Top 10 eerie elixirs in London this Halloween
By Michael J RitchieDouble, double, toil and trouble; flavours burn and glasses bubble… SB takes a look at some of the creepiest concoctions dreamt up by London’s bartenders this Halloween.
Here is our pick of the top 10 cocktails to try in London this HalloweenHalloween is upon us once again, and there are plenty of spooky goings on in Britain’s capital, not least throughout the bars and restaurants.
Bartenders have let their imaginations run wild with some shocking surprises brewing behind the bar. Whether they’re taking advantage of the pumpkin crop, adding bacon to provide a very savoury sip, or just garnishing the finished product with eyeballs, there’s something here for all tastes.
Here is SB‘s run down of some of the creepiest cocktails available this Halloween. Click through – if you dare!
Behind This Wall
Cocktail: Black Patsy
Bar: Behind This Wall, Basement, 411 Mare Street, London, E8 1HY
Price: £8
Ingredients: Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka, Orahovac, coffee liqueur, dark chocolate liqueur, orgeat syrup, molé bitters, rose
Dickie’s Bar
Cocktail: Walled Garden
Bar: Dickie’s Bar, Corrigan’s Mayfair, 28 Upper Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 7EH
Price: £16
Ingredients: Aalborg Taffel Akvavit, Bols Genever, carrot, cumin, coriander, suze, lemon, bay leaf
Lazybones
Cocktail: Eyeball Scramble
Bar: Lazybones, Unit 5, Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6DU
Price: £9.75
Ingredients: Vodka, Disaronno Amaretto, cherry jam, milk, and a ‘zombie eyeball’
Mango Tree
Cocktail: Currently unnamed – Mango Tree ran a contest on their Instagram page on 23 October for customers to name it
Bar: Mango Tree, 46 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7EQ
Price: approx £12.50
Ingredients: Ketel One Vodka, Midori, lychee juice, raspberry puree
Brick & Liquor
Cocktail: The Zombie Next Door
Bar: Brick & Liquor, 82 Mitcham Road, Tooting Broadway, London, SW17 9NG
Price: £8.50
Ingredients: Havana 7 Rum, maraschino cherry, lime, kiwi, watermelon, pink grapefruit, orange, and half a passionfruit filled to the brim with flaming Chartreuse
Blade Hairclub
Cocktail: Poisoned Apple
Bar: Blade Hairclub, 26 Frith Street, London, W1D 5LD
Price: £9.90
Ingredients: VSOP Calvados, elderflower liqueur, fresh pressed apple, apple juice, lemon juice, Abbott’s Bitters
Graphic Bar
Cocktail: Pumpkin Spiced Negroni
Bar: Graphic Residency downstairs at Ask For Janice, 50-52 Long Ln, London EC1A 9EJ
Price: £9.50
Ingredients: East London Liquor Company Batch No. 1 Gin, Aperol, Cocchi Torino, pumpkin, rosemary, salt
Farmacy
Cocktail: Uncle Fester
Bar: Farmacy, 74 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5SH
Price: TBC
Ingredients: Tapatio Blanco Tequila, Plantation Dark Rum, fresh lime, organic cinnamon, activated coconut charcoal, Aquafaba
The Ivy Market Grill
Cocktail: Blood & Smoke
Bar: The Ivy Market Grill, 1A Henrietta Street, London, WC2E 8PS
Price: £10.50
Ingredients: Chase Smoked Vodka, Ivy Bloody Mary spice mix, tomato juice, smoked streaky bacon, cherry tomato, olive, smoke
MKNY HSE
Cocktail: Black Moon
Bar: MKNY HSE, 10 Dover Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4LQ
Price: TBC
Ingredients: Monkey Shoulder, Cherry Herring liqueur, dark chocolate liqueur, honey, coffee, fresh orange, whisky bitters