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I am kicking off “spooky” cocktail Saturday today with this Death Eater Negroni.

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If you’ve been reading HBH for any amount of time now, then you know that I am a just a little Harry Potter obsessed (leave a comment if any of you readers out there are as obsessed as I am). I grew up with the books and movies and I think I will forever love the series. Honestly if I could, I would forget everything I know about Harry Potter just so I could go through the books and movies again like it was the first time. Yes, I am that much of a freak…I mean to a point. I don’t have posters on my walls or own any memorabilia, I just love the series, and come Halloween time I LOVE creating a few Harry Potter themed recipes. Takes me back to my younger self, which at times I am very much in need of.

Last year I created this Forbidden Forest Chocolate Butterbeer Cake, the year before it was this Pumpkin Butterbeer Hot Chocolate, and the year before that it was these Death By Butterbeer Cupcakes. Over in the Half Baked Harvest Cookbook I have my very favorite Treacle Butter Apple Pie. So yeah, I kind of like the HP themed recipes.

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And moving along…

As mentioned today is the start of “spooky” cocktail Saturday. Every Saturday in October I’ll have a fun and spooky cocktail to share.

SIDE NOTE: from now until Christmas I’ll have holiday cocktails coming every Saturday…very excited about this.

Today’s drink is a simple, but delicious one. A Negroni is a new to me cocktail, but after a little reading I realized that it’s really just a simple mix of equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. Normally, I am not too much into gin, nor is anyone in my family, but I really wanted to put a spooky October twist on this cocktail, so I added one of my favorite autumnal ingredients, a splash of pomegranate juice. Not only does the pomegranate juice give the drink a nice dark color, but it also adds some sweetness, which I like when paired with the gin. The best part though? This cocktail requires nothing fancy. Mix everything in a glass, add ice, and you’re done.

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The real fun comes with the dry ice. If you guys did not notice, I love playing with dry ice around Halloween and it was PERFECT for this Death Eater Negroni. I don’t recommend adding the ice directly to the drink, but I like to place the ice in water glasses around the drinks. I also colored each drink with the tiniest pinch of activated charcoal to give the Negroni a redish-black color. The activated charcoal (which is actually very healthy for you – see this article) is by no means a must, but it does create a darker, moodier drink that gives you that “death eater” feel. Also? My Old Fashioned Skull Glasses that I found via Williams-Somona helped a lot too…I highly recommend investing in these if you plan to make some cocktails this month, I love them.

Seeing as tomorrow is the start of October I am thinking you should be kicking things off with this Death Eater Negroni. It’s the perfect way to say hello to October, the month of all things spooky and haunted!

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Death Eater Negroni

Author: Tieghan Gerard
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 drink
Calories Per Serving: 321 kcal

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) gin
  • 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) Campari
  • 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) sweet vermouth
  • 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) pomegranate juice
  • activated charcoal, for coloring (optional)
  • 1 orange peel and pomegranate arils, for garnish

Instructions

  • 1. In a cocktail glass, combine gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, and pomegranate juice. If a black color is desired, add an 1/8 teaspoon activated charcoal and stir to combine. Top the glass with ice and garnish with an orange twist and pomegranate arils. 
    2. For a spooky effect, you can add a dying flower to each drink. 

Notes

Recipe is easily doubled
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  1. Negroni is my favorite cocktail! We drink a few too many of them around here lol. BTW if you swap out the gin for bourbon, it becomes a Boulevardier. They’re so delicious, too. 🙂

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  2. I LOVE Harry Potter!!! I received my cookbook a few days ago and I love it so, so much, you did an absolutely fantastic job. And I was always wondering what the infamous treacle tart from Harry Potter tasted like, so I will definitely try the Treacle Apple Pie! I love apples, so I think I will like your recipe even better than the plain treacle tart Harry had.

    And I feel you!! I so wish I could read the series again for the first time!!! Sadly, that’s not possible, but I will definitely be having a Harry Potter marathon with my equally Harry Potter obsessed cousin this autumn! Everything about Harry Potter just screams autumn to me and – circling back to your recipes – I love your Harry Potter inspired recipes! Have a great weekend!

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  4. Er Meh Gerd – I’m obsessed with your food photography. I can’t wait for your studio barn to be finished so I can attend a workshop of yours. The smoke shots are literally blowing my mind. Simply amazing!

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  7. Thanks a bunch for sharing this with all of us you actually know what you are speaking about! Bookmarked. Please also consult with my website =). We will have a hyperlink alternate agreement among us

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  11. Totally making this cocktail!
    I have to say, your photos are always gorgeous but…..
    the sequence of the two with the bottle of gin and the pomegranate are absolutely
    stunning. I want those blown up and framed-seriously.
    Made your candied beet salad with pumpkin seeds and blue cheese last night,
    DELISH
    tonight is your broccoli cheddar soup and beer pretzels ?
    My family is loving you! thank you for your creativity.

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  13. I love Harry Potter! We are actually in the middle of watching the 2nd one 🙂 My fiancé finally decided to become a fan! I don’t really like gin but I might try this one!

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  14. Absolutely love your Harry Potter Recipes! I did make your forbidden forest cake last year and it was great. I’m not much of a cocktail drinker, but I may have to try these. 😉

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  15. Love the drink theme! And I’m bummed you missed being on Home & Family in person – still an awesome segment and Dutch Baby recipe though 🙂

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