Black Widow Cocktail – Halloween Black Sesame Drink

If you’re looking for a striking and delicious addition to your Halloween menu, this Black Widow Cocktail is exactly what you need. Made with rich black sesame syrup, dark rum, and blackberry liqueur, it delivers both flavour and visual drama. Deeply aromatic, slightly nutty, and beautifully layered, it’s an easy yet elegant way to impress your guests – perfect for Halloween gatherings or any autumn night when you crave something bold and different.

Hello everyone – happy Halloween, if you are celebrating. If you don’t really, well, you can still enjoy some chocolates. And by “some” I totally mean a few dozens!

Halloween Ideas

It is my fourth and last Halloween recipe this season. Previously I also shared these Black Sesame Seed Crepes, Black Sesame Seed Vegetable Soup, and Black Sesame Seed Oatmeal. If you ask me, I would say that those crepes and this cocktail has been my favourite.

Also, all these four recipes include sesame seeds. Yeah, it is such a great ingredient for spooky yet tasty Halloween creations! Now, I am thrilled to share with you another fun Halloween recipe with black sesame seeds. So, let’s dive into this Black Widow Cocktail.

Halloween Black Widow Cocktail

When brainstorming this Halloween season’s ideas, I was wondering if you could use black sesame seeds in cocktail. I googled – and yeah – there were a few similar ideas. I randomly opted Black Widow Cocktail – a Halloween and Marvel drink recipe from a blog I was not familiar with for my inspiration.

I tweaked the original recipe significantly to my liking. What I definitely liked besides the black sesame syrup, was the use of blackberry liqueur. What a lovely and intriguing combination, isn’t it?

And in fact, it turned out great and sophisticated – so rich, sweet, nutty, and with a pleasant fruity note. If you cannot find or do not have blackberry liqueur, I think other fruit varieties will also work; think of raspberry, blackberry, cherry, apricot, or may be even passion fruit. It also has a pleasant, smooth and velvety consistency.

Why You’ll Love This Halloween Black Widow Cocktail

• Unique flavour combination – black sesame, rum, and blackberry liqueur create a rich, velvety profile unlike typical Halloween drinks.
• Naturally dramatic colour that fits the Halloween theme without artificial dyes.
• Simple to prepare yet sophisticated in taste and presentation.
• Easily adaptable – use vodka or gin instead of rum, or swap blackberry for raspberry liqueur.
• Ideal for parties or intimate dinners – serve in small glasses for a moody, elegant touch.

More Halloween Cocktails Ideas

Looking for more cocktail for Halloween? Here we go!

• Apple Sage Cocktail
• Black Licorice Cocktail
• Whiskey Blackberry Rosemary Cocktail
• Rowan Berry Cocktail

I hope you like this Black Widow Cocktail, and you will give it a try this Halloween. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.

Trick or treat!

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Black Widow Cocktail – Halloween Black Sesame Drink

Recipe by Ben | Havocinthekitchen

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Course: Cocktails, Halloween

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time (syrup)

40

minutes

Black Widow Halloween Cocktail combines rum, blackcurrant liqueur, and black sesame syrup for a rich, velvety drink that fits Halloween menu.
Recipe adapted from Black Widow Cocktail – a Halloween and Marvel drink – A Tipsy Giraffe

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Ingredients

• Black Sesame Seed Syrup:

• 1 cup (120 gr.) toasted black sesame seeds

• 1 cup (240 ml.) water

• 1/2 cup (100 gr.) sugar

• 2 tbsp. (~40 gr.) honey

• Black Widow Cocktail:

• 2 oz. dark spiced rum

• 1 oz. blackcurrant liqueur

• 1 to 1 and 1/2 oz. of syrup, filtered

• few drops of lemon or lime juice

Directions

• Black Sesame Seed Syrup:
• Process the seeds in a blender / processor) until resemble the powder or paste (depending on how powerful your blender is. In a medium heavy-bottomed pot combine the powder/paste, water, sugar, and honey.
•  Bring the mixture to a boil. Let it simmer for about 5 minutes, whisking occasionally.
• Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.
• Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve, then repeat to achieve a smooth consistency. Keep it refrigerated for up to a week and use in drinks, desserts, over your ice cream, pancakes or crepes or oatmeal.
• Black Widow Cocktail:
• For the cocktail, in a shaker combine the rum, blackcurrant liqueur, syrup, and lemon/lime juice. Shake it well, try, and adjust the flavour if necessary (it will be quite sweet, so you may want to add more lemon/lime juice.) Enjoy!