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I have a whole bunch of flavored syrups left over from my wedding party, including a bottle of blood orange flavor. I decided to use it in a cocktail fit for an evil bloodthirsty dead guy. The goal was to make a cocktail with many layers of varying orange flavors. This one uses blood orange syrup, orange bitters, parfait amour, and orange liqueur. I call it:

The Orange With Teeth

1.5oz vodka
.5oz cognac/orange liqueur (Grand Marnier, Prunier Orange, etc)
.5oz parfait amour
.5oz blood orange syrup
2 hearty dashes orange bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist, after twisting the peel and flaming the oils that squirt out on to the drink.

Note: I didn’t have any orange peel on hand for the garnish, more’s the pity. Also note that this is the first cocktail I’ve ever made with a vodka base. I don’t normally use a neutral base, but it matters here.

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