This duo knows the pulse of New Orleans!

First: The cover says it all! The cocktails. Awesome photos, drinks cleverly named and recipes that are organized by liquor. I'm especially looking forward to Absinthe. Some of the liquors are specific to the region, but never fear, that is addressed and alternatives suggested.

Second: The Haunted History section with historical photos and a map! This section adds to the gothic feeling that is New Orleans. Inspiring to shake or stir a new libation.

Final thoughts: Hauntingly Good Spirits is a great addition to any collection that will be referred to often any time of the year. A pleasure to read and easy to follow recipes with a guide to everything you need to make the perfect spooky cocktail.

Thanks to NetGalley and Wellfleet Press for an advance copy.

This is a beautiful book with a stunning sytle and gorgeous photography. It's not just a book of cocktail recipes, as I realised from the introduction, which gives a taste of the ambience of New Orleans and the importance of cocktails to the city's culture.

There are interesting facts peppered throughout the book, from learning about the cocktails, to the history of New Orleans, and recommendations on places to visit.

There's a section at the front with recommendations for cocktail-making ingredients and equipment to keep on hand, although images of the glassware would have been nice for some context. The metric conversions were very much appreciated by this Brit!

The first section focuses on absinthe cocktails, which all look delicious. The styling of each cocktail in the book is immaculate.

The book features classic cocktails like the Sazerac and a Cajun Bloody Mary, and some that I've never heard of but am very interested in trying, like the Soggy Grave, Cemetary Angel, and the Drunk Ghost.

A fabulous nod to the wonderful city of New Orleans. A nice twist of all things spirit related. The recipes are fun and varied, and the extra facts and information about New Orleans make a nice edition. With this in mind it differs from a lot of cocktail recipe books about today. I would say this would be a great gift for anyone in to the macabre, history and cocktails. It will appeal to a wide range of people

Fun book to read with a lit of interesting beverages. I dud try yo make a few and enjoyed them. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

Hauntingly Good Spirits
Author: Sharon Keating + Christi Keating Sumich
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A fun cocktail book perfect for Halloween! As someone who loves Absinthe this book having a whole section on it is a huge selling point. The recipes are really fun but it does feature a lot of classic drinks so if you are really into craft cocktails some will be familiar to you. I did enjoy how there was lots of New Orleans haunted history throughout the book and that the authors featured distillers from New Orleans in the recipes.

Thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group, and Sharon Keating + Christi Keating Sumich for an advanced copy of the book. All thoughts in this review are my own.

Absolutely loved the photographs and the cocktails. I can't wait for publication! Clever cocktails name ideas!

There are a lot of cities in the country that pretty much look and function a lot alike. New Orleans is not one of them...it is uniquely interesting in just about every way. For example, here is a cocktail recipe book, featuring drink names distinguished by "light hearted eeriness." (New Orleans is sometimes called the City of the Dead because they are frequently flooded and consequently bury their dead above ground.) If only they didn't require so much sugar, I might try some of these, but I digress. There is "Death in the Afternoon" (created by Ernest Hemingway), "Louisiana Swamp Thing," and "Suffering Bastard" among many more. Highly recommended

I love New Orleans, and I love paranormal everything, so this appealed to me immediately. If you are looking for a recipe book that has very different, but beautiful and delicious cocktails, this is the one for you! I've tried a handful, but I cannot wait to try more of them! There is a whole section that features absinthe as an ingredient, which I have never tried, so that is next on my list. These cocktails are sure to be a hit at any gathering, and not just during the spooky season!

I love it! It's a bit creepy, a bit spooky, and a whole lot yummy. It made me want to don my black lace gloves, Goth boots and black trench coat and go in search of Absinthe.

My favourite quote of the moment comes from this deliciously dark little book: “Here in the South, we don’t hide crazy. We parade it on the front porch and give it a cocktail.” I think that about sums up Hauntingly Good Spirits. The writing is lovely, it made me feel as if I were in New Orleans during the Festival of the Dead.

It's just how I imagine New Orleans, and I do believe I will enjoy every one of those cocktails all the more for it.

