It was the bard himself who first uttered “Double, Double, Trouble, and Trouble,” with the witches’ voices in Macbeth, and Halloween seems like the perfect time to get the fire burning and the cauldron bubbling. Here are five places in Las Vegas to do this.
Green leprechaun
Green Kobold in the STK Steakhouse. (STK steak house)
Boos and booze go hand-in-hand this Halloween at the STK Steakhouse at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, where the Christmas specials on Jan.
Re-Treat the Witch
Witch’s Re-Treat at Piero’s Italian Cuisine. (Pieros)
This European-inspired cocktail at Piero’s Italian Cuisine, 355 Convention Center Drive, is a mix of Calvados Boulard, Mozart Pumpkin Spice Liqueur, Rinse Strega, a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream, pomegranate molasses, lime zest and a pinch of ground nutmeg. It costs $ 21 through October 31st.
Catch ghosts
Hunt for ghosts in Eureka! (Eureka!)
Eureka, 520 E. Fremont St., brings new meaning to the concept of a “hunter” by mixing Del Maguey mezcal, coconut milk, ghost pepper tincture, orgeat, and lime and topping it with dried lime wedges and Fresno chilli, $ 14, by the end of month.
Simple witch
The Basic Witch in the Double Helix Wine & Whiskey Lounge. (Double helix)
You don’t even have to think about being simple with this cocktail in the Double Helix Wine & Whiskey Lounge in Town Square. It’s a blend of Blackheart Premium Spiced Rum, Fulton’s Harvest Pumpkin Pie Liqueur, barrel-aged bitters, and a pinch of Maldon sea salt. It’s $ 14 by the end of the month.
Blood moon
The Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 3987 Paradise Road, mixes some “boos” with the Blood Moon, available October 29-31. It consists of Bacardi Superior rum, blood orange, fresh lime juice, and ginger beer topped with take-away vampire teeth and a syringe, $ 8.
Contact Heidi Knapp Rinella at hrinella@reviewjournal.com. Follow @HKRinella on Twitter.
