Ed Warren: The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.

We’re back from the dead, crafting a whole new exciting range of Halloween Cocktails, we’ve chosen some of the best Halloween films or video games and created a perfect Cocktail to accompany them, working alongside different wineries and distilleries, I’ll give you a little history into each film and the know-how to create a delicious themed Cocktail.

13 Frightful Nights – Night 1 – The Conjuring

The Conjuring

The Conjuring films are based on the real case files of Ghost Hunters/Paranormal Recherches Ed and Lorraine Warren, they have investigated 1000s of cases of the paranormal, but the first film brought to light one of their most disturbing cases, which they had kept locked away, although the first films dramatizes some events for the sake of entertainment, a lot of what you see is reported to be true. If you’re interested in finding out just more you can click here.

Ed Warren: We’ve been called ghost hunters. Paranormal researchers. Wackos.
Lorraine Warren: But we prefer to be known simply as Ed and Lorraine Warren.

There are 3 films in The Conjuring franchise

• The Conjuring
• The Conjuring 2
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

But there are 8 films in The Conjuring universe

• The Conjuring (2013)
• Annabelle (2014)
• The Conjuring 2 (2016)
• Annabelle: Creation (2017)
• The Nun (2018)
• The Curse Of La Llorona (2019)
• Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

All the films are based on the real-life cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the first film investigated the Perron family in Rhode Island, in 1971, where the family experiences disturbing moments that they can’t explain, along with the ever-haunting presence of evil presence.

Ed Warren: Sometimes it’s better to keep the genie in the bottle.

The film was released on July 19th, 2013 in the USA and Canada, then released on August 2nd, 2013 in the UK, it started Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren, the first film had a budget of $20 million and grossed over $319 million worldwide.

The Sparkling Wine – Verre Anglais

The Story of Verre Anglais travels back to the age-old question of who invented Champagne, the English or the French, whatever your answer, the English are known to have invented the first bottle strong enough to hold the sparkling wine inside, referred to as Verre Anglais (English Glass).

Verre Anglais produces Cremant de Bourgogne in limited quantities in the region of Chablis in France.

Verre Anglais NV – Tasting Notes

Aroma – ”Golden yeasty notes, melted butter on toast, brioche and pastries, ripe yellow stone fruits.”

Flavour – “Rich yeasty yellow stone fruits, peaches and apricots in pastry, yellow blossom and golden pears.”

Silver Medal in the Pastries Delight Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2023

The Rum – Goslings

In the spring of 1806 James Gosling, the oldest son of William Gosling, a wines and spirits merchant, set out from Gravesend, Kent, England on the ship Mercury, with £10,000 sterling worth of merchandise, bound for America. After ninety-one desperate days on becalmed seas, their charter ran out, and they put in at the nearest port, St. George’s, Bermuda. And the rest, as they say, is history. Delicious, deep, dark history.

In 1824 James and his brother Ambrose rented a shop on Front Street in the new capital of Hamilton for £25 a year. The Goslings maintained a store at this location for 127 years.

In 1857 the firm, known as Gosling and Son, was renamed Gosling Brothers. After much experimentation in the blending process, the distinctive black rum destined to be Black Seal was formulated and offered for sale.

They didn’t call it Black Seal at first, in fact up until the First World War it was sold from the barrel, and folks brought in bottles for a fill up of “Old Rum”, so called because of its distinctive smoothness.

Eventually, the black rum would be sold in Champagne bottles, reclaimed from the British Officer’s Mess, and the corks sealed with black sealing wax. Pretty soon people began to ask for the “Black Seal”. Many years later a play on words and images gave birth to the little, barrel juggling “Black Seal”. – Goslings Rum Story Page

The Conjuring Cocktail

Ingredients

• Goslings Black Seal Rum
• Chilli & Ginger Syrup
• Lime Juice
• Sparkling Wine

How To Make The Conjuring Cocktail

1. Grab A Single Rocks Cocktail Glass And Fill With Ice
2. Pour In 60ml of Goslings Black Seal Rum
3. 30ml Chilli & Ginger Syrup (Add 1 cup of peeled and sliced fresh ginger, 1 jalapeno chili whole but pierced with a skewer several times, 1 cup of dark brown sugar, 1 cup of water to a pan and simmer for around 30 mins. Strain well, let it cool and store it in a bottle in the fridge.)
4. 15ml lime juice
5. 30ml Sparkling Wine
6. Garnish: Wheel of Lime and Slice of Ginger

Tasting Notes

Aroma – “Soft citrus, lime syrup, warming dark rum, expressive ginger, tingly chili and smooth ripe fruits.”

Flavours – “Sweet gingery lime, smooth dark rum, a devilish chili sensation, ripe/juice white and green fruits.”

Happy Halloween from Glass of Bubbly