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Red Halloween Drink | Blood Clot Shots

By: D. Durand Worthey  »  Updated: April 7, 2023  »   View our disclosure policy

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This red Halloween drink may be scary to look at, but with a shot Whiskey, it goes down easy. Our Blood Clot Shots will be a perfect match for your Halloween party, giving it the ultimate Halloween drink to try this year! 

This red Halloween drink may be scary, but it goes down easy with a shot of Whiskey. Our Blood Shots will be a perfect match for your Halloween party, giving it the ultimate Halloween drink to try this year! 

Blood Shots for HalloweenRed Halloween Drink | Blood Clot Shots

Halloween is one of my all-time favorite-not-really-a-holiday holidays.

It’s just fun. We don’t take all of the crazy symbolism to heart—nothing more, nothing less.

As a kid, I enjoyed the thrill of dressing up in scary or superhero costumes and geeking at the fact that I got to spend an evening collecting candy.

Can you say kid heaven?

Halloween red shots with toasted marshmallows

But it was more than just the trick-or-treat outing on Halloween night.

It was the build-up!

I recall decorating grade-school classrooms with cut-out pumpkins, multi-colored corn cobs, ghouls, and witches with black cats.

It was festive and more fun than a barrel of zombie monkeys. And now that I am thinking back on it, I want my youth back!

Sorry, nostalgia can be a horrible thing at times.

Torching Marshmallows

How to make these Halloween Shots

Anyway, you’re not here to relive my youth with me, are you? Nah, I didn’t think so.

You’re here for the gross but wickedly cool recipe, aren’t you?

Thought so. Okay then, I’ll give you what you came for. Let’s get to do it!

Below I’ll show you how you can make your own slightly disturbing but super ‘licious Blood Shots. 

blood like bandaid for Halloween decor

One pint of chicken blood… no, not really. Wink.

Disclaimer: No chickens or other fouls were harmed in making this cocktail. Promise. Scout’s honor.

Hard Cider for Halloween Cocktail

Ingredients for a red Halloween drink

  • 2 ounces of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire Whiskey
  • 2 ounces of Hard Apple Cider (We especially like J.K.’s Cuvée Organic Hard Cider)
  • 2 ounces of apple liqueur 
  • A few dashes of orange bitters  
  • 4 Marshmallows
  • Add several drops of Red Food Coloring (add additional drops to achieve the darker red color) *We used McCormick Culinary Red Food Coloring to achieve the darker look. 
  • Band-Aids

Torching a Marshmallow

Special Equipment: Chef’s Butane Torch

Blood Clot Shots

 

Directions:

The directions are easy to follow, especially if you aren’t going for the pint of chicken blood, ’cause catching a terrified yard bird isn’t as easy as it sounds. Trust.

  1. Take a long white serving platter like the above photo and add several crumpled-up Band-Aids.
  2. Now, drip red food coloring all over the serving platter, and make small garish puddles. You can even add drops of table syrup to the edges of the puddles or bits of blackened marshmallows to give them that old coagulated blood look.
  3.  Line up your shot glasses on the platter and pour 1 ounce of Whiskey (depending on how big your shot glasses are).
  4. Pour in 1 ounce of hard cider.
  5. Next, add drops of red food coloring to give the shot that “is this blood I’m chugging?” look. Looks good so far; you’ll have the vampires salivating!
  6.  Carefully add 3-4 mini marshmallows or a single regular-size marshmallow into each shot glass.
  7. Now comes the fun part. Using the chef’s butane torch, caramelize the marshmallows. Be careful not to set the liquor aflame. You may want to stick the marshmallows on the end of a fork and char them instead of risking a fiery booze-fueled marshmallow inferno. 

Serve liberally to all the cool ghosts, goblins, and sexy nurses attending your next Halloween Par-Tay.

Note- if the “blood” look is not dark enough, you can add a few drops of black food coloring to achieve a darker look! 

Be sure to drink responsibly. And never drink and drive!

