Creepy Cocktails

Don’t forget to ‘set

the

bar’

this Halloween.

A few creepy…

crawlers,

Blood orange

bitters…

and bone chilling,

Halloween bar,

accoutrements,

will do the

trick.

And as the

bewitching hour

approaches….

This sinfully sweet &

salty cocktail concoction,

will

warm your soul and

keep the

Halloween ‘spirits’…

at bay.

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Salted Caramel and Vanilla Cocktail

Ingredients  ~

ICE,

1.5 oz vanilla vodka

1 oz caramel syrup

(look for syrup in the coffee section of your market)

1 oz half and half

1 tbsp raw sugar

and ¼ tsp ‘Sel Gris’ ~ French Gray salt &

orange juice

* * *

Preparation ~

Plunk a little ice into your shaker,

Add vanilla vodka, caramel syrup,

half and half, plus a scant amount of

scraped vanilla bean.

Dip the rim, of a small ‘aperitif ‘glass,

in the orange juice

(blood orange juice would be lovely)

and roll into

the crunchy raw sugar and ‘sel’ mixture

Shake, shake, shake

and

Pour.

Top with a crystal sugar pop

garnish (so fun.)

You gotta love,

a Halloween dessert…

in a glass.

Monica

Caramel syrup ~ Metroplitan Market

Crystal sugar pop ~ Sur la Table