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Every Sippin Santa recipe listed by /u/Upper_Technology9772 on /r/cocktails a few days ago

EDIT: I have gone above and beyond u/Upper_Technology9772's post and am listing EVERY SINGLE Sippin' Santa menu and recipe, either full specs or what the menu describes. They are sorted by year, alphabetically. I've also included my sources for each years menu.

My brother showed me this thread from a few days ago where u/Upper_Technology9772 proceeded to drop almost every recipe from every Sippin Santa. I'm going to fix the formatting and make it more visible for all to see.

#2015 Source: Bloomberg article that lists all 10 cocktails that were at the first popup, named "Sippin' Santas Surf Shack". Note the popup would retain this name until 2018 when it is shortened to "Sippin' Santa". The article is hidden behind a paywall so I used my burner email to access it. The validity of the article is a little suspect, as the recipes I've found for both the Rudolph's Apple Sling and A Snowball's Chance both credit Boilermaker’s Sam Gauthier and they don't seem entirely "Tiki". It would also make sense that not every drink at Sippin Santa's first year was Tiki as they were probably unsure of how successful it would be and added drinks that would have a wider appeal. The first Sippin' Santa was also hosted alongside Miracle, both housed inside Boilermaker.

Black Metal Sleigh

  • Jägermeister
  • Vodka
  • Lime juice
  • Grapefruit bitters
  • Cinnamon syrup
  • Lime juice

Directions: Served in a swizzle/julep cup.

I Saw Mommy...

  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • 0.75 oz Grapefruit juice
  • 0.25 oz Branca Menta
  • 0.25 oz Chocolate Syrup (Sippin' Santa uses Hersheys)
  • 0.5 oz Simple Syrup (1:1)

Rudolph's Apple Sling

  • 1.5 oz Gin
  • 0.5 oz Apple brandy
  • 0.25 oz Maple syrup
  • 3 dashes Aromatic bitters
  • Spritz of pine-forward gin

Directions: Stir all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a small chilled cocktail glass (pre-spritzed with a pine-forward gin, if you like).

Sexy Santa

  • Brandy
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cinnamon Syrup
  • Angostura Bitters
  • Grapefruit "essence"

Sippin' Santa (2015)

  • Bourbon
  • Crème de menthe
  • Crème de cacao
  • Egg white
  • Wormwood bitters
  • Nutmeg
  • Garnish: Sprig of mint

A Snowball's Chance

  • 2 oz Scotch
  • 0.25 oz pineapple gomme syrup
  • 2 dashes bitters, preferably Dale Degroff
  • 1 dash absinthe

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with ice. Strain into an Old-Fashioned glass over snowballed ice (or an ice cube).

Toboggan Nog

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 8 oz pumpkin spice syrup (steep cinnamon and ginger together, add sugar to make a 1:1 syrup and then use 3 parts of that to 1 part pumpkin purée)
  • 1 pint of heavy cream
  • 1 quart whole milk
  • 750mL bottle of Jamaican rum
  • 0.5 oz of Angostura bitters

Directions: Separately whisk together until peaking: 6 egg whites and 3 more ounces pumpkin spice syrup

Fold this into the rest of the batch and then stir in 1 grated nutmeg.

#2016 Source: This picture of the menu. u/manfredfresh posted the Latitude 29 popup menu which shows 6 different cocktails than the ones from Boilermaker. I'm including these drinks also in the listing. The interesting thing is the 2016 version of Island of Misfit Toys which is different from the 2022 recipe and the only Sippin Santa cocktail to be served up. u/Zealousideal-Roof399 found this Cool Hunting article that has the recipe for the Chinatown Christmas

...And a Parrot in a Palm Tree

  • Reposado Tequila
  • Joven Mezcel
  • Pierre Ferrand Dry Curcacao
  • Spiced Coconut Syrup
  • Lime Juice

Blue Christmas

  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • 0.75 oz Apricot brandy
  • 0.75 oz Blue curaçao
  • 0.75 oz Coco Lopez
  • 0.75 oz Lemon juice

Chinatown Christmas (credit goes to u/Zealousideal-Roof399)

  • 1.5 oz blended Scotch infused with five-spice blend (Bank Note)
  • 1 oz Plum Wine (Kikkoman)
  • 0.25 oz Demerara syrup
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

Directions: Stir and strain into double rocks glass and lower in an ice snowball.

