Here are a dozen hauntingly good drinks to try at metro area bars and restaurants this Halloween season.
Phantom gaze at Atrium
Looking right back at you is Atrium’s phantom gaze, a vodka martini riff with lychee, cherry, lime juice and dry vermouth. A lychee and cherry eyeball garnish adds the perfect amount of whimsy.
675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-600-3939, atriumatl.com.
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La Catrina at Azotea Cantina
As an ode to La Catrina, the figurative icon of Day of the Dead, Azotea shakes together a margarita featuring Reposado tequila, triple sec, agave, lime juice, egg white and hibiscus syrup. The drink is refreshing and light.
245 18th St. NW, Atlanta. 404-902-6040, azoteacantina.com.
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Green intensity at Kona Grill
Kona has a ghoulish cocktail called green intensity — a mixture of gin, lychee syrup, St. Germain and fresh lime juice, accented with green luster dust and an eyeball made from lychee fruit and a Luxardo cherry.
5100 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta. 470-226-1540, konagrill.com.
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I’m the ghost with the most, babe at Local Three
This one from Local Three’s “Beetlejuice”-themed drink menu is a shaken, savory concoction featuring Corazon tequila, parsnip, sage, thyme, egg white and lemon.
3290 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta. 404-968-2700, localthree.com.
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Zombie juice at Marcus Bar & Grille
Presented with dry ice, a zombie juice uses British-style 1804 black rum as the backbone of a bold, boozy rum punch.
525 Edgewood Ave. SE, Atlanta. 470-890-1700, marcusbarandgrille.com.
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Twisted fang at Mellow Mushroom
A twisted fang is a disturbingly fun take on a lemon drop. Lemon vodka, triple sec, house sour mix and lemon juice get a dose of strawberry puree, accented with an on-the-nose vampire fang stick.
Multiple metro area locations. mellowmushroom.com.
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Blood bags at Netherworld
If you want to look like a vampire, you can sip on a drink that looks like a blood bag at this haunted house, along with Dr. Octane’s bizarre beverage, a colorful, bubbling nonalcoholic drink.
1313 Netherworld Way, Stone Mountain. 404-999-3327, fearworld.com.
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Bad brains at the Office Bar
A variation on a dirty shirley — called bad brains — consists of vodka, lime juice, house-made grenadine and Bailey’s Irish cream.
1105 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta. 470-283-2010, officebaratl.com.
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Zombie punch at Rreal Tacos
Rreal’s zombie punch is a concoction of tequila and passion fruit liqueur, as well as pineapple and lime juices, served with a gummy eyeball.
Multiple metro area locations, rrealtacos.com.
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La llorona at Tacos & Tequilas Mexican Grill
Like a smoky blackberry smash, la llorona mixes reposado mezcal, blackberry punch, agave, lime juice and triple sec on the rocks. Black sea salt hangs over the rim — a la the weeping woman of Mexican folklore.
Multiple metro area locations, ttatl.com.
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Cotton candy cauldron at Vesper
This playful variation on a French 75 offers gin with lemon juice, cranberry and a spectral topping of cotton candy dancing atop fizzing champagne.
924 Garrett St., Atlanta. 404-963-6902, vesperatl.com.
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Red blood moon margarita at the Wicked Pig Halloween Bar
This vampire-wannabe cocktail is made with blanco tequila, blood orange puree, amaretto and lime juice. I always feel like somebody’s watching me, meanwhile, is a play on a white lady, with a garnish that looks back.
128 E. Andrews Drive NW, Atlanta. 404-848-9100, theblindpigparlourbar.com.
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