The Dark Mark Double Shot

A glowing green cocktail with a dark floater sits in front of a burning candle and absinthe bottle, surrounded by smoky fog and moody Halloween decor.

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It glows that same haunting green you remember lighting up the sky: all smoky greens and inky black swirls. The Dark Mark Double Shot blends herbal absinthe, a hint of honey syrup, and a warm swirl of a Kraken rum night sky together for a shot that’s all drama for Death Eaters.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Alcoholic, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: double shot

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

ice
2 oz white rum
½ oz absinthe
½ oz blue curaçao
½ teaspoon honey syrup just equal parts honey + hot water, cooled
½ oz Kraken rum or another dark spiced rum, as a floater

Instructions

In a cocktail mixing glass with ice, stir together everything but the Kraken until cold, about 20 seconds.
2 oz white rum, ½ oz absinthe, ½ oz blue curaçao, ½ teaspoon honey syrup, ice
Strain into a double shot glass.
Slowly float the Kraken on top by pouring it over the back of a spoon, it’ll sink slightly and swirl through the top of the green base like smoke.
½ oz Kraken rum

Notes

Flavor Notes: Sweet citrus and warmth up front from the curacao and honey, a hit of anise from the absinthe, and a deep, spiced warm rum finish from the Kraken.

The Dark Mark Cocktail

This makes a 5.5 ounce cocktail. The only difference is the addition of pineapple juice.

2 oz white rum
½ oz absinthe
½ oz blue curaçao
½ oz honey syrup (equal parts honey + hot water)
2 oz pineapple juice
½ oz Kraken rum (floater)
Ice

Chef's Secret Tips

If you don't like absinthe, try Midori for a melon-forward flavor that's still very green in color.
Psst...if you accidentally make this too blue with the curacao, try a tiny toothpick tip's worth of yellow food coloring. It'll make that eerie green come right back.

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