Cheshire Cat Inspired Cocktail

Looking for a Cheshire Cat cocktail? I have a perfect cocktail recipe to share with you based on the Walt Disney Live Action Adventures in Wonderland, based on the books by Lewis Carrol about Alice’s Adventures. This cocktail makes me grins like a Cheshire Cat.

Cheshire Cat Inspired Cocktail

Have you heard that there is going to be another Alice in Wonderland, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, coming out this May. I am so excited. I have loved Alice in Wonderland since I was a kid. And now that I am all grown up, I am loving that there is a grown up version directed by Tim Burton. There is something to be said for a magical place filled with crazy characters and unusual rules. Who does not fantasize about being in a crazy place like that, and getting away from the everyday of life?

Of course, everyone has their favorite characters. Mine has always been and will always be, the Cheshire Cat. Dating all the way back to the cartoon. I love how he is a bit crazy, ok, a lot crazy and you can never quite tell if he is trying to help or hinder Alice. While he does help from time to time, he also tends to get her into spaces that can be a bit hard to get out of, especially when it comes to the Red Queen. The Queen of Hearts is always trying to get at Alice. In the end, it turns out well, but that is the end.

To celebrate ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS coming out soon where we learn more about the White Queen, I thought a Cheshire Cat cocktail would be a fun way to get in the movie mood and leave you with a . Think how fun it would be for a movie night out, to have before or after the movie, or once the movie is out on DVD, have it for a ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS party. Be sure to check out my Drink me Potion, the Queen of Hearts Cocktail and Mad Hatter cocktail too.

Related: Looking for more cocktails? Be sure to check out the Mad Hatter Martini. You might also like the Kinky Pina Colada, Peeps Cocktail, Creamalada Cocktail, or Sparkling Lemon Lime Margarita.

Serving size is 1 8oz cocktail glass

1 0z of Cherry Vodka
1oz of Blue Curacao
1/2 0z of Strawberry Vodka
1/2 oz Grenadine
2 oz Sprite
Purple sanding sugar or make your own sanding sugar
Lemon

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If you plan on decorating your glasses, it adds a fun twist. It adds a sense of getting a special drink. It is a lot easier to create this effect than it seems.

You will need 1 small plate or bowl to decorate your glassware. The plate or bowl will need to be large enough to fit the top of the glass. Pour out some of your sanding sugar into the plate or bowl.
Now cut a lemon in half and rub the juice along the rim of the glassware
Then take your glassware and dip it in the sugar – set to the side. If you want to use less sugar to create the effect, try to tip the glass and rotate it.

Making the Cocktail
In a large bartender shaker add both vodkas and grenadine along with only a few pieces of ice
Shake well to combine
Fill your glassware 3/4 of the way full with ice
Now add your Vodka mix and fill ONLY 1/2 way
Rinse your shaker with water

Now add the Blue Curacao and sprite
Shake well to combine
Use a large serving spoon upside down hold it above the glass and slowly pour the Blue Curacao mix into the glass.
You are pouring the mix directly onto the spoon and letting the liquid drain off the spoon into the cocktail glass
If you do it slow it will not mix.

Whether you are having a get together to watch the Alice in Wonderland movie series or just want a great tasting cocktail, this is a recipe to keep in your bar book. It is a hit no matter the reason.

Scroll to the end for a printable version of this recipe.

Want to try another fun cocktail for Alice Through the Looking Glass: Try the Mad Hatter Cocktail. This is a perfect partner cocktail to go with this one. The Mad Hatter Cocktail is another easy to create cocktail recipe.

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Cheshire Cat Cocktail

Ingredients

For the cocktail

• 1 oz Cherry Vodka
• 1 oz Blue Curacao
• 1/2 oz Strawberry Vodka
• 1/2 oz Grenadine
• 2 oz Sprite

For the glass

• Purple sanding sugar
• Lemon
• 1 small plate or bowl to decorate your glassware. Pour out some of your sanding sugar into the plate or bowl.

Instructions

Prepare the glass

• Now cut a lemon in half and rub the juice along the rim of the glassware
• Then take your glassware and dip it in the sugar – set to the side

For the cocktail

• In a large bartender shaker add both vodkas and grenadine along with only a few pieces of ice
• Shake well to combine
• Fill your glassware 3/4 of the way full with ice
• Now add your Vodka mix and fill ONLY 1/2 way
• Rinse your shaker with water
• Now add the Blue Curacao and sprite
• Shake well to combine
• Use a large serving spoon upside down hold it above the glass and slowly pour the Blue Curacao mix into the glass.
• You are pouring the mix directly onto the spoon and letting the liquid drain off the spoon into the cocktail glass
• If you do it slow it will not mix.