🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Flash Shots

Sweet teal tonic + glitter fin (Makes 6–8 shots)

🌊 Ingredients:

For the Shots:

• 1½ oz blue raspberry vodka (or plain vodka + blue raspberry syrup)

• 1 oz lemon-lime soda (or use tonic water for glow effect)

• ½ oz blue curaçao

• ½ oz pineapple juice (for sweetness and tropical depth)

• ¼ oz lemon juice (to brighten the mix)

• 1 pinch edible shimmer dust (teal, pearl, or aqua)

• Ice (for shaking)

Optional Rim & Garnish:

• Edible glitter + sugar rim

• Edible glitter candy fin (see below)

• Silver sugar pearls or tiny shell candies

🧪 Directions:

1. Prepare Glasses:

• Rim shot glasses with lemon juice, then dip in a mix of edible glitter and sugar.

• Chill in the freezer for 10 minutes.

2. Shake the Shot Mix:

• In a shaker, combine:

  • Blue raspberry vodka

  • Blue curaçao

  • Pineapple juice

  • Lemon juice

  • A splash of soda or tonic

  • A pinch of edible shimmer dust

• Shake well with ice until chilled and sparkly.

3. Pour & Top:

• Strain into chilled, rimmed shot glasses.

• Add a gentle splash of lemon-lime soda or tonic just before serving to activate sparkle and light fizz.

• Insert or rest an edible glitter fin garnish on the rim or in the glass.

🐠 How to Make an Edible Glitter Fin (Easy DIY):

Option 1: Candy Melt Fins

• Melt white or teal candy melts, spread on wax paper in fin shapes using a spoon or piping bag.

• Dust with edible glitter while still soft.

• Let set and gently peel.

Option 2: Gelatin Glitter Fins

• Mix 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin with 2 tbsp hot water + food coloring + edible glitter.

• Pour into fin molds or hand-draw on parchment in fin shapes.

• Let dry until pliable, then peel and place in drinks.