Friday the 13th Cocktails To Beat That Bad Luck

If you’re superstitious or even a ‘little-stitious’, Friday the 13th brings out talk of bad luck and gore more than any other day. Let’s soothe your nerves and bring some good luck and horror your way with 5 incredibly delicious cocktails. We can promise a better Friday the 13th than ever before!

Lucky Seven Drink

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intoxicologist.net

This drink is perfect to sip on today because it’s made of – wait for it – 13 ingredients! We’re hoping that this unique concoction stirred up by The Intoxicologist and its adorable name will give you some amount of luck to work through this day.

What you’ll need:

  • 15 ml vodka
  • 15 ml amaretto
  • 15 ml sloe gin
  • 15 ml triple sec
  • 15 ml Tennessee whiskey
  • 15 ml Southern Comfort
  • 15 ml rum
  • 7 ml cranberry juice
  • 7 ml lime juice
  • 7 ml orange juice

Instructions:

  • Add all ingredients in a cocktail glass filled with ice
  • Stir with straw and serve


Good Luck Charm

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thespruce.com

As the name suggests, this refreshing drink has all the secrets to making your Friday the 13th less terrifying. Gulp down a couple to keep your good luck charm always by your side… or more accurately, within you. This recipe is all thanks to Bobby ‘G’ Gleason shared by The Spruce.

What you’ll need:

  • 44 ml Jim Beam bourbon
  • 22 ml limoncello
  • 60 ml lemon sour
  • 5 to 6 spearmint leaves

Instructions:

  • Put all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and shake well
  • Serve in a chilled cocktail glass

Spooky Sangria

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thelatinkitchen.com

All horror enthusiasts know what Friday the 13th means – a chance to celebrate all things spooky and creepy. We couldn’t let this day go by without adding the Spooky Sangria by The Latin Kitchen to the mix.

What you’ll need:

  • 473 ml Chandon Sparkling Red
  • 29 ml fresh lemon juice
  • 355 ml pineapple juice
  • 15 ml agave syrup
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1 green apple, thinly sliced

Instructions:

  • Pour lemon juice and agave syrup into a pitcher and stir
  • Add in the pineapple juice, pineapple chunks and apple slices
  • Pour in the Chandon Sparkling Red
  • Serve cold


Black Cat Cocktail

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kegworks.com

It’s kind of sad that superstitions tend to vilify black cats so we felt it necessary to share something that would help you enjoy them a ton more. If you’re team black cat, there’s nothing better to celebrate Friday the 13th than this cocktail by Keg Works.

What you’ll need:

  • 30 ml blue curacao
  • 30 ml vodka
  • 30 ml cranberry juice
  • 89 ml lemon lime soda
  • 15 ml fresh lime juice
  • Lime twist as garnish

Instructions:

  • In a shaker half-filled with ice, shake vodka, curacao and lime juice well
  • Add in the soda and stir
  • Fill a tall glass with cranberry juice
  • Using the back of a spoon, strain the mixture from the shaker into the glass, making sure both don’t mix
  • Serve with lime twist

Camp Crystal Lake Mimosa

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You didn’t think we’d let this day pass by without an ode to the iconic, horrifying Friday the 13th movie franchise did you? Whip up this creation that even Jason Voorhees would sit down and share with you (right beside the lake, of course), created by Mashable.

What you’ll need:

  • 30 ml Campari
  • 60 ml sparkling wine
  • Honey
  • Red food colouring

Instructions:

  • In a glass, pour both Campari and the sparkling wine
  • Combine honey and red food colouring in a separate container
  • Line the rim of the Campari-filled glass with the blood honey mixture
  • Serve bloody

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