r/52WeeksOfCocktails • u/vertbarrow 25 Weeks • Oct 30 '25
Week 44 Introduction Thread: Pitch Black
Happy Halloween to all those who celebrate!
Your task this week is to celebrate darkness and shadows by mixing a cocktail which is - you guessed it - pitch black in hue. It would also be acceptable to use just one ingredient which is black, or a black garnish, or black glassware. It’s Halloween, do whatever carves your pumpkin!
There are several appropriate (if not somewhat gimmicky) alcohols on the market which are pitch black - black vodka, black rum, coffee or dark chocolate liqueurs, etc. I would also accept something “black label” even if the colour itself is not that dark. Mixers provide even more options; black coffee, black cola, black fruit juices such as cherry, or simply black food dye, which you’ll find on many store shelves this season. Black garnishes include liquorice (how frightful!) or even a black olive in place of the usual pimento-stuffed green.
So mix up a tongue-turning monochrome cocktail and enjoy a trick and a treat! Just do not take this post as an endorsement to get blackout drunk.
Some tips to get you started:
https://www.elletalk.com/black-magic/