Cocktail Hour: The Coffin Liner

Snakes and Cocktails and Owls, Oh My!

This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Halloween, Halloween!

I tend to spend the month before Halloween thinking up amazing costume ideas and then hoping fervently that one of my friends actually throws a fancy dress party. So far my favourites are:

• An Evil Victorian Pie Seller (with a tray of dubious pies)
• The Statue of Liberty from the end of Ghostbusters 2 (complete with mini Ghostbusters on my crown and Jackie Wilson playing on repeat)
• Head Swapping Princess Mombi! The fabulous villain from Return to Oz (I really want to be a Wheeler as they're terrifying but even I can't spend all night roller skating on all fours)

Alas there have been no costumed invites this year, which is probably a good thing as most of these costumes would take an age to create. But I can still celebrate with a drink or two and this glamourous cocktail not only looks like something an undead Marie Antoinette might enjoy but it's got a good kick that'll hopefully make me more amenable to those snot filled bratty Trick or Treaters.

The Coffin Liner

You will need:

• 50ml Chambord Liqueur
• 50ml Scotch Whisky (I used Loch Fyne Blended Whisky)
• 15ml Elderflower Cordial
• 25ml Freshly squeezed orange juice
• Heart shaped sweet (I used a Haribo, and ate all the leftovers, sorry Trick or Treaters)
• Cocktail stick or mini staking device of your choice (could be an umbrella, I won't judge)

Make It!

1. Shake the Chambord, whisky, cordial and orange juice over ice.
2. Strain into a martini glass.
3. Drop the heart shaped sweet into the glass and give your guests each a staking device to rid their drink of EVIL! (i.e. eat the sweetie.)

Happy Halloween!