Ghost hunters and local lore both say murdered young lovers haunt the1840s mansion that houses the Double Eagle Restaurant in Mesilla, N.M.

An upscale place, it serves Continental fare and a couple of theme cocktails like the Zombie come Halloween. "We do a very brisk business then and we also have a big Day of the Dead celebration we're in the middle of, with all sorts of parties, events and parades," says general manager Jerry Harrell.

Note: however spirited the celebration, treat Zombies with respect. They are potent stuff.

Ingredients:

1 oz. apricot brandy
1 oz. light rum
1 oz. dark or Jamaican rum
1 oz. lime juice
2 dashes grenadine
orange juice
1 oz. Bacardi 151 rum

Instructions:

1. Mix light and dark rum and brandy in a cocktail shaker, add lime juice and grenadine.
2. Shake well and strain into a higball glass filled with cracked ice.
3. Fill glass with orange juice but leave enough room to float the 151 on top.
4. Garnish with a cherry and orange slice.

Recipe courtesy Double Eagle Restaurant, Mesilla, N.M.

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