Cocktails & Ghost Stories: UNC’s Haunted Carolina Inn Dragon Eye Recipe




Halloween Cocktail Recipe; The Dragon Eye Martini from the Carolina Inn

 

The Carolina Inn on the UNC campus in  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, turned 90 in 2013. There's a lot of history within those hotel walls. I love visiting the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill because it feels so Southern and is on the campus of my alma mater, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).


Southern Hotel, The Carolina Inn, Southern porches



The Carolina Inn is reportedly haunted. I've been told that Dr. Jacocks haunts the Carolina Inn, and he is quite the friendly ghost. Personally, I don't care to find out. Here's some advice: if you get spooked easily, don't ask for room 256 because you may not be alone. Dr. Jacocks, the Inn's beloved ghost, loves to lock guests out of their room. You see, he lived at the Inn for 17 years after his retirement. I don't blame him. I like room service, too.


You can make the Carolina Inn's spooky Halloween martini at home.



Festive martinis




the lobby at the Carolina Inn, Pops of color with Lilly Pulitzer





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211 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, N.C.

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An easy Halloween cocktail to spook your guests. #martini #recipes #cocktails #Halloween



Southern  Hotels: The Carolina Inn in North Carolina

Originally published in October 2014
Updated: October 2018 and October 2026 



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