Where can I find lychee?

You can usually find it canned in the Asian foods section of your local grocery store. To prep them for these eyeball ice cubes, you'll want to slice each one in half.

What can I use instead of grenadine?

If you don't have any, you can sub with Chambord (raspberry liqueur) or pomegranate molasses. Alternatively, leave it out and sub with simple syrup (but note that the color won't be as vibrant).

Can you make this into a mocktail? (Non-alcoholic cocktail)

Yes! Substitute the rum with extra cherry juice and ginger beer. Alternatively, we recently tried these nonalcoholic spirits and loved them!

Eye of the Storm (Halloween Dark and Stormy Cocktail)

Description

Our Halloween cocktail is a spooky twist on a dark and stormy, with rum, ginger beer, a squeeze of fresh lime and cherry juice and grenadine for that bright red color. These are perfect for your next costume party, and they're easy to make!

Ingredients

Units Scale

4 oz dark rum
4 oz unsweetened tart cherry juice
1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/4 oz grenadine
6 oz ginger beer

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Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add rum, cherry juice, lime juice, and grenadine to the shaker and shake well.
Pour into a glass filled with ice and top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wedge.
(Optional): Make eyeball ice cubes for your cocktail, using lychee and blueberries. You can find canned lychee in the Asian foods section of your grocery store. Place a blueberry in the opening of each lychee fruit, place in an ice cube tray, fill with water and freeze.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Category: Cocktails
Method: Shaker
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 drink
Calories: 765
Sugar: 153.7 g
Sodium: 119.3 mg
Fat: 0.1 g
Carbohydrates: 157.8 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 0.3 g