Black Widow Cocktail Recipe

This deliciously eerie red and black layered drink makes the perfect spooky cocktail for a Halloween party, themed party, or just a fun cocktail to enjoy with friends. Named Black widow after the spider (or could it be the Marvel character? – Works for both really.) This Spiced rum and sweet liqueur infused cocktail is sure to impress everyone. Check out our Black Widow Cocktail recipe below!

Create Your Black Widow Cocktail

If you are sitting there wondering what unique cocktail to serve this spooky season or theme party consider this Black Widow cocktail! Not only does it taste good but it looks amazing – especially served up in a spooky themed glass.

The red and black layers look absolutely amazing and topped with tons of ice, mint, and cherries it’s even better. We feel it gives off a spooky vibe just like the real black widow spider! These venomous spiders are not to be messed with and should always be avoided, unlike this cocktail which is meant to be enjoyed and shared amongst friends!

Can We Make it a Mocktail?

Of course! It will require substituting all the alcohol and switching it to something mocktail friendly.

Grenadine Liquor: Replace your Grenadine Liquor with some pomegranate juice! This will give the same color and flavor profiles.

Spiced Rum: You can replace your rum with either non-alcoholic spiced rum or molasses with a splash of vanilla. (trust us it tastes amazing) another option would be to use coke or Pepsi as a replacement.

Black vodka: Black vodka tastes basically the same as regular clear vodka, it’s made the same way just infused with black catechu bark which gives it that lovely black shade. It’s noted to taste the same just with a slight herbal taste. To substitute this we suggest either using non-alcoholic vodka with black food coloring added OR you can use a dark berry juice (Blackberry or blueberry). Mix it with tonic water to add a fizz if you wish.

Crème De Cassis: which is a sweet, dark red liqueur can be replaced with a red juice of your choice (Either add more cranberry juice to your recipe or use cherry or a fruit juice).

All your other ingredients can remain the same. If you don’t wish to add actvie charcoal don’t worry! Your drink will still appear dark in color with your other items.

Black Widow Cocktail Recipe

• Yield: 1 serving
• Prep Time: 5 min
• Total Time: 5 min

Ingredients:

Red Layer

• ½ oz Grenadine Liquor
• ½ oz Spiced Rum
• 2 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 tsp gold cake shimmer

Black Layer

• ½ oz Black vodka
• ½ oz Crème De Cassis
• 2 oz Sprite
• Tsp Activated Charcoal
• 1 tsp Gold cake shimmer
• 1 drop Black food coloring
• Optional Garnish: Mint leaves and Cherries.

Instructions:

1. Fill your glass with ice.

Red Layer

1. In a bar shaker add the rum, grenadine liquor, cranberry juice and gold cake shimmer.
2. Shake to combine,
3. Pour your red layer in the ice filled glass first.

Black Layer

1. In a bar shaker add the vodka, crème de cassis, Sprite, activated charcoal, black food coloring, and gold cake shimmer.
2. Shake to combine,
3. Pour the black cocktail mixture on top of the red layer.