If you’re looking for a special, spooky Halloween cocktail, try our festive purple gin and tonics! These are made with a special ingredient to give them a bright spooky color and it even adds little nutrients!
Read below to see how we make this fun cocktail! They’re simple to make and they’re colored with natural ingredients too!
We’re all about easy Halloween cocktails and these purple gin and tonics are one of the easiest to make because they only consist of four easy ingredients: tonic water, acai powder, gin, and lime.
To give it a little spookiness we added acai which is the ingredient that turns them purple! It’s actually good for you too!
How To Make Purple Gin & Tonic
- In a cocktail shaker with ice add the gin, lime juice, and acai powder.
- Shake for 30 seconds with ice so the acai can turn the mixture purple.
- Fill two small glasses with ice and strain the gin and lime mixture over the top.
- Top off with tonic water and garnish with a purple flower.
- If using dry ice, add a piece to the cocktail before serving.
The Perfect Halloween Cocktail For A Party
Purple Gin and Tonics would be a great signature Halloween cocktail to serve at a party, pumpkin carving evening, or Halloween movie night.
Depending on the size of your cocktail shaker (I suggest having a large one on hand), you can pre-shake and make the gin, lime, and acai mixture and strain it into a jar to serve later.
The purple coloring we added is açaí powder and it turns the Gin and Tonic the most gorgeous shade of purple!
You just add it to the lime juice and gin in a cocktail shaker and shake it for 30 seconds with ice.
It works beautifully and leaves small specks of purple throughout the cocktail, adding to the spookiness!
You can’t taste the açaí, but the good thing is the vitamins from the powder are still present in the cocktail. Cheers to that!
Make Your Halloween Cocktail Extra Spooky!
For the ghoulish smoking look, we used a chunk of dry ice. If I serve dry ice in a drink, I usually will serve it with a straw so you can be sure your guests won’t drink the ice.
The neat thing is, once the dry ice is placed in the drink, it immediately becomes warmer, creating the smoking effect.
Be careful and use the ice manufacturer’s directions when using dry ice. Never touch it with
Tips For Making Our Halloween Gin & Tonic
- Shake until the shaker is ice cold, so you know the ingredients are mixed.
- You can pre-shake the gin, lime, and acai mixture ahead of the party. Strain into a jar to serve later.
- If preparing ahead of time remember to put the ice in when you serve, so it doesn’t dilute the cocktail.
- If using dry ice, never touch it with your bare hands.
More Spooky Halloween Cocktails!
Spiked Apple Cider Punch Recipe
Spiked Jolly Rancher Punch and Jolly Rancher Punch
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Purple Gin + Tonics
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 ounce gin , good quality
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1 teaspoon organic acai powder
- 5 ounces tonic water
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker add in the gin, lime juice and acai powder.
- Shake for 30 seconds with ice so the acai can turnt he mixture purple.
- Fill two small glasses with ice and strain the gin and lime mixture over the top.
- Top off with tonic water and garnish with a purple flower. If using dry ice, add a piece to the cocktail before serving.
Do not put dry ice in your cocktail. It can kill you. If swallowed (by accident of course) it will stick to your skin (your throat) and when you breathe, all you will inhale is carbon dioxide.
What type of flower did you use for this drink?