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Black Light Lemonade

October 24, 2012 By McKenzie 64 Comments

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This easy, spooky drink is sure to be a hit at your Halloween party! A few years ago, I saw that someone had served tonic water at a Halloween party and it glowed under black lights (sadly, I have no idea where I saw that so I can’t give anyone the credit). The problem is that I think tonic water is nasty. I did something simple that made it taste a lot better and it still glows! I have served this at my husband’s school’s Spooktacular for the past 2 years and it has been a huge money maker for his classroom. We called it “Liquid Ghost Drink”.
Here’s what you need…
*Tonic Water
*Lemonade mix (Any drink mix will work)
*Black light
The instructions are pretty easy. Refrigerate your tonic water so that it is nice and cold to serve. You won’t want to put ice in it because it will dilute it. Put tonic water in a pitcher or punch bowl. Stir in drink mix. Serve to your guests!
So easy, right?! It will be the hit of your party!

Filed Under: Create, Halloween, Halloween Recipes, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: halloween, holiday, recipe

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  1. Michelle Lunt

    October 25, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Cool-o-rama! I had no idea. Tucking this idea away for future use!

    Warmly, Michelle

    Reply
  2. K Coake

    October 27, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    What a neat drink idea! Could have used that at a Halloween party we went to tonight. 😉

    Reply
  3. BethieJ

    October 31, 2012 at 9:32 am

    I LOVE this idea!! I wish I had seen it before my bunco! I could have surprised the girls! 🙂
    Have a GREAT day and Happy Halloween!!!

    Reply
  4. Courtney@ FoodMuster

    July 30, 2013 at 3:10 am

    This is an awesome idea! I will get this one working on this year’s Halloween party. I’ve pinned it so I won’t forget, thanks for sharing:)

    Reply
  5. bill

    October 20, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    That would be great if tonic water wasn’t so bitter and gross. No o0ffence

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    • McKenzie

      October 20, 2013 at 7:52 pm

      None taken. I haven’t ever tried the tonic water alone, but it tastes just like sparkling lemonade when the lemonade is mixed in it.

      Reply
  6. Janet

    October 27, 2013 at 8:45 am

    How dark does the room have to be in order for the black light to work? I can see this in a haunted house situation but would it work in a classroom?

    Reply
    • McKenzie

      October 27, 2013 at 8:53 am

      It isn’t really how dark it is that matters, it is the strength of the black light. We served this in my husband’s 3rd grade class 2 years in a row and it was a huge hit! He had a few black lights around the classroom and put blankets over the windows. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  7. America V

    February 10, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    Totally gonna try this for my 16th!

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  8. Suzanne Holt

    October 30, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    Amazing how cool this makes water look!

    Reply
  9. Kathy

    April 11, 2015 at 11:40 am

    I made this and it still has that bitter after taste

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    • McKenzie

      April 13, 2015 at 2:17 pm

      That is interesting! I wonder if it just depends on the brands that you use. I have made this a few times and haven’t ever had a bitter taste.

      Reply
      • Cher

        October 14, 2016 at 9:37 am

        what did you use?

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        • McKenzie

          October 14, 2016 at 11:24 am

          We have tried a variety of different flavors and brands. I usually just grab Country Time or Great Value brand.

          Reply
  10. Nana

    May 10, 2015 at 10:49 am

    Used at my granddaughter party yesterday and most of them did not like the taste at all!!!!!!!’ So it was a flop.

    Reply
  11. Ashley

    August 26, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    Is it safe for the kids to drink tonic water. I just want to do this for them.

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    • McKenzie

      September 4, 2015 at 12:24 am

      Yes it is safe. It isn’t any more dangerous than drinking soda.

      Reply
  12. Junction

    October 27, 2015 at 4:08 pm

    Ok so I’m trying to make this for my daughters bday party, I’m mixing tonic water lemonde mix and regular sugar 2 cups a gallon and you can tast the tonic water in it any suggestions to make it taste it better?

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    • McKenzie

      October 27, 2015 at 7:18 pm

      I would try making it another flavor. Lemonade has such a light taste, I would try using a grape or even a fruit punch and see if that helps.

      Reply
  13. Kathryn

    December 28, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    Does it work with lemonade already in a bottle and I just add the tonic water?

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    • McKenzie

      January 6, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      You could try it, but I don’t think it would be as bright because the lemonade would be more watered down.

      Reply
  14. Dana

    March 14, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    How much tonic water do you add for on gallon of lemonade

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    • McKenzie

      March 14, 2016 at 11:15 pm

      You don’t mix it with actual lemonade. You just mix the lemonade mix with the tonic water instead of regular water.

      Reply
  15. Mike

    May 1, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    There are other drinks that glow under blacklights:

    Yellow = drinks with vitamin B like energy drinks or add a little vitamin B to any clear drink,
    Blue = tonic water of course, Purple = Tonic + a touch of Cranberry Juice,
    Green = Yellow (vitamin B) + a few drops of blue food coloring,
    White = Milk drinks.

    Experiment.

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  16. Ya girl

    October 15, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    The lemonade was good but soooooo bitter, we had to add a bunch of sugar to make it tolerable! Cool in theory and it looked fantastic though!

    Reply
  17. Kathy Hansen

    August 7, 2019 at 3:37 pm

    What ratios of tonic water to flavor do you use for a large group of people? (A large punch bowl?)

    Reply

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