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Behold our Hallowtini cocktail, orange-and-black "spirits" for your Halloween! |
🎃 My husband and I have always enjoyed Halloween. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, we took our trick or treating seriously--creating the costume, carving the pumpkin, tallying up the candy haul. One year my "flower child" costume even won a little award at a local parade.
Fast forward a few years. We met in New York City got married, started writing books together, and we still love Halloween. Here in New York, the celebration has become global. The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade is the largest in the world with over 50 bands and hundreds of giant puppets. Attending it is on many lists of “100 things to do before you die," and we have to agree. Everyone is so happy at this event. It’s a big, friendly party in the streets, New York's own orange-and-black Carnival. If you've never attended, we'll take you there right now...
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view a fun video from a past parade…
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A local puppeteer started the parade back in the 1970s, and many of the costumes are still handmade by fine artists. My husband and I love it so much we even wrote the parade into the climax of our 5th Coffeehouse Mystery, Decaffeinated Corpse (our globetrotting coffee hunter Matt Allegro dresses as Zorro, and his eccentric octogenarian mother is The Queen of Hearts).
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| Cleo Coyle's 5th Coffeehouse Mystery, Decaffeinated Corpse, features a climax at the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade! To learn more or buy, click here. |
Now we’d like to help you get into the “spirit” of Halloween by sharing a recipe for a beautiful orange-and-black cocktail we call the Hallowtini...
A Note from Cleo
Layering drinks is a surprisingly easy skill to master. (And it's fun, too.) Read this recipe for great tips on how to layer cocktails. At the end, we'll include links to more layered drink ideas for you to try...just in time for the "spirits" of Halloween and the upcoming holiday season.
And be sure to leave a comment on this post to be entered in our Halloween giveaway (more info below)...
May you drink with joy!
☕ ~ Cleo, author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries
How to Make
Cleo's Hallowtini
Ingredients:
Vodka*
Black Food Coloring (or Black Rice)
Orange juice
*Black vodka is commercially available if you'd rather not color your clear vodka black with food coloring. Simply click here to see the Blavod brand.
Directions: The fastest and easiest way to color your vodka (or other clear alcohols like gin) is with black food coloring. We recommend McCormick's brand (pictured below), which worked well for us. Only a few drops did the trick...
Once you color your vodka, you can build your drink. A layered drink like this works because orange juice has a heavier density than vodka. If you pour the right way, the vodka will "float" on top of the OJ. The trick is in the pour, and we'll show you how to do this, step by step...
Step 3: Pick up the martini glass and tip it slightly. Rest the edge of the vodka glass against the rim of the martini glass. Now very slowly pour the vodka down the side of the martini glass.
This is the key to the pour. You are not pouring into the orange juice. Focus on pouring down the side of the glass, very slowly, and you will create a layered drink...
MORE LAYERED DRINKS...
CLICK HERE for these
beautiful dessert drink recipes.
An elegant end to any dinner,
these sweet, dessert digestifs
can be served alone or
with coffee or espresso.
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A Note from Cleo
Layering drinks is a surprisingly easy skill to master. (And it's fun, too.) Read this recipe for great tips on how to layer cocktails. At the end, we'll include links to more layered drink ideas for you to try...just in time for the "spirits" of Halloween and the upcoming holiday season.
And be sure to leave a comment on this post to be entered in our Halloween giveaway (more info below)...
May you drink with joy!
☕ ~ Cleo, author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries
How to Make
Cleo's Hallowtini
Ingredients:
Vodka*
Black Food Coloring (or Black Rice)
Orange juice
*Black vodka is commercially available if you'd rather not color your clear vodka black with food coloring. Simply click here to see the Blavod brand.
Directions: The fastest and easiest way to color your vodka (or other clear alcohols like gin) is with black food coloring. We recommend McCormick's brand (pictured below), which worked well for us. Only a few drops did the trick...
Or Black Rice or (Black Tea?) Infusion!
