This frighteningly good cocktail is a rum version of the vodka Ghostini at cocktails.about.com where it is described as one of the speciality Halloween cocktails served at Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Ghostini has a similar foundation to many other dessert-worthy cocktails, with an Irish cream base, with caramel, and vanilla rum.

In this rum cocktail, it is the pumpkin transforms the drink into a pumpkin pie in a glass, complete with cookie rim and slithery gummy snake garnish.

The Rum Ghostini gives this adult treat a childish appeal.

Ghostini Halloween Rum Cockail

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Prep Time: 4 minutes

Total Time: 4 minutes

Yield: 1 Cocktail

Ingredients:

  • 1 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream with a hint of Caramel
  • 3 ounces CruzanVanilla Rum
  • 2 ounces pumpkin spice liqueur
  • Crushed Oreo cookies for rimming
  • Gummy worms for garnish
  • Dry ice for garnish (optional)

Preparation:

  1. Rim a chilled cocktail glass with crushed cookies.
  2. Pour the liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
  3. Shake well.
  4. Strain into the prepared glass and add dry ice if desired.
  5. Garnish with a few gummy worms.
Enjoy this Halloween cocktail which is truly shaken, and also a little stirred.. up.

Original recipe source:  https://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/tp/halloween_cktl.01.htm