All Hallows’ Drink: Psychics, Smoke, Mystery and More at SYR’s Speakeasy

While on a normal night, San Ysidro Ranch’s Speakeasy at Plow & Angel has an intimate, moody ambiance – for Halloween evening the space will be transformed into the speakeasy of your dreams (well, to keep with the theme, let’s say nightmares – but really, it will be quite dreamy). 

Enter the stone-lined space to live music and light bites with six specialty cocktails (available only for the night) that will entice and enchant you, hastening your immersion in the otherworldly environment. In one corner, a werewolf is getting its future told by Tarot. Is love on the horizon? In another corner, Australian breakdancer Raygun sits still, sipping from a smoking glass of pitch-black potion. Wait – on that side of the room: Is that Minion talking to a psychic? 

So on October 31^st, dress in your best scary, silly, or classy costume and prepare for an evening of entertainment and Halloween happenings.

As always, though – the drinks will be the centerpiece of the space and will sparkle, crackle, and smoke to your delight. One of the highlights of the night will be the Caramel Apple – crafted with white rum balanced by the bittersweet taste of amaro and accented by notes of coconut and Granny Smith apples. The Tropical Zombie will keep you going long after Life (and possibly later searching for brains). The classic tiki drink incorporates aged rum from the 300-year-old distillery El Dorado, and brings together the intricate bright spice character of lemon falernum with dashes of cinnamon to add a little sparkle and crackle to the flaming cocktail. 

The Black Magic Negroni incorporates activated charcoal to turn a classic Negroni as dark as a new moon night. And if full moons get your hemoglobin goin’ the Oaxacan Blood Moon might be more your thing. Wisps of smoky mezcal get softly extinguished by the lush flavors of blood orange Amara with a blood orange edible air on top, giving the booze an aesthetic bite. For those looking to keep on theme sans alcohol, there will a specialty mocktail or two, as well – like the Crime of Passion. 

Throughout the evening there will be other drinks that bring the mixology magic and mystery that The Speakeasy at Plow & Angel is known for. The Stonehouse will be serving some thematic mixes throughout the week as well. However, All Hallows’ Eve at The Speakeasy will be where it is all happening.