(I have to admit, I have not tried this method, but I'm happy to pass on my research if you'd like to experiment...) Another method some have used to make black vodka is to pour a bottle of
vodka into a container with black rice (1 to 2 cups per bottle of vodka). Allow
it to sit for three days and shake it up every day. After the vodka is infused,
strain out the rice and re-bottle the vodka. I did try black tea and ground coffee infusions, but neither produced black vodka--dark brown was the best it got and once layered onto the OJ, it looked even lighter. For black results, food coloring was the best result, or...
Again, if you missed this note above: *Black vodka is commercially available if you'd rather not color your clear vodka black. Simply click here to see the Blavod brand.
Again, if you missed this note above: *Black vodka is commercially available if you'd rather not color your clear vodka black. Simply click here to see the Blavod brand.
Now Layer Your Drink...
Step 1: Pour the orange juice into a martini glass or other decorative glass. Create a nice, visible layer.
Step 2: After coloring your vodka (or gin) black, measure out the amount you'd like to use in your drink and place it into a shot glass or other glass that will be easy to pour from...
This is the key to the pour. You are not pouring into the orange juice. Focus on pouring down the side of the glass, very slowly, and you will create a layered drink...
All together now...
And here are more ways to practice your new skill
at layering drinks for the holiday season...
MORE LAYERED DRINKS...
CLICK HERE for these
beautiful dessert drink recipes.
An elegant end to any dinner,
these sweet, dessert digestifs
can be served alone or
with coffee or espresso.
🎃 🎃 🎃
CLEO'S
HALLOWEEN
TREAT...
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read about our
giveaway!
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Happy Halloween!
~ Cleo Coyle
New York Times bestselling author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries
Alice and Marc in Central Park.
Together we write as Cleo Coyle.
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The Hallowtini looks wonderful. I can't wait to try it. I'm going to look for the black vodka first before I use food coloring as I like to stay as natural as possible.
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Definitely trying the Hallowtini...looks nummy. Also thanks for sharing the video if the parade. Halloween is so fun, one if my favorite holidays.
DeleteCupcake58 - Thank you for stopping by! Yes, the black vodka brand is Blavod, and I have a link in my post. My post also links to 3 wonderful layered Dessert Shooter recipes, scroll back up and you'll see the link. I hope you have a Happy Halloween and good luck in my giveaway!
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Diane - Nice to know you also enjoy Halloween. The Great Pumpkin rises again! (Gotta love that old Peanuts special.) And I'm so happy you enjoyed the video of the parade. Happy Halloween and good luck in the giveaway!
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Happy Halloween! Thank you for sharing the recipes and other information. I always learn something new in your newsletters. I really enjoy your book characters and stories.
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DeleteHappy Halloween!! Love a festive cocktail for every holiday! Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteThis drink would be absolutely delicious with our traditional Halloween dinner... Pumpkin pancakes! And if I would be lucky enough to win, you can reach me via Facebook Messenger!Cindy Hardy-Pierce
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Love your coffeehouse mysteries!!! Very addicted to them. Thank you for the chance to win. ffrupe@yahoo.com
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In the meantime, we hope you all will keep in touch. We'll have another newsletter soon and more fun giveaways, recipes, and news. Until then, may you continue to eat (and read) with joy!
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I like when I order an Arnold Palmer and the server layers the lemonade and iced tea, too.
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Love your fun holiday recipes and celebrating the little everyday joys! Thanks! Valerie@systemsiq.com
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ReplyDeleteWhat great Halloween drinks (treats) for us adults! I shall try my hand at making the Hallowtini. I hope I get the layers right! Thanks for the contest and Happy Halloween! (dbahn(at)iw(dot)net
ReplyDeleteJust one question, is your tongue black after drinking? I’ve read all of your coffeehouse books. I even sprung for the hardback books.
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Looks cool! But I bet everyone walks around with black lips for the rest of the night! Love the coffeehouse books.
ReplyDeleteInteresting layered drinks. Must try one sometime. grammyd01 (at)comcast (dot) net
ReplyDeleteThe Hallowtini looks awesome. Thank you for the chance.
