

> Does anyone know of any drinks that glow under a blacklight? Or does
> anyone know of some good punches or other new years drinks? Thanks.
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I'm often asked how to make glow in the dark cocktails. This can't really be
done unless you are on the Starship Enterprise. But, you can make blacklight
reactive drinks and use glow in the dark accessories for some neat effects
though.
Tonic water is made from quinine. The bitter taste is quite refreshing with
Gin or Vodka. It is made from the bark of the Cinchona tree which is found in
the Andes mountain range in Peru and Ecuador. It was used to treat Malaria.
Its properties help to reduce fevers and leg cramps as well. The neat thing is
that Quinine is also photochemical reactive. That means it glows pale blueish
white when exposed to ultraviolet or blacklights. The fluorescent quality is
best when you use a lot of tonic water in your drinks. The next page has some
cocktail recipes using tonic.
Blacklight also makes different colors and properties standout. Remember how
you could see all the lint on your clothes? It works the same way if you're
mixing cocktails. Instead of shaking a drink, a swirled drink will have a
different effect. The trick is to not really mix the ingredients. A Dirty
Martini is a good example. Though I don't recommend mixing anything with
Mountain Dew, it also gives a neat effect.
©Photo courtesy of Omniglow There are tons of new glow products on the market
today. You can find glassware that reacts to blacklight, and glasses and shots
that light up. Someone had the bright idea awhile ago of using the five and
eight inch bracelets as swizzle sticks. It definitely caught on and new and
improved straws and swizzle sticks are being developed. There are even
coasters being patented that bracelets are stuck into to light up your drinks.
Cocktail trays and shot tubes are out there also.
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