Makes 1 serving
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
Red sugar (“Pucker Powderâ€) or a cherry Pixy Stix
1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) vodka
3/4 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) triple sec
3/4 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) cranberry juice
Ice cubes
Glassware: cosmopolitan glass
Garnish: wax fangs
Dip the rim of a cosmo glass into the lime juice and then dip again into the cherry-flavored colored sugar. Pour the vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into the glass and attach the wax fang to the rim.