ReplyDeleteLove the Hallowtini!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great but there's no way mine would end up looking that good lol. Thanks for the chance! phager73(at) gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI am ready for these drinks. Thanks for the great giveaway. Janngrogan@yahoo.com
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe and the demonstration. I had wondered how it was done. Will be fun trying these drinks out. Thank you for the chance to win Della at deepotter (at) peoplepc (dot) com
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting drink....vickiela3@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love your demo. The special pour reminds me of my dad teaching me how to pour a beer to avoid the foam! Happy Halloween! minishoes(at)msn(dot)com
ReplyDeleteYou made a striking looking drink look simple to make - thanks! Best wishes for a fun, happy Halloween! (Would've loved to have seen a pic of you as a flower child, too, ha ha!)
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DeleteI've seen layered drinks made by pouring the second layer over the back of a spoon. This looks less fussy and easier.
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What a great giveaway and drink. Have a wonderful Halloween. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteLove this recipe!! Looks fantastic and cannot wait to make some
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ReplyDeleteIt looks like creating this drink could jangle the nerves! Happy Halloween!
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I think I'll try the Hallowtini to celebrate the season. Thanks for the recipe.
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The Hallowtini is a wonderful drink for Halloween -- I wish I was having a party (or had some martini glasses!) I do have shot glasses though, and love Frangelico and Kahlua, so I will definitely have to try Cleo Coyle's Hazelnut Orgasm -- I know it has to taste amazing! bobandcelia@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a very ghoulishly delicious drink indeed! brontecarson@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun drink for Halloween. Will definitely have to try it. Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway and for all of your coffeehouse books. Love them all.
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Have to give your Hallowtini a try, it looks so spooky. Love your books. embam1969@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteWhat a simple, yet festive, cocktail! I'll give it a try (and scare the trick or treaters with my subsequent black mouth). Dmskrug3(at)hotmail(dot)com
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This Hallowtini is super cute!! I might have to give this a try and serve it at my Halloween party :D kenrosecon10@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThat drink looks amazing! I must try it! I do enjoy your coffeehouse mysteries! Thanks for writing them. Donamaekutska7@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLooks so cool! I am the queen of Halloween decor after teaching elementary school for 32 years! This special decor will be tried at home, I am thinking. Debbie viewsch@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI love Halloween might just try this Hallowtini with my daughter while we wait for your next book! I so wish I could see that parade in person. I haven't gotten a newsletter in awhile, are you not sending them on a regular basis? Happy Halloween to you and Marc
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The Halloween Village parade looks like something I want to put on my bucket list. We live in CT and love to visit NYC and try out new places and things to do. The Hallowtini is a must try this Halloween!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea for the drinks! Looks like I'll be having a little adult fun this Halloween ;) Hoping my favorite ghost Jack makes his appearance soon!!
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I love your books! I'm definitely going to make that drink. Thank you for this chance! areewekidding(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteYum...all this reminds me of some good times around Halloween...your drink looks like one Nick and Nora would have approved of...and me...
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What a great looking cocktail. Great for a Halloween party. Really enjoy your books and your recipes. Thanks for the chance.
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Thanks for another fun post and great looking drinks! I never even though of black food coloring. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Loved learning how to do the layers drinks. Thanks for the recipe guide too.
The Hallowtini looks wonderful. I plan to make for a few friends to celebrate the holiday. And, once again, I learned something new - how to layer drinks and that there is black food coloring. Thank you for sharing the video, that looks like such fun.
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Wow! Beautiful looking drink! I just loved the Halloween parade clip, looks like everyone was having a wonderful evening. Thanks for sharing! Ramosp@comcast.net
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ReplyDeleteSeriously looks toxic, Lol. I love it. Trying this out this weekend! Thank you for the fun recipe and giveaway. konecny7(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteFun cocktail. Thanks for the layering tip, Cleo. ~ Daryl
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ReplyDelete"The Ghost and Mrs. McClure" has especially beautiful cover art! --I'm crazy about hazelnuts! Any drink with hazelnuts is terrific! jsmith3
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ReplyDeleteI’ve always wanted to learn to layer drinks!!!! I’ll definately be giving this a try! Love all the recipes.
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Woo-Hoo! A new book! Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteThe Hallowtini looks fun to make and drink! The tutorial on how to layer the drink makes it look easy. I can’t wait to try it! cook.sus13@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteCoffee is what gets me going every day and your books draw me to them. Your drink for Halloween is a real kicker and I'm sure a hit at any party. Thanks for sharing. robeader53(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Happy Halloween to Cleo, Marc, Jack and all of the coffeehouse characters :) Thanks for sharing so many great recipes wwestx
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ReplyDeleteI don't drink alcohol anymore but layered drinks do seem fun. I'll have to find some.
