The Ghostbuster Drink

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Colleen Graham
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Colleen Graham
Freelance writer and cocktail book author Colleen Graham is a seasoned mixologist who loves sharing her knowledge of spirits and passion for preparing drinks.
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Updated on 12/3/21
Ghostbuster cocktail

The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck

Prep: 3 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 3 mins
Serving: 1 serving
Yield: 1 cocktail

No ghosts in this house, at least not tonight—there's a Ghostbuster in the house and it's time for a party!

This Ghostbuster cocktail is fun, simple, and filled with wonderful fruity flavors. The base is a combination of peach and melon liqueurs, which create a green background for the ghostly figure that appears when you drop a bit of Irish cream inside.

It's a ton of fun, quite the spectacle, and a great novelty for Halloween parties.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces peach schnapps

  • 1 1/2 ounces ​melon liqueur

  • 3 to 5 drops ​Irish cream liqueur

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Cocktail ingredients
    The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck

  2. Pour the peach schnapps and melon liqueur into a cocktail shaker with ice.

    Peach schnapps in shaker
    The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck

  3. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

    Cocktail glass
    The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck

  4. Add the Irish cream drop by drop into the center of the drink. Serve and enjoy.

    Add Irish cream
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How Strong Is the Ghostbuster?

In order to gauge the strength of this cocktail, let's make a couple of assumptions. If you pour Midori for the melon liqueur and pair that with DeKuyper Peach Tree, the Ghostbuster would be a relatively mild 16 percent ABV (32 proof).


In terms of alcohol-only cocktails, that's pretty weak—about half the strength of the average Vodka Martini.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
339 Calories
1g Fat
52g Carbs
2g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 339
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 34mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 52g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 47g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 65mg 325%
Calcium 17mg 1%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 491mg 10%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)