8 sensationally spooky-themed cocktails to try in the Magic City

Reviewed by: Callie Morrison

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Get ready to see some scary good cocktails around Birmingham. (Blake Posey / Juniper)

Enter your villain era in the best way you can. Whether it be a sweet and scary cocktail or a hauntingly horrid potion, Birmingham is here to provide you with a few cocktails to satisfy your spooky cravings.

1. Juniper – All Saints Sour

Juniper cocktail
This drink will smile right back at you. (Blake Posey / Juniper)

A frightening mix of Cappelletti, Pimm’s, gin, lemon, egg white and light amaro sour—think Aperol Spritz with foam. A sophisticated yet spooky drink, fit for a pumpkin king.

2. Pilcrow – Executioner

Pilcrow Spooky Cocktail
a deadly mix like this is sure to give you a scare in the best way possible. (Trinh Photography / Pilcrow)

This bitter-sweet and head-splitting concoction of rye whiskey, angostura bitters, allspice dram, blueberry grenadine, coconut and lemon is sure to make you feel alive!

3. Roots and Revelry – Haint Blue

Roots and Revelry spooky cocktail.
A bewitching blue cocktail. (Traci Brosch / Roots and Revelry)

The ceiling at Roots and Revelry is painted in a haint blue color, rumored to ward of haints or ghosts.

This drink includes fresh blueberries and mint, freshly squeezed lime juice, ole smokey moonshine, blue curacao brown sugar cubes- strong but smooth and refreshing.

4. Saferoom – Hocus Pocus Flight

Safe room spooky cocktails
Do these cocktails remind you of any certain witches? (Antaeus Crane / Safe Room)

This is a spooky special at Saferoom: Three drinks, each inspired by the witches from the beloved movie “Hocus Pocus”.

  • The “Sarah” is a mix of pineapple juice, blue curaçao and grenadine vodka.
  • The “Mary” is a drink containing crown apple, sour apple pucker and cranberry juice.
  • The “Winfred,” a potion with simple syrup, melon liquor, triple sec, tequila and edible glitter.

The only question is, which one to try first?

5. Ghost Train – Beetle Juice Boos

Ghost Train Spooky Drink
Try saying the name of this drink three times in a row…(Blake Hobbs / Ghost Train Brewery)

This ghostly concoction of lemonade and spirits is hauntingly good. The Beetle Juice Boos cocktail contains Ghost Train Proven spirits vodka, strawberry lemonade, grenadine and edible glitter.

6. Lumbar – Witches Brew

Lumbar Witches Brew
Try all of Lumbar’s spooky cocktails this season! (Tira D. / Bham Now)

Witches Brew is adorned with apple spiced white wine, apple brandy, clove, apple pie spice angostura bitters and “eye of newt” or “toe of frog”. This potion is sure get your hair standing on end!

7. Mayawell – Obsidian Margarita

Mayawell Spooky cocktail
This margarita is sure to be a SPELL-raising good time. (Tira D. / Bham Now)

This refreshing yet mysterious margarita contains tequila, lime juice, orange liquor and squid ink syrup. Garnished with a pumpkin candy.

8. Marble Ring – Elvira’s Cauldron

Marble Ring spooky cocktails
This cocktail is truly Elvira coded. (Robb Thomas / Marble Ring)

Based on the famous character from the movie “Elvira”, this is a sweet but sophisticated tequila cocktail featuring tequila Blanco, lime juice, lavender syrup and topped with ruby port.

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