Unicorn Blood Cocktail (Harry Potter Cocktail)
Prep: 30 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 2 cocktails

Ingredients:

4 fl oz gin 120 mL (see recipe notes)
2 fl oz lemon juice 60 mL, preferably freshly squeezed
1 ½ fl oz orgeat syrup 45 mL
4 dashes orange bitters angoustara orange bitters can be used as well.
¼ tsp silver luster dust
Ice for mixing the cocktail (and more for serving)
2 small pieces dry ice optional
Dried orange or lemon slice or orange / lemon twist (for garnish)
6 fl oz tonic water 178 mL (club soda to top up, this is optional)

Instructions:

Prepare the serving glasses
Prepare 2 coupe glasses to serve the cocktails (4 – 5 fl oz capacity). If your serving glasses have a larger capacity, then the cocktail can be served with extra ice. Additional tonic water or club soda can be used to top up with as well.

Prepare the cocktail
In a cocktail shaker, add the gin, lemon juice, orgeat syrup, bitters, and luster dust.
4 fl oz gin, 2 fl oz lemon juice, 1 ½ fl oz orgeat syrup, 4 dashes orange bitters, ¼ tsp silver luster dust
Add a generous amount of ice to the shaker. Close the shaker and shake the cocktail for a few seconds to mix and chill the drink.
Ice

Pour the drink
Place 1 small piece of dry ice (if using) in each of the serving glasses. Alternatively, place about ½ tsp of crushed dry ice.
2 small pieces dry ice
If the serving glasses are larger than 5 fl oz, add some regular ice to the bottom of the serving glasses.
Ice
Carefully strain the cocktail into the glasses. The dry ice will immediately create smoke as you pour the drink.

OPTIONAL – Pour about 2 – 3 fl oz of tonic water or club soda to top up.
6 fl oz tonic water
Garnish the cocktail with the slice of orange (or lemon) or the peel. Serve immediately.
Dried orange or lemon slice
Note (if using dry ice) – Consume the cocktail only after dry ice has completely evaporated (i.e. the drink is no longer creating any smoke).

Note about gin
Use a clear colored gin for this recipe. Otherwise, the final cocktail will not take on the desired silver color. So avoid yellow colored or purple colored gins.