Don & Victor

  • 0.75 oz Clement VSOP rum
  • 0.75 oz Coruba dark Jamaican rum
  • 0.5 oz Don & Victor Premix*
  • 3 oz Don & Victor Batter*
  • 3 oz scalding Hot Water
  • Garnish: ​Dust with freshly grated nutmeg

Directions: ​Combine all ingredients and stir to combine (Using Water Ketel)

*Don & Victor Mix: Equal parts

  • Averna
  • Sweet Vermouth
  • Campari

*Don & Victor: Batter the following

  • 12 eggs
  • 1.5 lbs sugar
  • 1 lb butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon saffron threads (optional in my opinion)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Hawaiian Milk Punch

  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • 2 oz Chai Syrup
  • 2 oz Sarsaparilla
  • 2 oz Cream

Directions: Shake over ice, pour in glass with ice and garnish with ground nutmeg on top

Holiday Lei

  • Sparkling Wine
  • London Dry Gin
  • Cranberry
  • Ginger
  • Lemon Juice

Island of Misfit Toys (2016)

  • Aged Panama Rum
  • Nutmeg Syrup
  • Lime Juice
  • Dash of Macadamia Nut Liqueur
  • Note: Served Up

I Love Marcie

  • Fernet Branca Menta
  • Godiva Dark Chocolate Liqueur
  • Averna
  • Garnish: Mini-Candy Cane on the side

...I Saw Mommy From 2015

Mutiny In The Workshop

  • Bourbon
  • Applejack
  • Jamaica Rum
  • Maple Syrup
  • Lemon Juice
  • Cinnamon
  • Directions: Served over a Snowball

Nantucket Sleigh-Ride

  • 0.75 oz Apricot Brandy
  • 0.5 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1 oz Coruba dark Jamaican Rum
  • 1 oz El Dorado 8-Year Demerara Rum
  • 0.75 oz lime Juice
  • 0.25 oz White Grapefruit Juice
  • 0.5 oz Simple Syrup (1:1)

Directions: Stir all ingredients and serve.

OFTD Rum Flip

  • 1.5 oz OFTD rum
  • 0.5 oz Demerara syrup spiced with cinnamon, clove, allspice, and nutmeg
  • 0.25 oz Cold-brewed coffee
  • One egg
  • Nutmeg and cinnamon (for garnish)

Directions: Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake; add ice and shake again. Double strain into a coupe glass and grate nutmeg and cinnamon on top.

On Christmas Island

  • 1 oz El Dorado 8-Year Demerara Rum
  • 0.5 oz Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum
  • 0.5 oz Plantation O.F.T.D.
  • 0.5 oz ginger syrup
  • 0.5 oz Don's Spices #2
  • 0.5 oz Passion fruit syrup
  • 0.75 oz Lemon juice

Royal Tannenbaum

  • House pine tonic
  • Vodka/gin

#2017 Source: There is only a partial picture of the menu, making this the most incomplete of the menus. There is also this Daily Beast article that mentions the Sick Nick Swizzle, and this Chicago Reader article where Paul McGee talks about the OFTD Flip that he made for Sippin' Santa's Surf Shack.

Feliz Navidad

  • Rosemary Mezcal
  • Cynar
  • Lime juice
  • Pineapple juice

Frosty Bottoms

  • Earl Grey Vodka
  • Licor 43
  • Jamaican Rum
  • Cinnamon syrup
  • Orange juice
  • Lemon juice

Hanukka-vana

  • Rye Whiskey
  • Dill Aquavit
  • Cream of coconut
  • Pineapple juice
  • Lime Juice

Holiday Lei From 2016

OFTD Flip From 2016, lost the "rum" in its name.

Little Rummer Boy (Served Hot)

  • Hot Cocoa
  • Spiced Rum
  • Amarula Cream Liqueur
  • Marshmallows

Sick Nick Swizzle

  • overproof rum
  • lime juice
  • St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • vanilla
  • cinnamon syrup

Son of a Nutcracker

  • "Blend of Rums"
  • Campari
  • Cream of Coconut
  • Passionfruit juice
  • Lemon juice

Toboggan Nog from 2015

#2018 Source: This article from Do512, note that this is the year the "Surf Shack" is removed from the name. The recipe for the Mele Kalikimaka is never given but it has the exact same ingredients as the Shaka Kalikimaka from 2019 so I'm going to assume they are the same drink. You will see this happen later with the White Russian Christmas from 2021 being renamed the Holiday on Ice in 2022. This is also when the namesake drink returns with its modern recipe that will be repeated in all subsequent years.

