Zombie Apocalypse Cocktail – Green Vodka Drink for Halloween!
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So if you should find yourself stuck on a tropical island when the ZA hits, you’ll have the perfect cocktail to drink…
But while you’re waiting for the zombies to take over, why not make this creepy undead cocktail for Halloween instead?!
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Zombie Apocalypse Cocktail
If you are a fan of zombie movies or TV shows, then why not throw an undead-themed party for Halloween and make this Zombie Apocalypse Cocktail your signature drink?
Or, with the tropical notes to this beverage, why not throw a Halloween Tiki Party? I’ve got plenty of Hawaiian Party Food ideas that you could give a spooky twist to!
For more party inspiration, make sure you check out my 31 Wicked Good Halloween Party Themes! Right-click and open a new tab to read after this post.
Zombie Cocktail
You may have heard of a cocktail called Zombie, which is made with fruit juice, liqueurs, and various rums. I’ve seen a few different recipes for this famous tiki cocktail, and they are all slightly different.
After naming my cocktail, and making all the images for it, I discovered that there is actually a cocktail called the Zombie Apocalypse, and it allegedly hails from the US State that is home to The Walking Dead – Georgia.
That one is also made with rum, with the addition of Cognac, Angostura bitters, and other flavorings.
Our ZA beverage is not like either of these cocktails!
Ingredients Used in This Zombie Apocalypse Cocktail
- Vodka – use your favorite brand
- Blue Curaçao – a blue-colored, orange-flavored liqueur
- Melon Liquor – such as Midori, a sweet, bright green-colored, muskmelon-flavored liqueur originally from Japan (Midori is the Japanese word for “green”)
- Sweet and Sour Mix – and if you can’t buy this for whatever reason, you can make it very easily as it is essentially a lemon and lime simple syrup
- Pineapple Juice
- Silver Lustre Dust/Cake Shimmer – an optional extra that adds a shimmery effect to the drink
- Wilton Zombie Hands Candy – another optional extra decoration if you can find them as they are a seasonal thing, so they might not be available year-round.
Alternatively, you could grab yourself a candy finger mold and make some creepy zombie fingers using Candy Melts.
How to Make Sweet & Sour Cocktail Mix
Before I get into the cocktail, let me quickly tell you how to make the sweet and sour mix, should you not be able to buy it ready-made.
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
Place the sugar and water in a saucepan on medium heat and slowly heat through.
By the time it starts to simmer, the sugar should be mostly dissolved, so give it a stir and set it aside to cool.
When the syrup has cooled, pour in the lemon, and lime juice and stir together.
Store in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to a week.
Mixing Zombie Apocalypse Cocktails
There are several ways you can mix Halloween cocktails – you can shake them, stir them, or blend them…this Zombie Apocalypse cocktail is shaken.
Don’t worry if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you could just use a container with a tight-fitting lid – like a mason jar, water bottle, or even the cup on a blender or smoothie maker.
Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and sprinkle in the silver luster dust if you are using that.
Give it a good shake until well blended, then pour into a glass over ice.
Garnish with candy zombie hands if you are using them, or alternatively, you could go classic cocktail with a maraschino cherry and a sprig of mint.
More Cocktails To Make
Once you’ve made this Halloween cocktail you’ll be wanting more seasonal cocktail recipes – here are some more for you to check out:
For treats to go with your cocktails, take a look at the 50+ freakishly good Halloween Recipes I have got for you. Right-click and open a new tab to read next.
Zombie Apocalypse Variations
I always like to try and give variations on the cocktails I share on The Purple Pumpkin Blog, and especially turning the cocktail into a mocktail so that non-drinkers and kids can enjoy the drink too!
Virgin Zombie Apocalypse (Mocktail)
So that non-drinkers and kids can enjoy a glass of the undead cocktail too, I’ve made a few changes so that the drink is non-alcoholic.
The orange-flavored liqueur is replaced with blue curaçao syrup and the melon liqueur is replaced with a melon syrup.
Just leave out the vodka, and follow the recipe on the card below. However, you may have to experiment with the syrup quantities, perhaps start with a half-measure of each of the syrups as you can always add more if you needed to.
- 1 oz Blue Curaçao Syrup
- ½ oz Melon Syrup
- 1 oz Sweet and Sour Mix
- 3 oz Pineapple Juice
For younger kids, or if you don’t want to use syrups, you could mix pineapple juice with melon juice, and orange juice, and top with a lemon-lime soda. You can always add a drop of green food coloring if it’s not green enough!