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ReplyDeleteI think I can handle a layered tini. Looks great!
Hallowtini looks tasty. Hoping to try it soon. Thanks for all the fun recipes. Dianerae56@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteHallowtini looks tasty. Hoping to try it soon. Thanks for all the fun recipes. Dianerae56@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThese fun drinks will certainly help put the howl into Halloween!
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I am going to try the Hazelnut drink since I like all the ingredients in it. I just never put them all together.. good idea. And the orange black drink looks interesting too.
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I don't drink much, but I'd definitely try them!
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These look so yummy! I bet they would be a hit at any Halloween party! Aporter21688
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Your drink looks amazing. Your books are on the top of my list. This is a great prize, an audio book is awesome. Love to listen to your stories that way, it would make them really come to life in a different way.
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ReplyDeleteWish I saw the black cocktail recipe before Halloween. nanze55 (at)hotmail (dot)com
ReplyDeleteLove the black cocktail recipe for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty neat! I've never tried layering in drinks before but it looks so easy. I subscribe to your newsletter so email begins with mattel
ReplyDeleteAhhh Halloween, my favorite holiday ever! What a perfect drink to sit and sip with a good book! (Hint Hint!)
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Thank you for the layering advice, I have never been able to do it before. Will be trying this for sure. I love you Coffee House Mystery books and I subscribe to your newsletter. My e-mail is dolly_t, Thanks for all the recipes.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy!! Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThose drinks absolutely delicious! I love Kahula! I love the Hallowtini layering drink! That is awesome! We are having a happy hour at our office tomorrow and I'm going to see if we can make them for it! crunch
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ReplyDeleteThis is one of the few layered drinks that doesn't look Way Too Scary to me. Ah, the terrifying pousses-cafe of the 1970s.... amaebi
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ReplyDeleteOMG I am going to hane to try ALL of these. (Can't wail for your next book.) I'll get all the ingredients together and have a book reading party!!!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, spooky drink! I enjoyed your description of the Halloween parade. I haven't heard yet whether you got to have it last night after the evil terrorist act on the West Side Highway. lawalke
ReplyDeleteWould love to try the Hazelnut Orgasm!!! Kahlua and anything tastes great to me!! The spooky Halloween orange juice and black vodka drink would be easy to make, I think. email: marilynmcnalley@yahoo.com and yes, I'm on your email list but wanted to be sure you could contact me. :)
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This drink looks very cool. Cant wait to read more about Cleo. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Hi Cleo! Love the Hallowtini! My hubby has always called a vodka and orange juice with chocolate liquor sipped through a straw a tootsie roll. The photo of the Hallowtini with the black and orange colors brought back memories of Bill's drink. However, yours looks much cooler! Please enter me in the drawing. SandieHerron(at)comcast.net
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I don't know about the Hallowtini, but that Hazelnut drink looks good! catwom
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A Hallowtini...I love it! Big fan of martinis and can't wait to try this simple-looking recipe!
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The Hallowtini is impressive...how can this beverage be done minus the Vodka? Looking forward to the new book...just have to find time between work and school to read it.
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Love your newsletters, recipes, giveaways and info on new books coming out!! Thanks for the opportunity to share all of the above! vperfetti@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteMy favurite layered drink is a B52 I love trying new things. jo.ann
ReplyDeleteHallowtini was devilishly delicious last night! after running around looking for black food coloring on Halloween night! So we sipped while passing out treats! brenda.f
ReplyDeletethat drink is beautiful! Too bad I can't keep vodka down. Maybe I'll make a candle instead..
ReplyDeleteJennifer M (dallasbaby)
Beautiful Hallowtini. mardoxies
ReplyDeleteI love your books, have read all of them. So glad another one is close to coming out. Drink looks beautiful but I am not much of a drinker. Now if it was a cup of coffee.....!
