Ready to serve a spooky, crowd-pleasing cocktail this Halloween? Meet the Kramble cocktail: a striking red drink that’s simple to make and perfect for parties. It combines the rich, spiced depth of Kraken Black Spiced Rum with tart cranberry juice, bright lemon, a touch of simple syrup, and muddled blackberries for a juicy, dark finish. Serve it over crushed ice and garnish with blackberries for a dramatic presentation.
This cocktail highlights Kraken Black Spiced Rum’s warm notes of vanilla, cinnamon, and clove. It’s equally delicious when pared back with cola or ginger beer, but the Kramble turns those flavors into a festive, cocktail-forward drink with a Halloween-ready color and texture.
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🥘 Ingredients
- Blackberries for muddling
- The Kraken Black Spiced Rum
- Cranberry juice
- Simple syrup (homemade or store-bought)
- Lemon juice — freshly squeezed is best
- Crushed ice
- Garnish: blackberries (frozen ones add drama)
See the recipe card below for exact quantities.
🎃 Step-by-Step
🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Place about five blackberries in your serving glass and muddle gently with a muddler or the back of a spoon. Set aside.
Step 2: Squeeze a lemon and reserve ½ oz (about 1 cl) of juice per cocktail.
Step 3: In a cocktail shaker (a Boston shaker works well), combine 1½ oz Kraken Black Spiced Rum, 3 oz cranberry juice, ½ oz simple syrup, and the lemon juice in the smaller tin.
Step 4: Fill the larger tin with crushed ice and pour the mixture from the small tin over it.
Step 5: Seal the shaker and shake until well chilled.
Step 6: Open the shaker and dirty dump (pour everything, ice included) into the glass with the muddled blackberries.
Step 7: Top with more crushed ice and garnish with frozen blackberries for a spooky finish.
Step 8: Serve and enjoy.
🍽 Equipment
- Serving glass
- Measuring tools / Jigger
- Muddler or tablespoon
- Lemon squeezer
- Cocktail shaker
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Kramble – a Kraken Black Spiced Cocktail
Equipment
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Serving Glass
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Measuring tools / Jigger
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Muddler or Tablespoon
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Lemon squeezer
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Cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 5 Blackberries for muddling
- ½ oz Lemon juice
- 1 ½ oz The Kraken Black Spiced Rum
- 3 oz Cranberry Juice
- ½ oz Simple syrup
- 1 scoop Crushed Ice
Garnish
- 4 Blackberries frozen for a dramatic look
Instructions
- In your serving glass, toss in about 5 blackberries and muddle them with a muddler or the back of a tablespoon. Set the glass aside.
- Squeeze your lemon, saving ½ oz lemon juice for one cocktail.
- In a cocktail shaker, add 1 ½ oz Kraken Black Spiced Rum, 3 oz cranberry juice, ½ oz simple syrup, and the lemon juice.
- Fill the larger tin with 1 scoop crushed ice and pour the mixture from the small tin over it.
- Close the shaker tightly and shake until chilled.
- Open the shaker and dirty dump (pour everything, including the ice) into your glass with the muddled blackberries.
- Top with crushed ice and garnish with 4 frozen blackberries.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Nutrition
⛑️ Food Safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C) when preparing cooked foods.
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food that previously touched raw meat.
- Wash hands after handling raw meat.
- Do not leave perishable food at room temperature for extended periods.
- Never leave cooking food unattended.
- Use oils with a high smoke point for high-heat cooking.
- Ensure good ventilation when using a gas stove.
For further information, refer to official safe food handling guidance.