Grinch Cocktail Recipe

Christmas is not Christmas without the tales of the Grinch! This cocktail pays homage to our favorite naughty character with its green color and robust flavors.

The Grinch Cocktail will be a drink that will be a hit at any holiday party with its festive look and great taste!

This cocktail makes a great at home relaxing drink too! Mix up a few of these while you are spending some family time making our wooden Grinch ornaments and of course preparing a Grinch Punch for the kids.

My favorite version of the movie is the original that first aired in 1966. There is just something special about the animation and the great voice acting!

Follow up a great evening with a good book – and you are all set for Christmas. Make it a night to remember! 

The Midori in this cocktail gives it that special green color. I like to keep a bottle of Midori handy all through the holidays. It’s sweet melon flavor makes it a great ingredient for mixing up any number of themed drinks.

Another great thing about this recipe is that it is easy to make in larger batches. All you need to do is adjust the liquor and pineapple juice for the number of drinks that you want to make. Mix those together as per the directions and stick it in the fridge until you are ready to serve. But, don’t add the ginger ale.

When your guests arrive, sugar the rim of the glasses, and then pour in the pre-made cocktail. Then you can finish each off with the splash of ginger ale. You want the ginger ale to still be very fizzy when you serve the drink.

Ingredients

Serving size is (1) 8 ounce glass.

• 1/2 oz Cherry Vodka
• 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
• 1/2 oz Coconut rum
• 1/2 oz Midori
• 5 oz Pineapple juice
• 1 splash Ginger ale
• Simple Syrup
• Green or red sanding sugar

Directions

1. Add simple syrup to a plate and set to the side

2. Add green sanding sugar to a plate and set to the side

3. Roll rim of the glasses in the simple syrup, then into the green or red sanding sugar  

4. Set glasses to the side 

5. Add ice to the glass
 
6. In a cocktail shaker add your liquors and pineapple juice  

7. Pour your mix into your glass  

8. Top off with a splash of Ginger Ale

I hope you give this one a try. Every year, I get folks telling me what a great recipe this is, and how much their friends and family enjoyed it. Let me know if you do try it – I would love to hear from you!

Grinch Cocktail

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

The perfect holiday cocktail! Our Grinch cocktail brings in the colors of Christmas and flavors guest and family will love.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce Cherry Vodka
• 1/2 ounce Blue Curacao
• 1/2 ounce Coconut rum
• 1/2 ounce Midori
• 5 ounces Pineapple juice
• 1 splash Ginger ale
• Simple Syrup
• Green sanding sugar

Instructions

1. Add simple syrup to a plate and set to the side
2. Add green sanding sugar to a plate and set to the side
3. Roll rim of the glasses in the simple syrup then into the green sanding sugar
4. Set glasses to the side
5. Add ice to the glass
6. In a cocktail shaker add your liquors and pineapple juice
7. Pour your mix into your glass
8. Top off with a splash of Ginger Ale