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5 Spooktacular Cocktails for Your Halloween Pregame

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Brittany Dillard Student Contributor, Xavier University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Xavier chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

There’s a time and place for shots and badly mixed drinks, but there’s also a time to splurge on a great tasting, fun looking cocktail! Not only will you look like the most sophisticated collegiette at the pre-game, but we guarantee your Halloween themed cocktail will be a great conversation starter! 

Black Widow

1 1/2 oz black rum 

3/4 oz creme de cacao 

1 cup ice 

(black food coloring and brown sugar for rim) 

Candy Corn Collins 

2 parts Bacardi Superior

3 parts lemon juice

3/4 parts simple syrup 

1/2 parts soda water 

Vampire Kiss 

1 oz mango vodka 

1 oz coconut rum 

1 oz sweet and sour mix 

A splash of grenadine 

Pina Ghouladas 

4 oz pina colada mix

1 oz coconut rum 

1 cup ice 

Pumpkin Cocktail 

2 oz orange juice

2 oz sparkling water 

2 oz maraschino liqueur 

1 oz Limoncello 

Black Licorice for garnish

Brittany is a senior accounting major from Saint Louis, Missouri and is a Campus Correspondent for Xavier University. When not organizing Her Campus Xavier, she can be found working with Tedx Xavier University or Xavier Women in Business. She  wishes she could spend all of her free time with puppies.