Recipe: Vampire Bite

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For the Grenadine:
1/2 c pomegranate juice
1/2 c sugar
Several drops orange flower water
In a small saucepan over high heat, combine pomegranate juice and sugar. Bring to a boil and heat until sugar is dissolved. Add the orange flower water, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to an airtight container, and refrigerate until cold.

For the cocktail:
Ice
1-½ oz silver tequila
½ oz Campari
1 oz blood orange juice
2 oz tamarind soda
½ ounce grenadine "blood"
1 slice blood orange (optional)
In a highball glass filled with ice, combine tequila, Campari, blood orange juice, and soda. Stir lightly, then top with grenadine "blood." Garnish with blood-orange slice.