The Very Best Luxury Halloween Sweet Treats for Grown-Ups
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Seasonal cakes, spiced biscuits and chocolates for the adults
Halloween is a good excuse to indulge, whether that means a little hand-iced cake, spiced biscuits or a warming drink after supper. From ghostly fondant fancies and chocolate teacakes to richly flavoured liqueurs and rare whiskies, this selection has plenty for an autumn get together, plus thoughtful gifts to take along if someone else is hosting.
Luxury Halloween Sweet Treats for Grown-Ups To Buy Today
Midleton Very Rare
Irish Chestnut Edition, €440
Six sweet chestnut trees from County Waterford’s Cappoquin Estate supplied the wood for this limited-edition whiskey’s finishing casks. Initially matured in bourbon barrels, the single pot still whiskeys spent a further five years in Irish chestnut. As for the tasting notes, expect red apple, caramelised orange peel, chocolate, toffee and warming spices. Bottled at 56.1% ABV, it is a generous gift for a whiskey enthusiast, or something to pour in small measures in the run up to Christmas.
Fortnum & Mason
Halloween Teacakes, £17.95
Fortnum’s four Halloween teacakes come in two flavours with an autumn pudding pedigree. Apple Pecan Crumble combines a milk chocolate shell with pecan fluff and an apple and cinnamon jam centre, while Cinder Toffee pairs white chocolate with cinder toffee fluff and salted caramel. Serve them with coffee or take the box along as a seasonal thank you.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
The King’s Ginger Liqueur, £26.50
Ginger supplies the seasonal spice in this golden liqueur, originally created for King Edward VII in 1903. At 29.9% ABV, it can be poured on its own after supper or used in cocktails for a Halloween gathering. Try serving a small measure alongside dark chocolate or the pumpkin-spiced biscuits featured here.
Flamingo Estate
The Chef’s Kiss, $130
Peppery extra virgin olive oil, floral wildflower honey and a little jar of salsa macha make this Flamingo Estate set a thoughtful gift for a keen cook. The salsa’s chipotle chillies are smoked for 48 hours by the Aquino family in Veracruz, bringing heat to eggs, vegetables or anything off the grill. It all comes in an embossed gift box tied with a grosgrain bow.
Bettys
Halloween Fondant Fancies, £16.95
Bettys’ beloved Fondant Fancies have been dressed as mummies and skeletons, with each detail piped by hand at its Harrogate Craft Bakery. Beneath the icing are layers of Genoese sponge, buttercream, marzipan and tart raspberry jam, with a white chocolate base. The box of four is particularly suited to a Halloween afternoon tea.
Cointreau
Spicy, £26.50
Cointreau’s new Spicy edition adds natural chilli flavour to its orange liqueur, combining citrus sweetness with a little heat. Designed for mixing, it can be used in a Spicy Margarita with tequila and fresh lime juice or lengthened with grapefruit soda and lime for a Spicy Paloma, yum. A bottle for the Halloween host planning cocktails alongside the chocolates, with the chilli already incorporated.
Hotel Chocolat
A Twist of Tipsy Chocolate Box, £34
This 27-piece selection puts whisky, rum, Mercier Champagne and liqueurs into milk, white and dark chocolate recipes. It’s an appropriately adult addition to the Halloween table, with enough variety to pass around after dinner.
Cartwright & Butler
Autumn Biscuit Collection, £32.50
Cartwright & Butler’s Autumn Biscuit Collection offers three flavours to enjoy with a good cup of tea with Pumpkin Spiced, Hazelnut & Chocolate, and Maple & Pecan. There are roasted hazelnuts and milk chocolate in one tin, dark chocolate chunks with maple and pecans in another, and warming spice in the third, great for dunking.
Daylesford
Sloe Gin, 70cl, £48
Daylesford’s sloe gin is infused with autumn fruit gathered by hand from wild hedgerows, giving it a rich, fruity flavour. Pour a small glass after supper alongside dark chocolates or add a splash to mulled wine for a Halloween gathering.
Waitrose
No.1 Chocolate & Orange Cream Liqueur, £14.50
Fresh Irish cream, triple-distilled Irish malt whiskey and single-origin Peruvian dark chocolate form the base of Waitrose’s chocolate and orange cream liqueur. The citrus cuts through the richness; serve chilled or over ice after or drizzle over vanilla ice cream for an easy pud.
Royal Horticultural Society
RHS Artisan Selection Hamper Tote, £34.99
Butter fudge, triple chocolate biscuits and rhubarb and stem ginger jam give this Cottage Delight hamper plenty of appeal for a sweet tooth. There are savoury extras too, including cheese twists and caramelised onion chutney. The tote’s design draws on the RHS archives, making it a lovely gift for a gardener.
Taylor’s
Very Very Old Port, £890
Some of the reserves in Taylor’s Very Very Old Port have been ageing in cask since before the Second World War, making this a particularly special gift for a port lover. Notes of dried figs, butterscotch and coffee mingle with orange peel and apricot. To top it off, it’s presented in a bespoke decanter and wooden case.
Biscuiteers
Haunted House Biscuit Tin, £39.95
Nine chocolate biscuits arrive as bats, pumpkins and potions, each hand-iced in Biscuiteers’ London bakery. Bring the illustrated keepsake tin along to a Halloween gathering or put the kettle on and share them over a good cup of tea.
Adnams
Distiller’s Choice Collection Gift Set, £90.49
Three 20cl bottles explore what different casks bring to the same single malt spirit from Adnams’ Copper House Distillery. Each whisky has matured for seven years in either Oloroso sherry, Port or bourbon casks, with tasting notes ranging from dried fruit and warming spice to dark chocolate and toasted sweetness. Pour small measures alongside the chocolates for an after-supper tasting.
