Decided what to be for Halloween yet? Maybe you should consider being a monster.

Captain Morgan is looking for the “Ultimate Monster.” Send a pic of you in your costume to Captain Morgan for a chance to win a trip to New Orleans for you and five friends–a prize package worth $18,000.

You can enter on the Captain Morgan Halloween site or send your photo via MMS to “CAPTIN” (or 227846).

Contest is open until … Read more

With a zombie-green pallor, the Spider’s Kiss is a sweet Halloween cocktail treat with a spooky appearance. Recipe by of mixologist Victoria D’Amato-Moran, courtesy of Midori.

Creep out your Halloween party guests by serving blood-red punch out of this dispenser that looks a bit like an IV drip.

In My Veins Drink Dispenser @ Amazon.com

Some punches that will look great in this:

Bloody Black Currant Punch
Blood Red Sangria
Dragon’s Blood Punch

Created by Brian Miller of New York hotspot Death & Co, I thought this would be a great drink to welcome October (Rocktober for you a Rock ‘n Rollers) and begin the build up to Halloween. Death & Co will also be well represented at this weekend’s Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Courtesy of Flor de Caña Rum. Enjoy Brian’s scary Halloween take on the classic fizz.

It’s Mixology Monday again and this month were are hosted by Chuck Taggart at The Gumbo Pages. Chuck picked the Amaro as the theme. If you don’t know what Amaro is, it is a variety of Italian herbal liqueur, commonly drunk as an after-dinner digestif. Amarai are typically made with herbs, roots, flowers, bark, and/or citrus peels steeped in alcohol, mixed with sugar and aged. Common brands are Fernet Branca, Cynar, and Luxardo. Even Jägermeister … Read more

Don’t be like these guys; drink responsibly!

Halloween links:

20 Ways to Enjoy Halloween Online [Mashable]
America’s Most Haunted [Mental Floss]
Halloween Treats in a Glass or a Bowl [Dowd on Drinks]
All Hallows Punch [Spirits & Cocktails]
Halloween Garnishes [Cocktail Hacker]

This ghostly cauldron of licorice-melon flavors was conceived by Scott Gemmell of award-winning LA Bartenders. A delicate balance of black sambuca and green Midori, spooky indeed! Courtesy of Luxardo.

Created by Brian Miller of New York hotspot Death & Co this creepy cocktail is made with Flor de Caña rum, a new premium rum from Nicaragua which has recently become available in the U.S. Courtesy of Flor de Caña.

Dot from Dabbled posted a cool but simple Instructable on how to use tapioca bubbles to make creepy cocktails and shots.

You can color and flavor tapioca pearls to accent a variety of Halloween cocktails.

Creepy Halloween Bubble Halloween Cocktails