Gummy eyeball stir-sticks and sprigs of rosemary turn your everyday blood orange margarita into something much more monstrous. Monster Mash Margaritas that is, and just in time for Halloween!
You know I love a good spooky themed cocktail, so when I found these gummy eyeballs in the grocery store I HAD to turn them into a grotesque Halloween garnish. Simply skewer gummy eyeballs onto plastic stir sticks and pop those babies into your cocktails. Creepy and delicious!
As for the margarita it’s simple, blood orange juice, lime, simple syrup and tequila! This time of year I buy blood oranges in the grocery store and at the farmer’s market but you could always use a blood orange-cranberry juice and skip the simple syrup if that’s all you can find. Either way, blood orange makes one tasty margarita! Boris would approve.
…Then you can mash, then you can monster mash!
photos by Leah Bergman
- 2 oz Silver Tequila
- 4 oz Blood Orange Juice
- Simple Syrup- to taste
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- Ice
- fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish
- slices of blood orange and lime for garnish
- gummy eyeball candy skewered on stir sticks
- Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake until well chilled. Pour over a glass of ice and garnish with a sprig of fresh rosemary, slices of blood orange and lime and a gummy eyeball stir stick.
Lane says
Haha! I love the creepy theme. Not over the top, just right. Blood oranges are so delicious….and now I’m going to have that song stuck in my head! 😂
Leah Bergman says
Haha! That song is the best!
Eden Passante says
Everything about this post is so well thought out, I love it! The glassware, colors, ingredients…its all so charming! Great job!
Leah Bergman says
Thank you Eden! That means a lot coming from you. xo