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Black Devil Martini

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Black Devil Martini - Perfect for your Halloween party! Halloween. It’s just as much fun for adults as it is for children, and for all the same reasons – for one night, you can be someone or something else. So what’s the best costume you’ve ever seen? Last year when we were living in Atlanta, Mr. HNN and I walked to our local bar which was hosting a Halloween costume contest. We were sitting at the bar, having a few drinks, then in walked a tall and imposing figure. He was from ‘The Knights who say Ni’, from the cult classic film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The man wore a heavy robe, cut out an aluminum bucket for a helmut, and attached deer antlers to complete the outfit. By his side, was a woman dressed as a shrubbery. (Best couples costume, ever! IMO)

So what does this all have to do with the Black Devil Martini? Well, nothing really. Aside from the fact thatΒ this makes for a great Halloween cocktail, made even better paired with a great Halloween costume. So grab yourself a Black Devil Martini and bring a shrubbery, it’s time for a Halloween party. Black Devil Martini - Perfect for your Halloween party!

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Black Devil Martini
 
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Total time
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Black Devil Martini - Perfect for your Halloween party!
Author: Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom
Recipe type: Drink
Cuisine: Halloween Party
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • orange or red and yellow food coloring
  • 1 lime wedge
  • dark rum (the color of the drink will be as dark as the rum you buy)
  • dry vermouth
  • blackberries
  • toothpicks
Instructions
  1. Place the sugar in a small zip-top bag. Add a few drops of orange food coloring, or a few drops of combined red and yellow food coloring to the sugar. Close the bag and shake vigorously to distribute the color. Spread the colored sugar out onto a plate. Run the lime wedge around the edge of each martini glass and dip onto the plate with the colored sugar.
  2. Add 2 ounces of dark rum and ½ once of dry vermouth to each glass. Garnish with several blackberries, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Slightly adapted from hgtv
3.4.3177

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Filed Under: Blog, Drinks, Fall, Recipes Tagged With: blackberries, cocktail, drink, easy, Halloween, holy grail, monty python, party, rum, vermouth

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Comments

  1. Patti says

    October 7, 2017 at 9:07 am

    We’re total Python fans and what a great costume idea. We’ve taken notes.

    Cocktail sounds yummy too!

    Reply
  2. Kelley @ Chef Savvy says

    October 30, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    Wow what a fun cocktail! Perfect for Halloween! I can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  3. hipfoodiemom says

    October 29, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    Kathleen, I love this!!! I’ve never really been into dressing up or Monty Python (sorry!) . . but recently I’m really into the Halloween cocktails so this is perfect! I also made a cocktail but yours looks scarier and cooler! πŸ™‚ love that colored sugar. perfection!

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    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:45 am

      Oh that’s ok, Alice – neither one is for everyone. But I’m glad you like the cocktail, we can always have fun with just that πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  4. Janette@culinaryginger says

    October 29, 2015 at 7:59 am

    Being British I think it’s against the law to not like Monty Python, so I know exactly what you’re talking about. This drink is fabulous and love the spooky pics.

    Reply
    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:42 am

      Isn’t watching it like a birthright? πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  5. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says

    October 29, 2015 at 7:17 am

    Ha! That Monty Python costume is EPIC! And so is this drink, girlfriend!! LOVE the color- so wickedly fun! I don’t have any plans for Halloween this year, but now I know of at least one thing I WILL be doing- downing this drink! Sheer perfection! Pinned! Cheers, doll! <3

    Reply
    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:37 am

      Thanks, Cheyanne! Yeah… since we just moved and we’re still settling into our new digs, we’re having a quiet night on Halloween too. Maybe we dress up as the Knights who say Ni next year πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  6. annie@ciaochowbambina says

    October 29, 2015 at 5:27 am

    Gorgeous drink…and your story is fun! I’m a fan of Monty Python and would gladly watch it again while sipping on this martini!

    Reply
    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:36 am

      Thank you my dear πŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Claudia | The Brick Kitchen says

    October 29, 2015 at 2:14 am

    These are SO perfect for halloween! Absolutely amazing, especially with the dark photography as well. I was never into Monty Python but I certainly remember my brothers watching it a few years ago and not really getting it … but I do remember that knight and it would definitely make a cool costume! πŸ™‚

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    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:34 am

      Thanks, Claudia! I think you either love Monty Python or you hate it. Either way, I hope you have a wonderful Halloween!

