IT’S HAPPY HOUR: COTTON CANDY EDITION
Happy hour takes on a whole new meaning when you’re the bartender! If you’re ready to switch up your cocktail game, it’s time to get a cotton candy tub. Let loose with fun, sweet and delicious drinks that incorporate a whimsical childhood favorite—cotton candy. No matter what your favorite spirit, we’ve got you covered.
Check out our cotton candy cocktail drink recipes and break out your glasses…it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!
If You’d Rather Be On A Beach: Cachaca Cotton Candy Cocktail
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 oz. Cachaça or White Rum
- 1 oz. Apple Jack
- .75oz lime juice
- .75oz simple syrup
- Cotton Candy
- Rock candy stick
- Sugar (for rim)
STEPS:
- Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with a handful of ice.
- Use a lemon or lime wedge to wet the rim for your glass, then roll gently in sugar to make a rim.
- Fill martini glass with a fluffy cloud of cotton candy (blue or pink)
- Pour your shaker over the cotton candy, straining out the ice.
- Garnish with rock candy and enjoy!
If You’ve Been Re-Watching Sex and the City: Cotton Candy Cosmopolitan
INGREDIENTS:
- 5 oz. Vodka
- .5 oz. Triple Sec
- 5 oz. Cranberry Juice
- 1 tsp. Lime Juice
- Cotton Candy
- Orange Twist
STEPS:
- Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with a handful of ice.
- Fill martini glass with a fluffy cloud of cotton candy (blue or pink)
- Pour your shaker over the cotton candy, straining out the ice.
- Garnish your cotton candy cosmo with an orange twist.
If You Got All Done Up For A Zoom Date: Cotton Candy French 75
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 oz. Gin
- 3 oz. Sparkling Wine
- 1 tbsp. Lemon Juice
- Cotton Candy
- Lemon Twist
STEPS:
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Combine gin and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and shake with a handful of ice.
- Pour gin mixture into a champagne flute, straining out the ice.
- Add cotton candy (blue or pink) to the flute so it “floats” above the gin mixture without touching it.
- Top the cocktail with sparkling wine so the cotton candy dissolves.
- Garnish with lemon twist.