Halloween weekend 2010 is finally here, and its time for the Ghouls, Goblins, Naughty Nurses, Snookis and Elvis’ (or is it Elvi) to hit the streets, basement parties and bars. We’ve spent the past few weeks looking around for fun Halloween-themed drinks for your spooky cocktail parties. We narrowed it down to 10 and here they are!

Cheers and Happy Halloween from Madtini!

1. Boo-Berry Martini
Ingredients

• 2 oz Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1 oz sweet & sour syrup
• 2 ripped up basil leaves
• 8-10 fresh blueberries

Preparation
Wet the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with lemon juice. Turn the glass in a shallow plate of sugar to cover the rim. Muddle the blueberries and ripped up basil leaves in a cocktail shaker until they are shredded. Take a deep whiff of the beautiful mix of smells. Add the sweet & sour syrup, triple sec, blueberry flavoured vodka, and 4 ice cubes. Shake, then strain into the chilled cocktail glass.

2. Blood Lust Martini
Ingredients

• 2 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Chambord
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz Creme de Cassis
• 1 oz Sweet & sour mix
• 8-10 blueberries
• 4 fresh blackberries
• 4 fresh raspberries
• 3 fresh strawberries, sliced and hulled

Preparation
Muddle the berries together in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the rest of the ingredients, shake, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 2-3 maraschino cherries.

3. Walk With a Zombie
Ingredients

• 1 oz white rum
• 1 oz golden rum
• 1 oz 151 dark rum
• 1/2 oz apricot brandy
• 1/2 oz amaretto
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 1 1/2 oz orange juice
• 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz grenadine

Preparation
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice except the 151 dark rum & grenadine. Shake well then strain into a tall cocktail glass. Add the 151 dark rum and grenadine to the top of the drink. Garnish with an orange wedge and two maraschino cherries.

4. The Monster Mash
Ingredients

• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz Malibu Coconut rum
• 1/2 oz tequila
• 1/2 oz white rum
• 1/2 oz vodka

Preparation
Add all the ingredients to a blender along with 1 cup of ice. Blend until smooth, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with two thin slices of apple.

5. The Dark Chocolate Martini
Ingredients

• 2 oz Smirnoff Vanilla Twist Vodka
• 2 oz Dark Creme de Cacao
• 1 oz chilled Espresso
• 1/2 tsp fresh orange juice
• orange zest
• 1 tbsp grated dark chocolate
• 1 tbsp sugar

Preparation
Grate a generous chunk of dark chocolate. Combine a tablespoon of dark chocolate and sugar in a small plate. Wet the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with a wedge of orange. Turn the cocktail glass in the dark chocolate and sugar to cover the rim. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake vigorously, then strain into the chilled cocktail glass.

6. Mad-Eye Martini
Ingredients

• 3 oz Gin
• Splash of Dry vermouth
• Radish and olive eyeball

Preparation
Peel the skin from a radish leaving traces of red to resemble veins. Carve out a hole in the radish big enough to place an olive into. Pour vermouth in to chilled cocktail glass.

7. The Black Cat
Ingredients

• 1 oz Kahlua
• 2 1/2 oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1/2 oz Black Sambuca

Preparation
Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice. Shake, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a few espresso beans.

8. The Dark & Spooky
Ingredients

• 2 1/2 oz dark rum
• Juice of one Lime
• Ginger Beer

Preparation
Combine the dark rum and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Stir, then pour over ice in a rocks glass. Top with Ginger Beer and garnish with a wedge of lime and a large black spider.

9. The Dra-Kahlua
Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Kahlua
• 1/2 oz Cognac
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec
• 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup

Preparation
Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice. Shake, then strain into your chilled martini glass. Add a blood-orange wedge s garnish.

10. Root Beer of all Evil
Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Three Olives Root Beer Vodka
• 4 oz Jones Soda Root Beer
• 3/4 oz Amaretto Liqueur
• 1 scoop Haagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream

Preparation
Pour the vodka and root beer over ice. Shake, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry