How to Make Glowing Drinks With Pop Rocks

Make a cocktail that glows under a black light.

A signature drink at a cocktail party can be the extra special element that brings your theme together and gives your event flair and style. If you are hosting an event with a fantasy element, such as outer space or a Halloween gathering, create a glowing signature cocktail with a tasty addition of a sweet pop from some candy pop rocks. According to Drink of the Week, these cocktails will be set aglow by a black light and give your party a supernatural look. Does this Spark an idea?

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Clear drink cups
Pop rocks candy
Clear alcohol
Clear mixer
Tonic water
Rock candy stirrer
Black lights

Instructions

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  Design a cocktail containing the two most important ingredients for an out-of-this-world cocktail, tonic water (which includes quinine, the glow-in-the-dark element) and pop rocks in the flavor of your choosing. In addition to these, you can choose the alcohol and mixer of your choice, but clear liquids, such as vodka and ginger ale, will allow the quinine to glow more brightly.
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  Use a clear cup or a translucent neon cup to maximize the visual aesthetic of the glowing drink. Dip the rim of the empty cup in warm water and then dip it into a bowl of crushed pop rocks. This will give the rim of your glass a tasty, pop rock edge.
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  Mix your liquor, mixer and tonic water into your cup. Be careful not to wash away the pop rock rim. The more tonic you include in the drink, the more it will glow, but be careful as not everyone enjoys the bitter flavor of tonic water. Mademan.com recommends making ice cubes out of the tonic water for a quick and easy way to make your cocktails translucent.
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  Position black lights throughout the party or event space to activate the phosphorescent chemical in the tonic. Position a black light directly over the cocktail table to give an aesthetically interesting display.
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  Add a rock candy stick stirrer to give the drink an extra, sweet touch and help mix together all of the cocktail elements.