Purple People Eater Cocktail Recipe
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Purple People Eater Cocktail Recipe
The Purple People Eater Cocktail tastes great and is elegant and striking, and is quick to throw together so you can spend more time partying. This vibrant purple cocktail combines vodka, blue curaçao, and grenadine for a visually stunning Halloween drink that's as delicious as it is photogenic.
🎃 Party Perfect: This cocktail is designed for efficiency and impact. You can batch mix the ingredients ahead of time and just rim the glasses and serve when guests arrive!
Ingredients
For the Cocktail
- 100ml vodka
- 50ml blue curaçao
- 50ml sweet and sour mix
- 50ml grenadine
- 50ml cranberry juice or grape juice
- Ice
Purple Sugar Rim
- Granulated sugar
- Purple food colouring (a few drops)
- Small resealable plastic bag
- Extra cranberry juice for wetting rim
Method
Preparing the Purple Sugar (Can be done ahead)
- Combine sugar and a few drops of purple food colouring in a small resealable plastic bag.
- Seal the bag and shake vigorously until the colour is evenly distributed throughout the sugar.
- Spread the purple sugar on a flat surface and allow to dry for 15-20 minutes before using.
Making the Cocktail
- On a small plate, spread out the purple sugar. Wet the rim of a glass with cranberry juice and gently dab the top of the glass in the purple sugar, coating the rim evenly.
- Combine vodka, blue curaçao, sweet and sour mix, grenadine and cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake vigorously until well combined and chilled (about 15-20 seconds).
- Fill the sugar-coated glass with ice.
- Strain and pour the purple people eater cocktail mix into the glass until full.
- Serve immediately.
Expert Tips
Perfect Sugar Rim: For a cleaner look, only wet the outer edge of the rim, not the inside. This prevents sugar from falling into the drink.
Batch Mixing: Multiply the ingredients by the number of servings needed and mix everything except the ice in advance. Store in the fridge and shake with ice just before serving.
Colour Variation: The purple colour comes from mixing the blue curaçao with the red grenadine and cranberry juice. For a deeper purple, add slightly more grenadine.
Non-Alcoholic Version: Replace vodka with lemon-lime soda and blue curaçao with blue sports drink or blue curaçao syrup.
Glassware Choice: Use stemmed cocktail glasses or coupe glasses for an elegant presentation. The stem prevents hands from warming the drink.
✨ Presentation Tip: For extra Halloween drama, add a splash of dry ice (food-grade only) just before serving to create a spooky fog effect. Never consume dry ice directly!
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