Blood Clot Shots for Halloween Cocktail

Blood Clot Shots for Halloween Cocktail

Blood Shots | Halloween Drink

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Calories: 118kcal
Author: D. Durand Worthey
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Ingredients
 

  • 2 ounces of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire Whiskey
  • 2 ounces of Hard Apple Cider We especially like J.K.’s Cuvée Organic Hard Cider
  • 2 ounces of apple liqueur
  • A few dashes of orange bitters
  • 4 Marshmallows
  • Add several drops of Red Food Coloring add additional drops to achieve the darker red color *We used McCormick Culinary Red Food Coloring to achieve the darker look.
  • Band-Aids

Instructions

  • Take a long white serving platter like the one in the above photo and add several crumpled-up Band-Aids.
  • Now, drip red food coloring all over the serving platter, and make small garish puddles. You can even add drops of table syrup to the edges of the puddles or bits of blackened marshmallows to give them that old coagulated blood look.
  • Line up your shot glasses on the platter and pour 1 ounce of whiskey (depending on how big your shot glasses are).
  • Pour in 1 ounce of hard cider.
  • Next, add drops of red food coloring to give the shot that "is this blood I'm chugging?" look. Looks good so far; you'll have the vampires salivating!
  • Carefully add 3-4 mini marshmallows or a single regular-size marshmallow into each shot glass.
  • Now comes the fun part. Using the chef's butane torch, caramelize the marshmallows. Be careful not to set the liquor aflame. You may want to stick the marshmallows on the end of a fork and char them instead of risking a fiery booze-fueled marshmallow inferno. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Sodium: 8mg | Sugar: 11g
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 Find more Halloween drinks below:

Dead-Eye Whiskey Halloween Cocktail Idea

Halloween Cocktail Using Black Vodka | Black Voodoo Citrus Cocktail

Toasted Strawberry Shots Cocktail with Vodka

Clown Jell-O Shots

Sparkling Apple Cider Potion Mocktail

Bloodshot Clots | Halloween Drink

Created 8/2015 | Updated 10/2022

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Comments

  1. Bim says

    September 7, 2015 at 9:14 am

    5 stars
    Those look extra disgustingly, nasty, man. Good job!

    Reply
    • T Worthey says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      Thanks. Appreciate the compliment and these babies are really good. They may look absolutely horrid but they taste so freskishly ghoul… I mean good.

      Reply
  2. Krystal says

    September 9, 2015 at 8:13 am

    Oh my goodness these are truly amazing. I can’t wait to celebrate Halloween with one of these!

    Reply
  3. Marcia @ Menopausal Mother says

    October 19, 2015 at 11:01 am

    5 stars
    It looks scary as hell but I bet it tastes good. I just have to close my eyes and drink….

    Reply
  4. Marcia @ Menopausal Mother says

    October 19, 2015 at 11:01 am

    5 stars
    It looks scary as hell but I bet it tastes good. I just have to close my eyes and drink….

    Reply
  5. Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom says

    October 26, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    5 stars
    Ahahaha these are awesome and gross and amazing. I want to come to your parties please!

    Reply
  6. Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom says

    October 26, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    5 stars
    Ahahaha these are awesome and gross and amazing. I want to come to your parties please!

    Reply
  7. Holly says

    October 28, 2015 at 12:59 am

    Coming to you from the Wonderful Wednesday Link-Up!
    These sound gruesomely awesome! You had me cracking up at the chicken blood 😉
    Thanks for the recipe! Will definitely be trying these this year! X

    Reply
  8. Rebecca Swenor says

    October 29, 2015 at 8:38 am

    5 stars
    This is a great drink idea indeed for a Halloween party. The name sounds gross but the recipe sounds pretty good. I have to make these for sure. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  9. Marie says

    October 18, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    These are super spooky and cool! I love the toasted marshmallow on top. Yum, yum! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday this week!

    Reply
  10. Jamie says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:14 pm

    What a fun party idea! Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  11. April west says

    October 23, 2017 at 8:46 pm

    Mine looked nothing like that. We’re having a big Halloween part and was looking forward to serving these. I can’t get them red enough. I used 15 drops of red food coloring. And your looked foamy on the top. Please help!!

    Reply
    • T Worthey says

      October 23, 2017 at 11:13 pm

      Oh no, April! I’m sorry to hear that. Can I ask what type of food coloring you used? I added this to the ingredient list, but we used McCormick Culinary Food Coloring. You can order it here- http://amzn.to/2zL8lP2

      Also, try adding a few drops of black food coloring if you want the darker look. The foaminess you see came from the marshmallow as it was melting. Let me know how that works out and good luck!

      Reply
  12. Paula says

    October 22, 2019 at 1:43 am

    “…instead of risking a fiery booze-fueled marshmallow inferno.” LOL!!!

    Reply
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