ON THE GRAPEVINE

As the saying goes, the devil is in the detail – and if you really want to raise the spirits this Halloween, a creepy cocktail always hits the spot.

Try one of these:

LUCIFER’S MARGARITA Ingredients:

50ml Beefeater Blood Orange Gin (£16.50 for 70cl, Tesco), 20ml lime, 10ml honey, dash of Tabasco (optional), chilli horns to garnish.

Method: Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the ingredients and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with sliced chilli horns.

VIOLETS KILL Ingredients:

40ml Cut Spiced Rum (£23.79 for 70cl, Amazon), 15ml Creme de Violette, 25ml lime juice, 10ml sugar syrup, egg white, two raspberries to garnish.

Method: Add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake (no ice). Then shake again with ice. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with two raspberries.

HALLOWEEN BOBBI BURNS

Ingredients: 50ml J&B Rare (£22.65 for 70cl, Master of Malt), 25ml sweet vermouth, 5ml Benedictine, 2 dashes of Peychaud Bitters, lemon peel twist to garnish.

Method: Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the ingredients, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a fresh lemon peel twist.

THE BLOODY HIGHBALL

Ingredients: 50ml Cabal No 1513 Aged Rum (£40 for 70cl, Cabal Rum), 20ml orange juice, 10ml sugar syrup, blood orange soda, orange slice to garnish.

Method: Half fill a high ball with ice. Add the Cabal No 1513, orange juice, and sugar syrup. Stir well and top with more ice and blood orange soda. Garnish with a slice of orange slice or some orange peel.