I’ll be the first to admit it. I hadn’t EVER seen Star Wars Episodes 5 or 6 before this year. In fact, I’d only watched 1-3 in the theatres with friends and made a pitiful attempt to watch Episode 5 over 20 years ago with the end result of a nap. It wasn’t really for me. But when Red discovered a Storm Trooper for the first time last year, it was the beginning of his Star Wars obsession. A little while later, we started watching Star Wars Rebels on TV (meant for elementary grade kids), found a Star Wars exhibit at Legoland, and eventually, Chase bought the original trilogy for us all to watch.
It was at that point that I finally got it. I understood the draw. The lightsaber battles, the creative storytelling, the sci-fi, futuristic awesomeness. I started to be drawn in to Red’s world of “Dark Vader,” Light “Savers,” and the spaceships that fascinated him. I learned backstories, catch phrases and began to have favorite characters… it was pretty awesome.
To help celebrate the release of Star Wars Episode 7, The Force Awakens, comes this fun Kylo Ren Cocktail for Mom and Dad to sip and discuss all the theories, storylines and plots of the film. A blend of tequila, grenadine and margarita mix makes for a spiky-sweet drink with a festive sugared rim.
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So what do you think of the new movie? Is it destined to be a classic like the original trilogies, or does it have a sense of the later-made Episodes 1-3? Either way, discuss, debate and drink a round or two of the Kylo Ren Cocktail!
Kylo Ren Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
- 3 oz Margarita mix
- 1 oz Cranberry Juice
- Simple syrup
- Black Sanding sugar
Instructions
- On one appetizer plate pour simple syrup
- Pour back sanding sugar onto the other plate
- Dip glassware rims in the simple syrup and then in the sanding sugar. Let dry for 1 minute
- Fill each glass with ice 3/4 of the way full
- Combine Margarita Mix, Cranberry Juice and Lime Juice into a large vessel
- Pour 3oz Tequila, 1oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur into each glass
- Top off each cocktail with Margarita and Juice mix
- Enjoy!
Of course a Kylo Ren cocktail would have tequila in it. Tequila always brings out a person’s dark side. 😉
I was going to make a similar comment and you beat me to it! This cocktail looks delicious and I wouldn’t mind sipping one while discussing my Star Wars theories!!
We have tickets to see it tomorrow night. I am a little skeptical about how it will be based off of some of the rumors floating around. I will have to make this drink for our movie marathon tonight.
My son in law loves Star Wars. I bet he would enjoy this fun themed cocktail haha.
That sounds like a yummy drink. I love cranberry juice in cocktails!
The Kylo Ren coctail looks yummy. The grenadine would give it the sweetness that I like.
This is so cute! We watched Return of the Jedi the other night and I didn’t remember a lot of parts I had watched when I was a kid! The drinks look like the perfect compliment to the movie, so darling!
What a fun cocktail idea. It looks so cute with the black sugar rim. My boyfriend is going to want to see the new movie soon so we may have to make some of these afterward!
I love how cool this cocktail looks. The black sugar against the red drink looks so nice.
Yum, this looks AMAZING! I’m all about tequila based cocktails lately!
Just like the zillions of others, I am anxiously awaiting for screening time for The Force Awakens! I need all things Star Wars in my life!
I’m so excited about the new movie! What a creative cocktail idea. Looks so festive too.
That takes us up to the next level. Great posintg.
That is a pretty drink. I love the idea of a themed cocktail.
Proof positive that grown ups love Star Wars too. 😉 Looks and sounds great!
Scouring Cable On Demand for when Star Wars Rebels plays again. A.J., like Red, would love it.
My Big Antoine is excited about the new movie too, but will probably wait until the excitement dies down so he can enjoy it without waiting in line.
This looks like a great cocktail to try. We just saw the movie last night. It was so good.
That is a great cocktail. I can’t wait to see the movie and see if this cocktail lives up to Kylo Ren’s name!
We are looking forward to seeing the movie the week after Christmas! Perhpas this drink will help us get in the modd;)
Tequila and Margarita Mix and Star Wars! Check yes for me!
Was looking for “dark side” cocktails for May the fourth. This looks (and tastes) delicious! Thanks for being so creative.😊
You are so welcome!! Thanks for celebrating with me!
Where is the actual recipe for this drink? I don’t see it on the page.
My apologies! My recipe plugin broke and it did not notify me. I have fixed the recipe for you to enjoy. Cheers!
How many drinks does the base margarita mix make?
I would think that the 34 oz total would make about 4-5 drinks depending on how much ice, etc.
I’m interested in this recipe, but did you really mean 30 oz of margarita mix to 1 oz of cranberry juice? That’s the way I’m reading it, but I can’t imagine 1oz of cranberry juice and a half oz of lime juice is going to do much in the way of flavor or color to 30oz of margarita mix! Could you possibly mean 3 oz of margarita mix per drink? So that the mix winds up being 50/50 liquors and mix?
ohmigoodness, yes! Thank you for catching that!
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