in honor of The Vampire Diaries TV show)
Dracula – Dark Wings (This recipe and more in The Home Bartender)
The Turn of the Screw – The Screwdriver (This recipe and more in The Book of Cocktails Ratios)
Mexican Gothic – Bloody Good Punch (This recipe and more in Winter Cocktails)
What Moves the Dead – Applejack Rabbit (This recipe and more in The PDT Cocktail Book)
Frankenstein – Corpse Reviver (This recipe and more in The Mixology of Astrology)
The Writing Retreat – Hemingway Daiquiri (This recipe and more in Let’s Get Tropical)
One Dark Window - Fog Cutter (This recipe and more in Cocktails with a Twist)
My Heart is a Chainsaw – Blood and Sand (This recipe and more in Alchemy in a Glass)
Bloom – Chrysanthemum (This recipe and more in The PDT Cocktail Book)
Camp Damascus - By the Horns (This recipe and more in The Home Bartender)
The Only One Left – Dark and Stormy (This recipe and more in Alchemy in a Glass)
The Reformatory – Bloody Mary (This recipe and more in The Low-Proof Happy Hour)
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley T. (This recipe and more in Zero Proof Drinks and More)
Our Share of Night – Satan’s Whiskers (This recipe and more in The 12-Bottle Bar)
The Clinic - Pain Killer (secret staff recipe, just for fun)
Lady Macbeth – The Pink Lady (This recipe and more in Classic Cocktails Done Well)
Serpent and the Wings of Night – Snakebite (This recipe and more in The Mixology of Astrology)
Anatomy: a Love Story – Doctor’s Orders (This recipe and more in Cocktails in Color)
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