Come in! Make yourself… umm… comfortable. Heh heh heh! May I offer you a cocktail? How about a nice Black Martini with Devil’s Eyeballs? BWAAHAHAHAHA!
For the Black (Espresso) Martinis you’ll need:
2 cups prepared espresso
2 cups black vodka or espresso-flavored vodka
1 cup Kahlua (or other coffee liqueur)
1/4 cup sugar (or to taste)
Dissolve the sugar into the hot espresso and chill. Combine the espresso with the remaining ingredients. Chill well and serve in chilled martini glasses.
Alternatively, fill a cocktail shaker half-full with ice, add espresso mixture, shake well, and strain into chilled martini glasses.
Makes about 8 servings.
*Note: You can make the martinis a couple of days ahead, if you like. The advantage, other than time-savings, is that the flavors meld further and the drink concentrates a little, enabling the Devil’s Eyeballs to float menacingly in the cocktail!
For the Devil’s Eyeballs you’ll need:
1 can lychee fruit, drained
1 small bottle maraschino cherries, drained (not jumbo-sized)
chocolate chips (preferably semi-sweet)
Blot the lychees and cherries with paper towel to dry a bit.
For each eyeball, insert one cherry, stem-end up, into a lychee. Take a chocolate chip and press the point into the cherry stem dimple. For best effect, it should turn a little sideways for that creepy, evil, cat-like pupil.
Great way to get your Halloween party guests in the proper spirit – enjoy!
glamah16 says
Love how you made the lychee eyes for the cocktail. Sin-sational!
Rambling Woods says
I think your blogger friends are going to be surprised when they visit my blog expecting cooking and they get bird seed…lol…I could sure use a drink tonight…
Deeba @Passionate About Baking says
Boooooooo to you. I'd love a glass of that sensational martini & 2 eyeballs please. COOL…love the lychee centers. Exotic.
Michelle says
hmmmmm….I've got the perfect glass for the Espresso Martini! And those eyeballs look so squeeshy!
RecipeGirl says
Those both look so gross and awesome for Halloween!!
Chow and Chatter says
cool event love the eyeballs
tastestopping says
I'm afraid…I'm very afraid! (Actually, the martini might be right up my alley. Only one way to find out!)
MyMaracas says
I think I'd have to drink that with my eyes shut. Mind you, I WOULD drink it. Just with my eyes shut. Looks like you really know how to do Halloween up right!
shaz says
Hello!I found you through Passionate About Baking – love the Halloween bloghop and love the red eyeballs. Snap! I made eyeballs too but using lychee and blueberry:)
Elle says
You're awesome! Would be a blast if we could drink these all together, wouldn't it?
Gel says
I'm not a drinker nor do I like cherries, but this looks so festive, I want to gobble up those eyeballs! Wonderfully creepy, Flamingo! 😀