Whether you’re planning a Halloween wedding or just getting ready for a festive evening at home, the mixologists at Tanduay rum have created some deliciously wicked cocktail recipes for the spooky season. 

The Poisoned Apple

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Tanduay Gold Rum
• 4 oz. apple cider
• 2 oz. pomegranate juice
• ½ oz. lemon juice
• pinch of luster dust

Add rum, apple cider, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, and a pinch of luster dust to a shaker with ice. Shake and pour into a rocks glass.

Black Widow Smash

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Tanduay Silver Rum
• 8 fresh blackberries
• 1 oz. lemon juice
• 1 oz. honey
• dash of bitters
• 1 tsp. rosemary
• Sparkling water
• Rosemary sprigs to garnish

Add blackberries, rosemary, lemon juice, and honey to a cocktail shaker and muddle ingredients. Add the rum and bitters. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top with sparkling water and gently stir. Garnish with blackberry and fresh rosemary.

Tanduay Zombie

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Tanduay Silver Rum
• 1½ oz. violet liqueur
• ½ oz. heavy cream
• Luster dust

Rim a martini glass with luster dust. Add the rum, violet liqueur, and heavy cream to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass.

Pumpkin Rum Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Tanduay Gold Rum
• ½ oz. Benedictine liqueur
• ½ oz. pumpkin syrup
• Dash of bitters
• Orange for garnish

Add rum, Benedictine, syrup, and bitters to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Tanduay Fall Classic

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Tanduay Silver Rum
• 4 oz. apple cider
• Dash of bitters
• Cinnamon sugar, apple, and a star anise to garnish

Rim a rocks glass with cinnamon sugar. Add rum, cider, and bitters to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with apple slices and a star anise. 

Tell us: Which would you try?

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—Kristen Klein