New cocktails at Haute Enchilada are more seasonal than spooky.

Yes, Halloween is a holiday – one that comes with some specific demands. But it is also the gateway into a season that bids farewell to summer, welcomes the harvest and looks ahead to nippy evenings.

For Kim Solano at Haute Enchilada in Moss Landing, it’s a reason to introduce cocktails with the faintest nod to Halloween. A pitch-black rim of charcoal salt adorns Golden Midnight while Trick or Treat is nothing but the latter. Otherwise the cocktails are a celebration of flavor. Pom Punch is something she brings out every year. The blend of spirits, red wine and fruit juice sits dormant for three months, infused with cinnamon sticks. A sensation of jammy pomegranate soon reveals darker moods of toasted grass, singed wood and a trembling, bitter baritone. Although served over ice, there’s a rich pallor to the cocktail, as well as a note of warning. With alcohol pouncing from three directions, “you can get very drunk on those,” she says.

Trick or Treat is Haute Enchilada’s version of a coffeehouse warmer. Solano steams almond liqueur into a delicate froth which floats over a double shot of hot espresso. Dusted with cinnamon, it becomes a fascinating sojourn, drifting from creamy and mellow to bitter and temperamental and back again, with a spicy streak throughout. Golden Midnight may be the most playful of the three. It begins with marigold petals that cover the bottom of the glass like fallen leaves. Only the black, salted rim lends an ominous tone to the fruity, floral, almost gleeful cocktail.

Haute Enchilada, 7902 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing. Open noon-3:30pm Wednesday-Monday. hauteenchilada.com