From the murky depths Swamp Thing emerges. The cocktail gets its nebulous color from black vodka and blood oranges, two ingredients that are perfect for many Halloween beverages.

Swamp Thing

1/2 a blood orange (sliced with peel and pith removed)
Sprig of mint leaves
2 lime slices
powdered sugar
2 oz. black vodka
ice

Put the blood orange slices and mint leaves in a glass and muddle them. Add a squirt of lime and a small sprinkling of powdered sugar. Put ice and black vodka in a cocktail shaker to cool, pour over the mixture and stir gently. Garnish with a lime slice.

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