Santa Claus-Mopolitan

By srumbel

It's such fun to have a signature drink at parties...and holiday parties are no exception. With a little prep work you can have enough holiday cheer for a crowd, complete with rimmed glasses. Rimming the glasses can be done ahead, and actually are sturdier if made in advance. Even rimming clear plastic bar ware would be a great option for easy clean up.
from blueribbonkitchen.blogspot.com

Ingredients

• For a crowd, easily serves 16 guests:
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• 1/2 cup white peach cranberry juice
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1/2 ounce vodka
• Shake with ice, pour into rimmed glass.
• Garnish with fresh cranberries
• 1 -64 ounce bottle cranberry juice (Ocean Spray)
• 1 -64 ounce bottle white cranberry-peach juice (Ocean Spray)
• 16 ounces triple sec
• 8 ounces vodka
• Chill well for at least 3 hours before guests arrive.

Preparation

Step 1

When rimming the glasses I used a squeeze of lime juice and a little light (clear) corn syrup on the outside of the glass rim. Tip: If you get too much of the coconut garnish on the inside of the rim, the coconut will float into the cocktail...not a disaster, but it's prettier left on the outside rim of the glass.

1 serving