A blood-red Halloween cocktail with vodka, cranberry, and blue curaçao, finished with eerie dry ice fog and playful garnishes.

Scale

2 oz vodka (or white rum/tequila)

3 oz cranberry juice

0.5 oz blue curaçao

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

0.25 oz simple syrup (optional)

Black sanding sugar, for rim (optional)

Ice, for shaking

1 pea-size food-grade dry ice pellet (optional, for fog)

Garnish: gummy worms, candy eyeball, or citrus twist

1. Chill a rocks or goblet glass; rim with lime and dip in black sugar (optional).

2. Fill a shaker with ice; add vodka, cranberry juice, blue curaçao, lime juice, and simple syrup if using.

3. Shake vigorously 15–20 seconds until well chilled and blended.

4. Strain into the chilled glass over fresh ice or serve up, as preferred.

5. Garnish with a gummy worm, candy eyeball, or a citrus twist.

6. Using tongs and gloves, add a pea-size dry ice pellet just before serving; wait for bubbling to slow and do not ingest solid dry ice.

7. Serve immediately while the fog effect is active.