Hocus Pocus Drink

Amuck, amuck, amuck! This Hocus Pocus drink is a witchy and absolutely delicious cocktail with green Midori melon liqueur. You'll definitely want to make this cocktail for sipping during your annual Hocus Pocus movie night!

I wanted to make this drink as bright green and sparkly as possible! So I added in some Midori and edible glitter for that little something extra. It looks soo cool (even cooler in person!!) the way it floats around in the drink.

Want some more tasty and spooky cocktails for your Halloween party? Check out the Halloween Margarita, the Vampire's Kiss cocktail or the Black Heart cocktail. Or, these fun Glow in the Dark Jello Shots are delicious and a real party wow factor!

If you want to use more of your Midori, try out the Midori Sour or the Tokyo Tea cocktail! Or, if you want a showstopping green cocktail without the Midori, try the Witches' Brew cocktail with sour apple liqueur.

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you'll need to make this beautiful and spooky drink:

• Vodka - any vodka will work great! I used Tito's vodka.
• Midori Melon Liqueur - Midori liqueur gives the drink its bright green color, and also has a really nice melon flavor.
• Lime Juice - fresh lime juice is best.
• Simple syrup - either use store bought syrup, or you can make your own simple syrup.
• Edible glitter - while optional, this makes the finished drink look so cool! I used the clear Brew Glitter.
• Seltzer - this brings in some bubbles and helps the glitter move around a bit in the glass.
• Purple sugar - this is optional, but adding purple sanding sugar to the rim of the glass really gives this drink a Halloween feel.

Substitutions

Here are some ways you can substitute the ingredients in this cocktail:

• Vodka - you can use white rum, tequila or gin in place of the vodka. You can even use spiced rum for a different seasonal flavor, but the drink won't be as bright of a green.
• Midori - you can use Bols melon liqueur if you can't find Midori. Or, you can use a different liqueur like Cointreau, and use green edible glitter to make the drink green.
• Lime Juice - lemon juice would work great here too. If you can't use fresh, try using a packet of True Lime mixed with water.
• Simple syrup - you could use maple syrup or agave nectar instead.
• Edible glitter - just omit this if you can't get your hands on it. It'll still look cool, just not as sparkly.
• Purple sugar - you can use any color sugar... maybe green for a St. Patty's day twist! Even just plain white sugar would taste great. Or, just omit it, and garnish with a lime peel instead.

Variations

Here are some variations on this recipe:

• Keto Friendly Hocus Pocus drink - you can reduce the sugar in this by using a simple syrup made with allulose (find out how in my Simple Syrup post), or use a store bought sugar free syrup. There is no sugar free Midori, but you can try using a green-colored mixer instead, like this sugar-free Appletini mix.
• Virgin - watch out... the sisters might be coming for you!! To make this recipe non-alcoholic, you can just sub out the vodka with cold water, and replace the Midori with Amoretti Honeydew Melon syrup. You can also omit the simple syrup since you can just use more of the melon syrup.
• Three Different colors - if you want to pay homage to the other Sanderson sisters, you can make three different colored cocktails. I suggest using Cointreau instead of the Midori so your drink is clear, and then use different colored edible glitter to add the colors. Instead of adding the glitter to the cocktail shaker, add it to the bottom of each serving glass, and stir it up with a bar spoon or straw.

Equipment

You'll just need a few basic bar tools to mix up this drink. Grab a jigger, a cocktail shaker and a strainer.

For the serving glass, I used a Champagne flute, but you could also use a martini glass (especially if you want more of the sugar rim)!

A small shallow dish will come in handy for the purple sugar rim. You'll also want to have a knife and cutting board along with a citrus juicer if you're using a fresh lime.

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Instructions

Use water or a cut lime to wet the rim of your cocktail glass. Then, dip it into your dish of purple sugar.

Pick up the glass, turn it slightly and dip it again. Repeat until the whole rim is coated, and set the glass aside to dry.

Add the lime juice and Midori to your cocktail shaker.

Add in the vodka and simple syrup.

Add in the edible glitter, and then fill the shaker with ice.

Seal up the shaker and shake well, about 15 to 20 times.

Strain the drink into the prepared serving glass.

Top it all off with your fresh seltzer, and serve!

Hint: Sometimes the glitter will settle to the bottom. You may want to serve it with a straw or long stirrer for your guests to restir the glittery magic!

Frequently Asked Questions

Top tip

If you want to make these Hocus Pocus Halloween cocktails for a party, you can add the sugar to all of your glass rims beforehand. Then have them ready to go!

You can also make these in a pitcher instead of one by one. If you want to make a pitcher, just multiply the ingredients by the number of drinks you want, and then add ½ ounce of water per cocktail to the pitcher. Mix in everything but the seltzer.

Store the pitcher in the fridge until you're ready to serve, and then pour and top each one with seltzer. Cheers to a great Hocus Pocus party!