"TrueBlood" Vampire-Rimmed Cocktail Glasses

These "TrueBlood" inspired bloody rimmed cocktail glasses are the ultimate spookalicious addition to any Halloween bash.

The dripping blood around the rim of the cocktail glass is made out of red candy. These versatile glasses can be filled with any Halloween concoction you can come up with, both alcoholic or non. (some ideas on the last page)...

Please be cautious when recreating this instructable and use an oven mitt during step 2.  If not, you may sustain severe burns & that would be no fun.

Step 1 Ingredients & Prep

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon red food gel paste

alcohol of choice



Prep & tools:

old oven mitt

1 sheet aluminum foil

1 cutting board

Cover cutting board in aluminum foil to absorb drips

candy thermometer

glasses

Place cutting board covered in aluminum foil, red gel paste, and glasses on stove next to pot.

Comments

[jiniz]

Wasn't your fault - you absolutely did put the warnings on it - it was my own dumbassery, not realizing that liquid candy drips. One quick trip to the Urgent Care and the pharmacy and a few glasses of wine and I was good to go. Not gonna lie, though. My kid learned a couple of new words that afternoon. :)

[jiniz]

Seriously. She's not kidding. I made these and when I dipped a glass I didn't have a good grip on the glass, so I went to tip it back up with my un-oven-mitted hand and the hot candy dripped onto my palm. This pic is ten days after the incident.

But the glasses did look awesome!

[lmnopeas]

ouch! I'm so sorry you got burned. I put warnings in all of my instructables when there might be a hazardous step, or a chance of injury. I hope you heal well. :(

[ArtsyFartsyGirl]

So Gross, So Cool! Love it!

[ccrowe1]

Can you use plastic glasses or do they have be "glass"?????

[lmnopeas]

You can use plastic glasses. Just make sure that the plastic is really thick. If you use thin plastic, the rim will most likely melt because of the heat of the candy.

[ccrowe1]

Awesome! Can't wait to make these - can I upload some pics when i do?

[lmnopeas]

Please upload pics! Can't wait to see them. Make sure you use a gel paste, not just plain food coloring. It will yield a much vibrant color red.

[timmycutts]

Heh. The perfect thing to serve Blood and Fingernails cocktails in! We don't celebrate Halloween in Australia, so I'd never have a use for them... or the cocktail. But I do have a recipe for it somewhere, so if you'd like to know how to make it, just let me know. I won't make an article, though, it's too simple and not worth taking pictures.

[lmnopeas]

Please send the recipe. Sounds Awesome!

[timmycutts]

I might actually make an Instructable after all, I actually managed to find a recipe that would work, taste and look much better. I'll have to go shopping today and see if I can find everything...

[lmnopeas]

Can't wait to see it!

[timmycutts]

Aaaand here it is. If you want to make it a little more blood-colour, you could probably add a few drops of red food colouring, but otherwise, yeah, enjoy.

[leeannapride]

sweet idea i cant wait for my Halloween party!!

[fungus amungus]

Very cool!

[scoochmaroo]

Nice work!

[lmnopeas]

Thanks!