Black Widow Spider Halloween Cocktail

This drink is perfect for those who appreciate slightly spooky but still have good taste. Black raspberry liqueur makes this delicious and the spider makes it fun.

Everyone LOVES the raspberry flavor in this drink. Except men. They might hate it. But it’s still great for parties and mixes up in just a few minutes.

Ingredients and Tools You’ll Need

For a less sweet drink, use ginger ale or tonic water instead of Sprite. If you don’t have any black sugar, you can use regular sugar or leave the rim unsugared. You don’t have to use Chambord. I always use the no-name black raspberry liqueur. Unfortunately, you can’t make this non-alcoholic because the raspberry flavor is crucial. Serve the non-drinkers a glass of cranberry juice with a spider.

This will make one drink, but you can easily multiply the recipe for a crowd. You can make adjustments in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

For the sugared rim

• 3 tablespoons black sparkling sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup

For the drink

• 3 ounces raspberry vodka
• 2 ounces black raspberry liquor such as Chambord
• 3 ounces cranberry juice
• 2 ounces ginger ale

Garnish

• black plastic spider
• mint leaf

How to Make A Black Widow Halloween Cocktail

Step One: Prepare The Glasses. Pour the corn syrup and black sugar onto 2 small plates. Dip the glasses into the corn syrup, then the sugar. Don’t get too much syrup on the rim, or it will drip down. Fill the glasses halfway with ice.

Step Two: Mix The Cocktail Ingredients. Add the vodka, black raspberry liquor, cranberry juice, and Sprite to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and pour the drink into a glass.

Step Three: Garnish. Add a plastic spider and mint for garnish if you like.

Storage Instructions

I wouldn’t recommend trying to store leftovers. If you’re making these for a crowd, you can mix the vodka, raspberry liqueur, and cranberry juice a few hours ahead of time, then add the Sprite at the last minute.

What to Serve with Your Black Spider Cocktail

For a fun Halloween party, check out these recipes:

• Halloween Chex mix has a caramel coating and plenty of candy.
• For a night of trick or treating, serve Cajun chicken tenders that everyone can grab and eat.
• No one has even turned down hot, homemade fries!

More Cocktail Recipes

• This peaches and cream cocktail is a drink and dessert all in one.
• A black eyed Susan cocktail is fresh and summery.
• Use some fresh strawberries to make this strawberry old-fashioned cocktail.

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