When a cocktail goes viral on social media, it’s often thanks to an undeniable visual appeal. Case in point, the Grinch cocktail, whose glowing, bright-green hue is courtesy of the melon-flavored liqueur Midori. This year, the Jack Frost cocktail—with its eye-catching, frosty blue coloring imparted by blue Curaçao—has already proved another holiday hit.
Here’s the down low on this cocktail, and how to make a (slightly more) refined version worthy of a Wine Enthusiast-approved holiday gathering.
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What Is the Jack Frost?
Different versions of this drink abound across the internet. Some are rum-based, while others lean into vodka. Some are spiked with Prosecco and some are blended with ice. Some are blended with Prosecco (don’t do this). More still are essentially blue piña coladas.
From where did this drink emerge? It can be difficult to determine the precise beginnings of even the most classic cocktails; staples from the daiquiri to the Greyhound all have contested origin stories. (After all, drinkers don’t necessarily have the most reliable memories.) When it comes to cocktails on the web, you can multiply that a hundredfold. To wit, it’s seemingly impossible to trace the exact origins of the Jack Frost.
It’s definitely having a moment, though: The hashtag #jackfrostcocktail has racked up about 4.6 million views and counting on TikTok. One version, whipped up in 2021 by the possibly already tipsy @jennifervalentyne, currently has 1.7 million likes on the
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