What a tree-mendous way to celebrate the holidays.
Food stylist Meg Quinn is sharing her viral snow globe cocktail recipe that some fans are calling “very cool.”
The four-step cocktail requires a freezer-safe glass, a sprig of rosemary, water and at least a few hours freezing time.
“The viral snow globe cocktail is totally worth the hype,” Quinn says in a video posted to Instagram last month that has garnered 687,000 likes. “Start by pouring water in the bottom of a glass.”
Cocktail makers should then cut a piece of rosemary and turn it upside down so it’s flat on the bottom.
Place the sprig upright in the glass and freeze it so the tree is solidified to the ice — Quinn said she’s seen some people use string and tape to keep the sprig in place.
Remove the glass from the freezer and “fill it with your favorite clear cocktail like a vodka soda or just do some sparkling water,” Quinn suggested. “And you have the cutest holiday drink.”
The snow globe cocktail has been around for some time with some tweaks — Quinn’s video and TikTok versions have sparked renewed interest.
“This is my favorite Christmas cocktail I have ever made,” one creator enthused.
But some commenters didn’t buy into the Christmas spirit, claiming that the glass would break in the freezer.
Ficks Beverage Co., a California manufacturer of low-sugar cocktail mixers, addressed this concern last year while sharing its snow globe gin and tonic recipe.
“Water expands when it freezes, so filling a container entirely with water with no opening is a recipe for disaster. Thankfully with these we’re just putting a little water in the base, and there’s an opening at the mouth of the glass,” the company wrote.
“The other thing that can cause breakage is rapid temperature change,” the post continued. “Make sure you’re using cold water as your tree base, and your tonic water has been in the fridge before adding it into the frozen glass.”
Ficks recommends using tempered, stemless glassware, which is safe to freeze and easier to fit into a home freezer than a tall wine glass; having the rosemary leaves touch the base of the glass like a tripod, so it can stand up; filling the glass with water that’s a third of the height of the tree; and freezing the glass for two hours.
Kiersten Hickman, who recreated the cocktail for The Kitchn cooking site this week, advises filling a quarter of a glass with water; tying the rosemary sprig with string and securing it with a toothpick if you’re struggling to get it to stay upright; and freezing the glass for four hours.
“After testing out this holiday cocktail, I have to admit, it’s just as adorable as it seems on camera — and it’s the only way I will be serving drinks to my guests this holiday season,” Hickman wrote.
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