Cooking Lesson #1083: A Bloody Good Time Cocktail

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? We are just 10-days away from the end of summer, though for many that day was marked right after Labor Day. And scary as it might seem we are only 6 weeks from Halloween and 3 months away from Christmas—where has 2025 gone?! 
 
If you’re thinking of brewing up something dark and mysterious (and who among us hasn’t thought of that?) this drink is for you—but beware—it’s got a kick! Vampires may start appearing when you close your eyes.
 
Prep time:  5 minutes
Yield:  1 cocktail
 
Ingredients 
1 ounce cherry vodka
1 ounce vodka
4 ounce cranberry juice
1 fresh cherry with stem and a couple of gummy worms for garnish
 
Directions

1. Pour the cherry vodka, vodka and cranberry juice into cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake it like you mean it.
3. Strain into cocktail glass with ice.
4. Garnish with cherry colorful gummy worms.

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ChefSecret:  I love fun garnishes and gummy worms are just a lot of fun and perfect as we get closer to Halloween.
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Quip of the Day:  What do lumberjacks shout at the start of fall? Sep-timberrrrrr!
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