Halloween is creeping up on us, which means it's time for one thing. Mixing up Halloween shots.
If you’re looking for Halloween shot recipes that are easy to make, colourful and have ridiculous names, then you’ve come to the right place.
From widows to witches and a shot literally called Grave Mistake, we’ve got a whole gang of spooky serves ready for your Halloween get-together.
So send your messages to the group chat and start planning your Halloween party.
Swamp Juice
Swamp Juice is dark, creamy and suitably murky shot. In other words, it’s exactly what you would expect from the name.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Caffe Latte
- 12.5ml Chambord
Add both ingredients into a shaker with ice and give it a good shake. The pour into a shot glass and serve.
No actual swamp required.
Brain Haemorrhage
Possibly the most Halloween-looking shot of the lot. Combining vodka with Lustre Caffe Latte, then finished with grenadine syrup for that brain like effect.
Ingredients
- 20ml vodka
- 5ml Lustre Caffe Latte
- 5ml Grenadine Syrup
Pour Grenadine syrup over your shot of Lustre Caffe Latte and watch as the syrup makes the drink look like someone's brain.
Grave Mistake
We’ve all got one. Whether it was sending a message to the wrong group chat or forgetting your mate's birthday.
Why not make a drink out of it?
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila
- 12.5ml Nottari Sambuca Nero
Layer Lustre Strawberry Cream over Nottari Sambuca in a shot glass. Or serve in a twisted shot glass.
Rest in Peach
Sounds like it belongs on a gravestone, but luckily, it’s just a fruity combination of strawberry cream tequila and peach schnapps.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila
- 12.5ml Teichenné Peach Schnapps
Layer Strawberry Cream Tequila over Peach Schnapps in a shot glass and enjoy.
Witch Please
Because sometimes “Abracadabra” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Witch Please mixes strawberry cream tequila and coconut rum for a sweet, tropical flavourful shot.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila
- 12.5ml Coconut Rum
Layer strawberry cream tequila over coconut rum in a shot glass and serve.
Chucky’s Choice
We may not know him personally, but we can guess what he would choose.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum
- 12.5ml Melon Liqueur
Layer your pineapple cream rum over melon liqueur in a shot glass. Then get you and your mates to choose how good this combo is.
Beatle Juice
Don’t let the name put you off, we promise this one tastes good.
Beatle juice combines sweet strawberry and tropical flavours.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum
- 12.5ml Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila
Mix Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum and Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila into a shot glass and enjoy.
Say its name three times if you dare. Although, we can’t promise anything will happen.
Sinister Sip
It may sound evil, but it’s really the opposite.
This shot mixes sweet and sour with Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum and Corky’s Sour Mango.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum
- 12.5ml Corky’s Sour Mango
Layer Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum over Corky’s Sour Mango and realise that this fruity shot is anything but evil.
Shot Slayer
Forget Buffy, there is a new slayer in town. Mixing Jungfrau and Whiskey this easy shot doesn’t mess around.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Jungfrau Herbal Schnapps
- 12.5ml Whiskey
Just mix Jungfrau and whiskey together with ice, then pour into your shot glass.
Final Scream
Don’t worry, it’s only the name.
Final Scream mixes sweet strawberry tequila cream with botanical parma violets.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila
- 12.5ml Parma Violet Gin
Layer Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila over the parma violets gin and enjoy you’re final scream… it won’t last long.
Fire and Blood
This shot is all about the dramatics, looking truly sinister in a shot glass.
Ingredients
- 15ml Jungfrau Fire
- 10ml Grenadine Syrup
Layer grenadine at the bottom of the shot glass, then carefully pour over Jungfrau Fire.
Hocus Pocus
No cauldron needed for this one, just a shot glass.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum
- 12.5ml Watermelon Liqueur
Layer Lustre Pineapple Cream Rum over the watermelon liqueur and enjoy.
Pumpkin Mini Margarita
Because who says pumpkins need to be carved?
Ingredients
- 15ml Take Tequila Pineapple
- 5ml Lime Juice
- 5ml Orange Liqueur
Shake well, then strain into a salt rimmed shot glass.
Ghouls Gone Wild
Apparently, the ghouls have some exciting plans this Halloween. Mixing sour apple and Jungfrau this combo is ready to join in the fun.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Corky’s Sour Apple
- 12.5ml Jungfrau
Shake with ice and serve in a shot glass.
Vanilla Voodoo
Coffee. Vanilla. Voodoo.
This spooky shot is all things sweet.
Ingredients
· 12.5ml Lustre Caffe Latte
· 12.5ml Vanilla Vodka
Layer Lustre Caffe Latte over vanilla vodka and enjoy the voodoo madness.
Toxic Kiss
Now, this may sound like something you want to avoid. But trust us, this toxic kiss is the perfect addition to your Halloween party.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Corky’s Sour Raspberry
- 12.5ml Blue Curacao
Pour the blue curacao syrup over Corky’s raspberry and watch the flavours combine.
Hellfire
This is where things get spicy.
Ingredients
- 15ml Take Tequila Jalapeño
- 5ml Grenadine Syrup
- 5ml Lime Juice
Shake all the ingredients up, then pour into your shot glass. A mix of a little sweet, a little sour and a whole lot spicy.
Trick or Tequila
We know which one we’d be choosing… Treat.
Ingredients
- 12.5ml Corky’s Sour Raspberry
- 12.5ml Lustre Strawberry Cream Tequila
Layer Lustre Strawberry Cream over Corky’s Sour Raspberry then serve.
No knocking needed. Although costumes are encouraged.
Ghosted
We’ve all been there.
At least this ghosted is a little more enjoyable.
Ingredients
· 12.5ml Lustre Caffe Latte
· 12.5ml White Rum
Layer your Lustre Caffe Latte over the white rum in a shot glass.
Black Widow
Dark, fruity and a little bit dramatic.
Ingredients
- 10ml Nottari Sambuca Nero
- 10ml Corky’s Sour Cherry
- 5ml Grenadine Syrup
Pour grenadine into the bottom of the glass, shake Sambuca and Corky’s together then pour over the grenadine.
And there we have it 20 Halloween shot recipes, all you need to do now is pick your potion.
Halloween Shot Recipe FAQs
How do you make a layered Halloween shot?
To make a layered shot start by adding the ingredient you want to have at the bottom of your shot into the glass. Then slowly pour over the other ingredient, the best way to do it is over the back of a spoon.
