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Sleepy Hollow Cocktail

Sleepy Hollow Cocktail

A spooky, smoky Halloween cocktail with pomegranate, tequila, and rosemary-orange honey syrup. Easy to make and hauntingly good.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine Halloween
Servings 1 Cocktail
Calories 239 kcal

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker
  • - Strainer
  • Saucepan
  • - Match or kitchen torch

Ingredients
  

  • **Honey Syrup**
  • - ¼ cup honey
  • - ½ cup water
  • - 1 sprig rosemary
  • - Zest of 1 orange
  • **Single Cocktail**
  • - ¼ cup pomegranate or cranberry juice
  • - 2 oz tequila or mezcal
  • - 1–2 tbsp rosemary-orange honey syrup
  • - 2 dashes orange bitters
  • - 1 dash cinnamon
  • - Sparkling water
  • - Cinnamon sugar rim
  • - Rosemary sprig for garnish
  • **Party Punch Serves 6**
  • - 1½ cups pomegranate or cranberry juice
  • - 12 oz tequila or mezcal
  • - All rosemary honey syrup
  • - 2 tbsp orange bitters
  • - ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • - 2–4 cans sparkling water

Instructions
 

  • **Make Honey Syrup**: Simmer water, honey, and rosemary. Add zest. Cool.
  • **Rim Glass**: Use cinnamon sugar for a sweet rim.
  • **Shake Cocktail**: Combine all ingredients except sparkling water. Shake with ice.
  • **Finish**: Strain into glass, top with sparkling water.
  • **Garnish**: Add rosemary sprig. Light for smoky effect.

Notes

- Mocktail version: skip tequila, double sparkling water
- Make syrup ahead and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks
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