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Love all the drink recipes. Thanks! anajs95 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteWhat fun drinks! I subscribe to your newsletter! dubecara
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Thanks for showing me how to do this. I loved this post! Of course, even after reading both posts, I realize I forgot to leave my email on the first comment, so now I need to go back and add that. Yes, I'm a dork. Thank so much for your lovely books and recipes. michelle_willms at yahoo dot com.
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful. I love adding tasty, pretty drinks to celebrations. I can't wait to try making them. kchinetti at gmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe and the tips for creating the layered drink! I can't wait to try this. debra.wa
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween Alice and Marc. Love the look of the layered Hallowtini
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Thanks for showing how to make the layered drinks. Can't wait to try some this holiday season! sd.dugan
ReplyDeleteSo many clever ideas, so little time! sgraha
ReplyDeleteWe all need a spooktecular drink right about now!!sharonr
ReplyDeletewatershell@yahoo.com - Love all your books!!!! Have a shelf dedicated just to you. Would do the kahlua shot but will the other one make my tongue black? Haha.
ReplyDeleteAll the drinks looked yummy but will save them for a weekend. Wouldn't want to go to work the day after Halloween looking like I still had a zombie costume on! Looking forward to the next book in both series. amgreen@
ReplyDeletealways good read and good recipes. m.hanne
ReplyDeleteMust add this Hallowtini recipe to my Haunted repertoire! Also will be good to use for a football team with orange and black colors. Go, team! Go, Halloween!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your coffee house mysteries - trying to read them in order.
ReplyDeleteHallowtini sounds fabulous! Can't wait to try it -- and read the new book coming out in the Spring! canbymom@
ReplyDeleteLove the layers in the Hallowtini. It looks like a fun drink for Halloween and when entertaining any time of the year. Looking forward to your new book.
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Love the layers in the Hallowtini. It looks like a fun drink for Halloween and when entertaining any time of the year. Looking forward to your new book.
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The Hallowtini looks delicious! I'm sad we have to wait unti April to read about what Clare and the gang are up to. - Terri Stevens Palmer on Facebook
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and delicious way to celebrate Halloween! Enjoy your books and look forward to them.
ReplyDeleteI love this series! bobwiesmann (AT) gmail (DOT) com
ReplyDeleteCoffeehouse Mysteries are my favorite cozy mysteries! tenntri
ReplyDeleteI have read all of the coffeehouse mysteries so far. Can't wait to read this one.
ReplyDeleteLove the cocktail-color is definitely Halloweenish
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I hope that I can win this giveaway and add to my collection of this great cozy series.
ReplyDeleteTay06zia(at)yahoo(dot)com
I traveled in the opposite direction, going from north central Jersey just outside THE city, to northeast Ohio near the PA border. Every time I read your posts and books, I get homesick.
ReplyDeleteThis drink is so pretty. I love how the black vodka sits on top.
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The Hallowtini looks yummy! So do all the dessert shooters! YUM!
ReplyDeletecyndiba
These newsletters always make me hungry, now I will be thirsty too! kavill
ReplyDeleteThis is so AWESOME
ReplyDeleteChecking in to say THANK YOU to everyone for taking time to comment on our Hallowtini post. We'll be selecting a winner of our comment giveaway (on this post) on Tuesday (11/21) at Midnight and we'll announce the winner shortly after. Thanks again and good luck to you all!
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I don't think I entered this contest.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how I missed it.
I'd love to win though.
Looking forward to the newest coffee
mystery.
Happy Thanksgiving
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THANKS TO ALL OF YOU who left comments on our post. We wish we could send prizes to each and every one of you. (Hey, maybe one day!) But we had to select one winner. (This is a belated announcement. Our winner received her prizes long ago.)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Felicia R. of Iowa! Her comment was randomly selected to win a fun package of Coffeehouse Mystery prizes, including a signed, first edition copy of our bestselling hardcover DEAD COLD BREW. We hope she enjoys it and her other Coffeehouse prizes.
In the meantime, we hope you all will keep in touch. We'll have another newsletter soon and more fun giveaways, recipes, and news. Until then, may you continue to eat (and read) with joy!
~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
“Where coffee and crime are always brewing…”
Cleo Coyle on Twitter
www.CleoCoyleRecipes.com