Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more scary, Halloween arrives, along with Mercury retrograde and a full moon. Then, toss in the election, which takes place the day after the Day of the Dead. It’s enough to drive one to drink – responsibly, of course.
This unusual celestial and seasonal combination hasn’t gone unnoticed by St. Louis’s talented mixologists at Three-Sixty Rooftop Bar, Westport Social and Union Station’s Train Shed and Soda Fountain, where boo-itful boozy concoctions and monstrous mock-tails have been tricked up to serve as special treats throughout October.
To imbibe, begin by going for the boos and great views at Three-Sixty Rooftop Bar at St. Louis Hilton at the Ballpark. Order up either a How to Kill a Zombie or a Bloody Corpse Reviver cocktail. The Westport Social, where drinks are frozen, shaken, stirred and scary, offers a Frozen Pumpkin Spiced White Russian or a Black Widow, which is paired with free games, including hoops, shuffleboard, ping pong and darts.
Those seeking the spooky but nonalcoholic glasses of fun, Blaise Pastoret of Lodging Hospitality Management at Union Station has worked up several frightening fun drinks, like this fall’s Soda Fountain Freak Shake.
“I met with Clementine’s for a fun ice cream called Orange Ghoulius that would serve as the base,” Pastoret said. “Then I connected with LeBons Candy to discuss unique Halloween-themed candy shapes to incorporate into the shake. We put all of that together in a commemorative skull cup.”
Train Shed, the gastropub at Union Station, located near the entrance to the St. Louis Aquarium, is serving a special Screamsicle Float through Halloween. The seasonal float is constructed with Clementine’s Black Sesame and Toasted Coconut Gelato, orange soda, house-made whipped cream and topped with a tiny pitchfork. It’s a sweet treat to reward yourself with for making it through the haunted train – part of Union Station’s Halloween Experience.
Speaking of treats, the following are a few recipes from this year’s selection of diabolical drinks that are rated the spookiest sips of the season.
BLOODY CORPSE REVIVER
Courtesy of Three Sixty Rooftop Bar
1 ounce Ransom Dry Gin
1 ounce Giffard Creme de Cassis
1 ounce Dolin Blanc
.75 ounce lemon juice
Black colored sugar and absinthe
Shake and strain into cocktail glass rimmed with black sugar and an absinthe rinse. To rim glass dip rim in absinthe, then dip rim in black sugar. Garnish with 2 blackberries.
FLEUR DE LIS SOUR
Courtesy of Westport Social
1.5 ounces Knob Creek
.75 ounce Giffard Crème de Cacao
.25 ounce Giffard vanilla
.5 ounce lemon
Shake all ingredients on ice, pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with a Cabernet float and two cherries.
