HK’s top Halloween horror cocktails

Witches Brew at Pirata

Things are getting doubly vile at Pirata this Halloween with their Witches Brew (HK$110) cocktail served from two glass vials.

Chilled in a bubbling, fuming oracle orb, guests can drink their potion from the test tube-shaped vials in slow sips or down in one.

With a few drops of gingerbread syrup, a shot of Wild Turkey whiskey, a splash of Yzaguirre red vermouth and two dashes of orange bitter, this potion is a recipe for a sinfully good time. The Witches Brew is available for those who dare from now until 31 October.

Pirata, 30/F, 239 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai; 2887 0270

Arabian Nights at The Optimist

Make the night a nostalgic one at The Optimist this Halloween with bar manager Isabella Vannoni’s Arabian Nights cocktail (HK$120).

Inspired by Isabella’s favourite Disney cartoon growing up, the blood red cocktail is served from a smoking Aladdin’s magic lamp which is sure to take Halloween-goers on a magic carpet ride back to their youth.

Featuring Yzaguirre red vermouth, with an evocative aroma of burnt rosemary and peppered syrup, lemon juice and a dash of tabasco, Arabian Nights isup for grabs from now until 31 October.

The Optimist, G/F-2/F, 239 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, 2433 3324

Optical Delusionist at Lily & Bloom 

As part of Lily & Bloom’s ghoulish Halloween parties, Halloween Carn-evil and Nightmare on Wyndham Street on 29 & 31 October, sip two spine-chilling cocktails at a less frightful price of HK$100.

Try the Optical Delusionist (pictured) made with gin, Dolin Blanc, blue Curacao, lemon, and absinthe or the Cirque Du It (I Dare You) – a devilish mix of vodka, maraschino, raspberry, lemon and simple syrup.

Lily & Bloom, 33 Wyndham Street, Central; 2810 6166

Spooky Village at Jinjuu

Class up your Halloween act by making a beeline for Jinjuu for its Spooky Village cocktail (HK$120) made with Hwayo 41, Kamm & Sons, rooibos and coffee liqueur, lemon juice and egg white.

Jinjuu is also hosting a Korean Horror Halloween party on 29 + 31 October with free entry from 10pm-midnight.

Jinjuu, UG, California Tower, 32 D’Aguilar Street, Central; 3755 4868

Fingerstirred Old Fashioned at The Pawn Botanicals Bar

Tom Aikens’ The Pawn Botanicals Bar will be magically transformed into a Rippers Sanitorium on 29 October with makeup stations, Halloween nibbles and ‘cocktails from the lab’.

We’re eyeing the Fingerstirred Old Fashioned which looks marvellously just like, erm, a severed finger and is made with Monkey Shoulder and dandelion and burdock bitters adorned with a black sugar rim for HK$90.

The Pawn, 62 Johnston Road, Wan Chai; 2866 3444

Beetlejuice at Mak Mak

For another nostalgic throwback to films from our younger/tenderer years, try Beetlejuice at Mak Mak for a steal at HK$60.

A sinful combination of Beefeater gin, pineapple juice, fresh pineapple, fresh chilli, Kaffir lime leaves, Thai lemon juice, sugar syrup and vanilla, Beetlejuice is a gruesome addition to the JIA Group’s edgy, retro-inspired Thai hangout.

Mak Mak, Shop 217A 2/F Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road, Central; 2983 1003

Witches Brew at Ham & Sherry

For a bloodcurdling one night only (26 October) Ham & Sherry is offering its rum-fuelled Witches Brew for HK$80 at its hidden away Back Bar.

Made with Mount Gay Black Barrel, and a frighteningly fruity combination of strawberry, rhubarb, lemon and vanilla syrup, the Witches Brew is part of the Ham & Scary party happening tonight!

Ham & Sherry, 1-7 Ship Street, Wan Chai; 2555 0628

Kill Devil at Havana LKF

A devilish combination of Ron Zacapa 23, ginger ale, fresh lime and fresh watermelon, Havana LKF’s Kill Devil (HK$125) comes complete with a Voodoo Doll to a) decorate future cocktails b) give to someone as a nice Halloween gift?

We’ll let you decide.

Havana LKF 4/F, The Plaza, 21 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central; 2851 4880