The Monster & The Count

As part of my Horror from the Beercade events I ran last year for Halloween I made a few nightly themed drinks as well as the two staple drinks for the month of October-

The Monster and the Count

The Monster

2oz Ketel One Citroen

1oz Midori melon liqueur

1oz Luxardo Sour Apple

1/2oz sour mix

If you can't tell already- I love Midori, I think melon liqueur is a lot of fun to work with, not to mentions it always gives this really great color. This is an easy basic cocktail that is a fruity, refreshing easy drink. It's not so much for the taste wow factor, but instead the color. If you have a thin-stemmed martini glass try dropping a cherry in the bottom. The edges will blur and instead will look like a little blood in the bottom.

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The Count

2oz cherry-infused Bulleit

I home infuse but and cherry flavored Bourbon is good

1oz Luxardo Maraschino

1/2oz Sweet Vermouth

1/2oz cherry juice

4 dashes Angostora Bitters

If you really love cherries then I'd suggest garnishing with Maker Mark's Bourbon Cherries and/or using Woodford Reserve Cherry Bitters. This is a stronger but still fairly sweet cherry Manhattan, for someone who likes a whiskey drink but also likes a sweet kick.

Disclaimer- I added a drop of food coloring to

this drink to give it a bright red color

for promotional use only.