This was a good Halloween drink cookbook. I will definitely be making some of these, but every single one includes absinthe.

A really interesting cocktail book, with a plentiful array of cocktails to enjoy making! I love how these are tied to the history of New Orleans and the voodoo/past of the areas that will make some hauntingly good drinks and stories!

Spookingly delightful book that not only provides botaciously devilious cocktails the twist is it provides a trail to follow while in NOLA to check out Haunted areas and cemetaries. The cocktails are boolicious and photos provided give great ways to present them. The background, map of haunts and description of haunted areas just pulls this book into a must have book to enjoy and give to your devliious friends. Highly recommend and now off to mix up a cocktail!
Thanks Netgalley, the author and publisher for this Bootific book.

First off, the cover doesn’t do this mixology book justice. I completely expected a cute and slightly quirky cocktail book for plain Jane spooky, suburban Halloween parties. What’s inside is so much better. A relatively deep dive into the rich, macabre side of New Orleans and some truly artisanal cocktail recipes that go hand in hand. These are stunning and I am beyond thrilled that each cocktail recipe has a photo of said drink so there’s no guessing what it should look like. This is a beautiful book, that can and should be left out year round. I would recommend it to anyone looking to start getting into more refined mixology, someone with a love for New Orleans, or the slightly gothic macabre loving foodie.

A brilliant history/cocktail book, combining fact with flavour I cannot wait to try some of these recipes. In particular, Lulu White’s Bloody Knife and the Blood Orange Marg, both sound delicious! Alongside the cocktails are a whole host of interesting facts about places and people around New Orleans. I learnt some really interesting little tidbits and the biggest takeaway was a cocktail should always be a celebration, filled to the top with garnish’s galore and more often than not with a bit of blood orange.

AWESOME! Loved this. The pictures of the drinks are really great and perfectly styled. I liked that there was a variety (and also a note that plant-based milk could be used!) of drinks, there's a little paragraph about each, the history, and also replacement ideas on a couple (like swapping out berries for a different taste).

I loved everything about this book! My boyfriend and I are going to be having a Halloween party this year and I know that we will definitely be using some of the recipes from this book!!

LOVED this book with the unique cocktails, which can be used any time of the year...not just Halloween. Actually, these are more New Orleans focused than Halloween, but either way, it's a fun read, with cocktails you can make.
I really enjoyed this book, and I'll be purchasing my own copy when Publishing Day comes.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and Net Galley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

I think that this book is spooky and perfect for a Halloween party. The photography is eye catching and i love how the cocktail names have been changed to fit the book. I love have creative this book is and there is parts to read as well as recipes for the cocktails. Thank you for letting me read your book!

Hauntingly Good Spirits is a unique recipe book with a vibe of its own! The way it encompasses New Orleans and provides history and facts is so beautifully done. The imagery is stunning with a touch of eerie throughout, and it all weaves together as a whole quite nicely.

Anyone that enjoys New Orleans, cocktails, throwing dinner parties, or has a stocked home bar needs this book. The drinks are sure to be crowd favorites, especially around Halloween.

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This is a fun recipe book, the layout is well done and there's a wide range of drink options. I liked the additional parts of info at the end of each recipe. The pictures were nice, they fit the theme while also showing exactly what your drink should look like. A lot of the ingredients would be tough for me to come by unfortunately but the recipes themselves are simple enough to follow

I really enjoyed this little cookbook. The theme of New Orleans and ghosts is always a fun, interesting combination, so I think the author really nailed it (into the coffin) with this one.

There are pictures of each drink included, and they are broken into different themes, or by types of drinks, and in some cases by the theme of ingredients used in the drinks, like absinthe or the chapter solely focused on cocktails.

The names of the drinks are clever too, here's a few of my favorites:

Mistakes Were Made (75)
Fang-ria (97)
Louisiana Swamp Thing (32)
Poison Apple (108)

Perfect addition to any cookbook shelf, especially for those who love to celebrate Halloween.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group, NetGalley and to Wellfleet Press for providing this title in exchange for an honest review.