Hauntingly Good Spirits

Few places possess such a robust, thriving culture of death as does the soulful city of New Orleans. In this captivating cocktail book, travel enthusiasts Christi Sumich and Sharon Keating take you on a historical romp through the supernatural by way of the NOLA bar scene and the spirits (the boos and the booze ) celebrating local New Orleans ingredients and the hometown mixologists who make them sing.

Separated into five sections--Jazz Funerals: Reverence and Revelry, Cheers to the City of the Dead, Ghosts and Haunting Libations, Vampire Bars with Killer Cocktails, and Voodoo and Witches' Brew--Hauntingly Good Spirits unearths the eerie roots of the city's culture as you savor spooky sips like:

Drunk Ghost
2 oz Roulaison Traditional Pot Distilled Rum
1 oz Mardi Gras Vodka
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz coconut cream

Obituary Cocktail
2 oz gin
1/4 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz absinthe

Corpse Reviver
1 1/2 oz gin
1 1/2 oz of Lilette Blanc
1 1/2 oz of cointreau
1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon absinthe

The Soggy Grave
1 1/2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz claret syrup
1 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1 tsp acid phosphate
3 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Deadly Vipers
1 1/2 oz Macchu Pisco
1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
1 oz Guan bana pur e
1/2 oz lime
2 fat dashes Allspice Dram

White Ghost Martini
1 1/2 oz whipped cream vodka 1 oz white chocolate liqueur
2 oz cream (or any type of milk)
Dash of El Guapo Chicory Pecan Bitters

Serving up cocktails that are delicious, steeped in spookiness, and historically accurate, let Hauntingly Good Spirits be your guide for your next trip during Spooky Season and beyond as you plunge into these decadent drinks and the creepy culture that inspired them.