Are scary cocktails weird or cool? We’re going to go with cool. This Scary Cherry Smash is perfect for Halloween and kid friendly!
This smash is a scary blend of ginger beer, lime juice, and black cherry concentrate making it a crazy good mocktail. If you want to spike things up a bit feel free to add a splash of rum, brandy, or tequila. Tequila gets my vote, always.
If you’ve never had ginger beer it’s like a ridiculously good version of ginger ale. Fever Tree is my favorite, it’s made with pure cane sugar and all-natural ingredients, plus it’s gluten free.
The ginger beer combined with the lime juice and cherry concentrate makes a sweet/spicy drink that’s deliciously good. To make the spooky looking affects all you need to do is drizzle in the concentrate just before serving so it swirls through the glass and creates that eerie look.
If you’re looking for another Halloween inspired cocktail be sure to check out my Smoking Blackberry Sage Margarita from last year! Complete with dry ice it’s sure to be a hit.
Scary Cherry Smash
Ingredients
- 4 ounces ginger beer
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 2 teaspoons black cherry concentrate
- 2 ounce tequila, rum, or brandy (optional)
- Cherries for garnish
- Crushed ice
Instructions
by Lauren
This bevie is too much fun Lauren! And it gives me a great excuse to finally buy ginger beer.
Sounds amazing! My mom uses the concentrate in smoothies!
This looks like so much fun! It would make a great addition to any Halloween party!
I definitely vote for boozey cherry smash. This looks amazing!
This would be perfect for the Halloween party I’m going to!
This looks scary good!! I love cherries and can’t wait to give this a try!
Oooh-Ing and ahhh-ing over this one. I LOVE the photography and pretty much love anything with tequila so you have won me over. I think virgin versions are in store for halloween 🙂
I would go with the rum option myself 😉 Looks delish!
Definitely cool! I’m going to have to get my hands on some black cherry concentrate so I can make this. My tequila is at the ready! 🙂
That sounds like a great sip!