20 Alcoholic Beverages Inspired By The Harry Potter Series

If you're looking for a way to celebrate (or forget) that a significant piece of your childhood has ended, then these are the drinks to do it with. Manage mischief responsibly.

• 1. Gryffindor shot

  

  Ingredients:
  1/2 part Cinnamon Aftershock
  1/2 part Goldschläger Instructions:
  'First layer the Aftershock, then layer the Goldschläger on top. It's best if you shake the Goldschläger first so you can get some gold flakes.'

• 2. Hufflepuff shot

  

  Ingredients:
  1/2 part Creme de Banana
  1/2 part Jägermeister Instructions:
  'Add the creme de banana first then top with chilled Jägermeister.'

• 3. Slytherin shot

  

  Ingredients:
  1/4 part Kahlua
  1/4 part Green Creme de Menthe
  1/2 part vodka Instructions:
  'First add the Kahlua to shot glass. Mix the Creme de Menthe and vodka together and layer it above the Kahlua.'

• 4. Ravenclaw shot

  

  Ingredients:
  1/2 part vodka
  1/2 part Blue Curacao Instructions:
  'Use the Blue Curacao as the base, then layer the chilled vodka on top of it.'

• 5. Albus Dumbledore

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part vodka
  1 splash lemon juice
  3 pinches sugar, powdered Instructions:
  'Rim cocktail glass with lemon juice and powdered sugar. Add vodka and lemon juice.'

• 6. Avada Kedavra

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Goldschläger
  1 part Schnapps, sour apple pucker
  1 part tequila, gold
  1 part whiskey, scotch
  1 splash lemon juice
  2 dashes Tabasco sauce Instructions:
  'Mix all ingredients. Serve in a shot glass.'

• 7. Butterbeer (light)

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Schnapps, butterscotch
  1 dash Schnapps, vanilla
  7 parts cream soda Instructions:
  'Add both vanilla and butterscotch Schnapps to mug. Pour in cold cream soda and stir very gently.'

• 8. Butterbeer (dark)

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Schnapps, butterscotch
  1 part Schnapps, vanilla
  7 parts root beer Instructions:
  'Add both vanilla and butterscotch Schnapps to mug. Pour in cold root beer and stir very gently.'

• 9. Calming Draught

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Irish Cream (Bailey's)
  1 part milk
  1 pinch cinnamon
  1 pinch nutmeg Instructions:
  'Mix Irish Cream and warm milk. Serve in an Irish coffee mug. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.'

• 10. Cruciatus

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Aftershock
  1 part Jägermeister
  1 part rum, dark
  1 part Rumple Minze (peppermint Schnapps) Instructions:
  'Mix all ingredients. Serve in a shot glass.'

• 11. Dark Lord

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Schnapps, blackberry (Black Haus)
  1 part vodka
  1/2 part cranberry juice
  1 olive Instructions:
  'Mix all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a black olive.'

• 12. The Gryffindor

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Liqueur, raspberry (Chambord)
  1 part cranberry juice
  1 part orange juice
  1 Maraschino cherry
  1 twist (of peel) orange Instructions:
  'Mix juices and Chambord with ice, strain. Garnish with an orange twist wrapped around a cherry with a sword-pick through it. Serve in a hurricane glass.'

• 13. The Hufflepuff

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part liqueur, banana
  1 part vodka, vanilla
  1 part cream Instructions:
  'Mix liquor with ice and strain directly into the cream. Stir. Serve in a hurricane glass.'

• 14. Imperius

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Everclear
  1 part vodka
  1 part whiskey, scotch Instructions:
  'Mix all ingredients. Serve in a shot glass.'

• 15. Minerva McGonagall

  

  Ingredients:
  2 parts brandy, blackberry
  1 part gin
  1 part vermouth, extra dry
  1 tbsp. lime juice Instructions:
  'Rim cocktail glass with lime juice. Add ingredients, mix, and serve.' Accounting for how awesome she was in the Deathly Hallows conclusion, this drink should be given special purpose.

• 16. Purple Turban

  

  Ingredients:
  2 parts Schnapps, blackberry (Black Haus)
  1 part brandy, blackberry
  2 parts Schnapps, sour blue pucker
  1 part Schnapps, sour grape pucker
  1 part grape soda Instructions:
  'Combine ingredients in a cocktail glass. Wrap bottom of glass in several layers of toilet paper for a makeshift turban.'

• 17. The Ravenclaw

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Schnapps, blackberry (Black Haus)
  1 part Schnapps, blueberry
  1 part vodka Instructions:
  'Mix all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve in a cocktail glass.'

• 18. Severus Snape

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Schnapps, blackberry (Black Haus)
  2 parts vodka, pepper Instructions:
  'Combine ingredients in a shot tube.'

• 19. Sibyll Trelawney

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part gin
  1 part vodka
  2 parts cranberry juice
  1 splash Grenadine Instructions:
  'Combine ingredients in a snifter over ice. Dry ice optional.'

• 20. The Slytherin

  

  Ingredients:
  1 part Schnapps, sour apple pucker
  1 part vodka, vanilla Instructions:
  'Mix ingredients with ice, strain. Serve in a cocktail glass.'