If you have kids, come Halloween, you'll be surrounded by all sorts of plastic kitsch and tempted by treats that are so sweet they should be considered poisonous. So enter our Vampire's Kiss Cocktail. Our Halloween adult drink with just enough red wine to get you through the night is still appropriately decorated to let you partake in the festivities, too.
How to Make the Base Drink - a Kalimotxo
The base of the drink is a Kalimotxo, a popular Basque cocktail of equal parts cola and cheap red wine. No need to go high end at the wine store.
Any house wine or wine under $8 will do. We used a Yellowtail Pinot Noir because we wanted a darker finish to compliment the decorations.
And those decorations are just a little of gold lustre dust and gold leaf. You can easily get both on Amazon fairly cheaply. The lustre dust is a popular baking decoration, which you can also find at Michaels.
The dry ice is usually available for sale at most local supermarkets but call ahead to make sure. Just a note about the dry ice: do not buy it ahead of time to store in your freezer. It will evaporate and you'll literally find yourself holding an empty bag.
Buy it a few hours before the party or serving your guests.
Happy Halloween!
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Vampire's Kiss Halloween Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1/2 cup cola
- 1 sprinkle gold lustre dust
- 2 cubes dry ice
- 1 sheet gold leaf
Instructions
- In a large carafe, mix together red wine and cola.
- Scoop a bit gold lustre.
- Drop in dry ice.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
Holy moly! That's one amazing looking cocktail. This is just the thing to serve at our Halloween party. It's even steaming. So cool!
Heidi Spears-Gray says
This is so cool! I'd never have thought of mixing cola with wine, although I used to drink beer mixed with cola when I was in Germany. I've never heard of sprinkle gold lustre dust. What exactly is it?
OurFamilyWorld says
That drink looks amazing. What a perfect drink to serve on Halloween. Thanks for the recipe.
sara says
This is one amazing drink! Your photograph looks like it is almost alive, great shot! I am going to make this for our Halloween party.
Eloise says
Wow that looks super awesome! I would love to make this for a get together with my friends, looks sci-fi/mystical... thanks for the idea ; )
Ali || Veggies by Candlelight says
Oh my gosh, I need to give this to my girl friend! She is obsessed with Halloween and would love this drink for her party. Doesn't seem too difficult to make and looks delicious!
Lynsey says
This looks and sounds delicious! Perfect for an adult Halloween party ?
Up Run for Life says
This looks like a fun drink just in time for Halloween. The dry ice adds a unique flair too.
ricci says
Oh man, now this looks like a fun cocktail!! I would love to make this for Halloween!!
Yona Williams says
I did not know that dry ice will evaporate in your freezer. I love the effect that it creates in drinks.
Katherine says
Yep. I bought some last year for a kid's project, several bricks. We used one brick and put the rest away. The next day it was all gone! It evaporates very quickly in household fridges.
Lynndee says
Oh wow, I certainly like the look of that cocktail...spooky! Bet it tastes delicious too. Now is it Halloween yet?
lauren happel says
A Mom drink for Halloween! Yes please!!! I love how it looks too and it is perfect for a Halloween party!!
Katherine says
You bet! No reason you can't have your own little party in a glass.
Alyssa C says
Now this looks like my kind of Halloween cocktail! Definitely going to give this a try!!! Thank you for sharing
Brenda Landry says
I did. It know you could mix hot ice milk n a drink. What happens if it touches your lips? I definitely would like to use it for my party. Just don't want anyone to get the ice stuck on their mouth
Katherine says
It's dry ice and it evaporates very, very quickly. By the time you add the ice to all servings and set them on the table, you'll have a few minutes of the "pouring" effect. Then you'll be a left with a little fog hovering the cocktail. You just need a cube of dry ice per glass, about the size of a standard sugar cube.
Elaine says
Stopped by to say how simple but beautiful this cocktail is! Thank you for sharing your recipe - definitely on my to-do list now!
Katherine says
Thank you!
Ann says
Hey Katherine! This looks stunning AND spooky. Could one possibly serve just red wine with the luster dust or, maybe get creative with other deep red cocktails?
Can we do a self-serving bowl, you think?
Your thoughts?
Katherine says
Absolutely. We choose that specific cocktail because we like exploring cool ethnic recipes and the soda does make the drink darker. But if you use a Merlot or Pinot Noir only, you'll get the same effect. As for other cocktails, a Sangria would work nice, but also a Cranberry Gimlet or Negroni, too. Alternatively, you can just add blackberry juice to anything for that bloody effect.
And the serving bowl idea is fantastic, especially if you want to gather everyone and make it a show. The dry ice will evaporate quickly, so after 10 minutes, you'll be left with a bowl of glimmering wine. I would use a clear bowl and add a row of tea candles in the back to enhance the effect. Send us pics so we can see how it turns out!