Zombie Brain Freeze
Turn the ZA into a Zombie Brain Freeze by making it a frozen slushie! Put all the ingredients in a blender with a generous amount of crushed ice – then blend till smooth. Serve with a straw, and watch out for brain freeze! You can do this with the mocktail version too.
Zombie Apocalypse Party Punch
If you want to make this creepy cocktail for a crowd, you can make a large batch of it very easily!
As long as you use the same measuring container (glass, cup, jug, etc) for the “1 part”, the ratios will be correct and you can make as much as you need to. Serve in drinks dispensers, or pitchers, or go really retro and serve it from a punch bowl!
To make a batch of Zombie Apocalypse party punch, mix together:
- 1 part Vodka
- 1 part Blue Curaçao
- ½ oz Melon Liqueur
- 1 part Sweet and Sour Mix
- 3 parts Pineapple Juice
While the individual cocktail is shaken, when making a big batch just stir together.
Add a few spoonfuls of silver luster dust if you are using it in your drink to give it a bit of a shimmer, then transfer to your serving container of choice with plenty of ice.
For garnish, you could make some lychee and blueberry eyeballs (like I did for my Eerie Eyeball Fruit Punch) and float them in the cocktail.
Or get yourself a hand mold, brain mold, and/or heart mold, and use them to create ice or even spiked jello to float in the drink.
This cocktail recipe is intended for adults of the legal drinking age in your country of residence.
Please drink responsibly. Do not drink and drive.
How Do I Make a Zombie Apocalypse Cocktail?
Just check out the recipe card below with all the ingredients and instructions. You can print the card out too (don’t worry, any pics don’t print to save your ink).
Zombie Apocalypse Cocktail
A creepy undead vodka cocktail for the Zombie Apocalypse! A great alcoholic beverage for Halloween parties.
Ingredients
- 1 part Vodka
- 1 part Blue Curaçao
- ½ part Melon Liqueur
- 1 part Sweet and Sour Mix
- 3 parts Pineapple Juice
- Silver Lustre Dust/Cake Shimmer (optional)
- Ice Cubes
- Candy Zombie Hands (optional) or
- Maraschino Cherries & Fresh Mint to garnish
Instructions
- Place all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Add a teaspoon of the silver cake shimmer if using, and shake till blended.
- Pour into a glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with either the candy zombie hands or with a cherry and a sprig of mint. Serve and Happy Halloween!
Notes
To make a big batch of this cocktail, as long as you use the same size measure for 1 part, the ratios will be correct. If you prefer measurements for this drink, to make 1 use:
1 oz vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
½ oz Melon Liquor
1 oz sweet and sour mix
3 oz pineapple juice
1 tsp silver lustre dust/cake shimmer
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 235Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 18mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g
This site uses an outside source (Nutritionix) to provide estimated nutrition. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
Make It A Meal!
The beverage is covered, but what about other dishes to make this recipe into a full meal? Here are my suggestions!
- Appetizer: Jalapeño Popper Mummies Recipe
- Main Dish: Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes
- Side Dish: Spiced Roasted Autumn Vegetables
- Dessert: Easy Candy Coated Baked Spiced Pumpkin Donuts Recipe
There are 500+ Recipes on The Purple Pumpkin Blog for you to enjoy! Please feel free to check them out too.
Printable Halloween Escape Rooms
Escape Rooms have exploded in popularity over the past few years, but why not bring the experience to your home this Halloween with a printable Escape Room? The games can be printed and set up in just 20 minutes, so you can enjoy the fun.
Halloween Party Game Ideas!
We love the kits from Lock Paper Scissors, and with their Spooktacular Big Escape Room Halloween Box, which contains 4 different bone-chilling kits, you can save BIG!
In fact, at just $49, you save 60% – that’s a discount of $76, to be precise. Amazing value!
The four kits included in the box are (which you can buy individually if you prefer):
- Envy Murder Mystery: A 1920’s Gatsby-style murder mystery game of debaucherous luxury and deadly feuds.
- Lost Mummy: Get ready to unearth Egypt’s ancient secrets as your crew investigates the mystery of the Lost Mummy.
- Rebel Revolt Spy Mission: Your crew of specialists must be vigilant if they hope to break into the evil government’s W.A.R. facility.
- Escape Room Z: The living dead are about to invade your living room. What do they want? Your pizza, of course!
The post is part of the Crafty October series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog. Check out Crafty October from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 for awesome Halloween ideas and inspiration; including recipes, printables, crafts, and more!