      Reply
  8. Marissa (@pinchandswirl) says

    October 29, 2015 at 1:58 am

    ” ’tis but a flesh wound…” πŸ™‚ These martinis are sinister awesome, Kathleen.

    Reply
    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:30 am

      Lol, yes! ‘Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!’. Cracks me up every time πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  9. Mon Petit Four (@byMonPetitFour) says

    October 29, 2015 at 12:57 am

    This is sooo cool! I love how black this is!! Usually the cocktails for Halloween are orange or blood red…I love that this black – so spooky!! Also blackberries = yummy!! I’ve never seen Monty Python, but that costume is crazy awesome…I would totally love to see that in person! πŸ™‚

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    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:28 am

      Thanks, Beeta. But I must admit, the dense black is really more from the ‘spooky’ lighting. The drink is dark with the dark rum – just not black. But… if you’re serving it in a spooky Halloween setting, you definitely get more of that black look with the nice pop of orange around the rim πŸ™‚

      Reply
  10. MiraL (@miralsl) says

    October 28, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    I have not seen the movie, but I will! This spooky martini looks so good! Love it! Pinning to my Halloween board!

    Reply
    • hapagirl says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:18 am

      Thanks, Mira! I happen to find the movie hilarious, but it’s the type of humor you either love or hate πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  11. karrie @ Tasty Ever After says

    October 28, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    I can never say no to a martini so I’m all about this drink and making it this weekend. That guy’s Monty Python costume was so fantastic! The best one I ever saw was at a costume contest in Key West and a guy was dressed as a Sun Maid raisin box and as the girl sticking out of the box. Hahaha. It was pretty funny because he had this natural curly long brown hair and a big ol’ beard. Happy Halloween and cheers Kathleen πŸ™‚

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    • hapagirl says

      October 28, 2015 at 6:25 pm

      I’m with you girl! Give me a martini, and I’m happy πŸ˜‰

      Don’t you just love the creativity that comes out at Halloween?! Hope you have a good one πŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. Lokness @ The Missing Lokness says

    October 28, 2015 at 10:04 am

    AWESOME drink! That cocktail color is really dark and perfect for Halloween! So fun!
    Be honest, I have never dressed up in costume before. Halloween wasn’t popular in HK back in the days. When I arrived in the States for college, my Asian friends didn’t dress up either. By now, I am too old for that. Hahaha! I do like handing out candies though. πŸ˜‰

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    • hapagirl says

      October 28, 2015 at 6:36 pm

      Oh you are never too old to dress up for Halloween! πŸ˜›

      Reply
  13. Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says

    October 28, 2015 at 10:03 am

    This devil martini looks fabulous, Kathleen. Indeed that sounds like an awesome Halloween costume! I like Monty Python fan! πŸ™‚

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    • hapagirl says

      October 28, 2015 at 6:42 pm

      Thanks, Anu! Good to know another Monty Python fan πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  14. Natasha @ Salt and Lavender says

    October 28, 2015 at 9:01 am

    That’s perfect for Halloween! Great idea! Pinned. I have to admit I haven’t dressed up for Halloween since I was a kid. Kinda sad, right? Mr. Salt isn’t exactly the Halloween type (originally from the UK where it didn’t even exist when he was growing up), and we don’t party much – ha. On Halloween I kinda wish we did. I think this Halloween we will at least watch something spooky on TV and hand out candy.

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    • hapagirl says

      October 28, 2015 at 6:55 pm

      Oh I’ve already started watching the AMC horror marathons πŸ˜‰ I hope you and Mr. Salt have a great Halloween – even quiet ones are fun with a cocktail in hand πŸ˜›

      Reply
  15. nagimaehashi says

    October 28, 2015 at 8:06 am

    This is such a cool Halloween drink! And NO, I was never into Monty Python. I think possibly that is the first thing you and I don’t have in common?? πŸ˜‰

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    • hapagirl says

      October 28, 2015 at 7:06 pm

      Well I suppose it was bound to be something πŸ˜‰ Of course my taste in movies is a bit strange… my favorite is Terminator 2. I seriously have every line memorized – I drive my husband nuts when we watch it πŸ˜›

      Reply
      • Natasha @ Salt and Lavender says

        October 29, 2015 at 7:32 am

        I love the Terminator movies lol.

        Reply
        • hapagirl says

          October 30, 2015 at 8:39 am

          Yes! I’ve found a fellow female Terminator fan!

          Reply

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