40 Halloween drinks and cocktail recipes

This deluxe hot chocolate with marshmallows is a real treat for chocolate lovers – use dark or milk chocolate depending on how intense you like it

Look after all of your party guests, including the ones who aren't drinking with this simple, non-alcoholic Christmas-spiced fruit juice served warm

Celebrate Halloween with our special pear, pumpkin and ginger mocktail. Perfect for parties, be sure to pipe frightening faces onto your serving glasses!

This easy recipe is a great way to use up a pick-your-own glut of blackcurrants and makes a refreshing summer drink

Somewhere between an after-dinner drink and an indulgent dessert, this meringue-topped coffee cocktail is special way to end a smart meal with friends

Blend white and dark rum with lime juice, pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine to make this ghoulish Halloween cocktail. Garnish with cherries and mint

Serve this ghoulish fruit punch at a Halloween party for kids (or big kids). Stir the purple punch and lychee 'eyeballs' and frozen 'hands' will be revealed

Enjoy the heavenly combination of citrus and chocolate in sumptuous drink form by whipping up this double cream-based dream

Serve this zingy cocktail, with crème de cacao and grenadine, with a twist of pared orange zest for a stylish party drink

Start your celebrations in style with a glass of pretty fizz - cherry brandy, kirsch, amaretto and vodka, topped up with sparking grape juice

Blend a traditional old fashioned with a homemade gomme made using candy corn (a Halloween favourite in the US) to make this spooky cocktail

Blend tequila and mescal with passata, lime and lemon juice, grenadine, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco to make this vibrant red, Halloween-inspired cocktail

Looking for a devilish alcohol-free tipple to serve for Halloween? Our grape, apple and grenadine mocktail will go down a storm at any party

Blend rose vodka and absinthe with lemon juice and egg white to make this Halloween-inspired cocktail. It's ideal for a grown-up ghoulish party

Tantalise your guests' tastebuds with this delicious toffee apple sour. It's a perfect cocktail for a grown-up Halloween party or a Bonfire Night treat

Treat guests to something different with this flavourful pineapple and ginger punch. It's a great non-alcoholic drink for a party or at Christmas