ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC, MU LAMBDA CHAPTER
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PURPLE PEOPLE EATER COCKTAIL
A tasty (and creepy!) cocktail that gets its purple hue from blue curacao, grenadine, and cranberry juice. A perfectly purple cocktail for any party!
• Vodka – Any non-flavored type or brand will do. • Blue Curacao – A sweet liquor with a blue hue. Flavored from the dried peel of bitter oranges. • Cranberry Juice – This helps add some fruity flavor to the drink as well as some strong coloring. • Sweet and Sour Mix – A standard in many mixed drinks, this adds some sweetness with a dash of tartness. • Grenadine – Another mixed drink favorite, this helps smooth out the flavor while also adding a strong dose of red coloring. Also helps sub some of the tartness of the cranberry juice. • • • • •
1.5 oz vodka 1 oz blue curacao 1 oz sweet and sour mix 1 oz grenadine 1 oz cranberry juice or grape juice
• This recipe calls for cranberry juice, and if you use it, the drink may turn out a tad more maroon than purple. If you’re okay with sacrificing a bit of the intended taste for a better color, you can either substitute cranberry juice with cran-grape juice or grape juice OR double the amount of blue curacao used. Make a test drink first to be sure you still like the taste with these adjustments! • Like the mason jar cocktail shaker used in the recipe video? You can get a near identical one here: Mason Jar and Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker Set. And if you already have a ton of mason jars and just need a cocktail shaker lid, you can pick one up here: Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker Lid. • Or maybe you like the glasses it’s served in? You can get a similar set here: Stemmed Beer Glasses. • And don’t forget the black and white striped straws! Brother Kenneth Williams MU LAMBDA TORCH 2022
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