Blue Christmas from 2016

Grinch Grog

  • 1.5 oz Blanco Tequila
  • 1.5 oz Stone Pine Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz Pear Liqueur
  • 0.25 oz Benedictine
  • 1 oz Lemon juice
  • 1 oz Grinch syrup*

*Grinch Syrup

  • 2260g Cane sugar
  • 40 oz Water
  • 5.25 oz Vanilla syrup
  • 5.25 oz Cinnamon syrup
  • 12 Clove drops

Hawaiian Milk Punch from 2016

Kana Kaloka Swizzle

  • 2 oz Plantation OFTD
  • 1 oz Lime juice
  • 1 oz Swizzle Syrup*

*Swizzle Syrup

  • 1 part Chai syrup
  • 1 part Cinnamon syrup
  • 1 part Nutmeg syrup

Kris Kringle Colada

  • 1 oz Coruba Dark Jamaican Rum
  • 0.5 oz Cynar
  • 0.25 oz St Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1 oz Lime juice
  • 1 oz Pineapple juice
  • 1.5 oz Coco Lopez
  • Garnish: 2 Pineapple Leaves, Orchid

Directions: ​Place all ingredients in an electric blender, blend for 15 seconds Pour into mug and cubed ice to fill.

Mele Kalikimaka/Shaka Kalikimaka

  • 2 oz Bombay Gin
  • 0.5 oz Grand Marnier
  • 0.5 oz Velvet Falernum
  • 3 dashes Allspice dram
  • 0.75 oz Cranberry syrup
  • 1 oz Lime juice
  • 1 spritz or 2 dashes Herbsaint
  • Garnish: ​3 fresh Cranberries skewed on Cocktail Pick, Banana Leaf

Directions: Blend for a full 5 seconds and top with pebbled ice. Spray with Herbsaint OR 2 dashes Herbsaint on top

Rudolph Shoots the Curl

  • 1 oz Fernet Branca Menta
  • 1 oz Averna Amaro
  • 1 oz Godiva Dark Chocolate liqueur

Sippin Santa (2018)

  • 1.5 oz El Dorado 8
  • 0.5 oz Averna amaro
  • 1 oz Lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz Orange juice
  • 0.75 oz Gingerbread mix*
  • Garnish: Red parasol stuck through rolled-up orange peel or Surfboard stir stick.

*Gingerbread mix

  • 6 parts nutmeg syrup
  • 1 part ginger juice

#2019 Source: [This menu that was posted on r/Tiki by a deleted user](https://imgur.com/ya0778z).

Christmas Eve of Destruction

  • 1 oz Plantation OFTD rum
  • 1 oz Bénédictine
  • 0.75 oz Lime juice
  • 0.75 oz Nutmeg Syrup
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • Garnish: ​Lime Wheel Studded with 3 to 5 Cloves

Don & Victor from 2016

Festivus Flip

  • 1.5 oz Goslings Dark Rum
  • 0.75 oz Bourbon
  • 0.75 oz Ginger infused Amaro Lucano
  • 0.75 oz demerara syrup (2:1)
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 dash Aztec chocolate bitters

Directions: Place all ingredients in an electric blender, blend for 15 seconds Pour into mug and cubed ice to fill.

Jingle Bowl

  • 1.5 oz J-Wray & Nephew
  • 1.5 oz Plantation Pineapple Rum
  • 1.5 oz El Dorado 8-Year Demerara Rum
  • 0.5 oz Amaro Averna
  • 2 oz Lemon juice
  • 1.5 oz Orange juice
  • 0.5 oz Pineapple juice
  • 1 oz Grade A Maple syrup
  • 1 oz Cinnamon syrup
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 oz Clear Creek (substitute Apple Cider Whiskey?)/Plantation OFTD float

Directions: Place all ingredients in an electric blender, blend for 15 seconds, pour into bowl and add crushed ice to fill

Kris Kringle Colada from 2018

Papa Noel

  • 1.5 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 0.5 oz Lemon juice
  • 0 .5 oz Passion syrup
  • 0.25 oz Velvet Falernum
  • 0.25 oz Orgeat
  • 1 Dash Peychaud's/cardamom bitters *Garnish: Pineapple Wedge stuck to Rim, spear with edible Purple orchid to top of wedge with green umbrella

Directions: Shake with ice. Strain into Pearl Diver Glass and Fill with cubed or crushed ice.

Rudolph Shoots the Curl from 2019

Shaka Kalikimaka, formerly known as the Mele Kalikimaka (from 2018)

Sippin' Santa (2018) from 2018

#2020 Source: Golden Eagle in Atlanta, GA, which permanently closed in May of 2021 according to this Atlanta Eater article, still has their Sippin Santa menu on their website. Although the Golden Eagle is not listed on the Sippin' Santa restaraunt website according to the WayBack Machine, this video from the North Jersey Record (skip to 0:21), documenting Sippin' Santa at the Vanguard in Harrison, NJ, has an identical menu. For Rum Rum Rudolph, I found this video posted by Grass Skirt which lists the recipe as 1 part of each ingredient.

Blitzen Bowl

  • Jamaican Rum
  • Demerara Rum
  • Allspice Dram
  • Apricot Brandy
  • Tuaca
  • Ginger Syrup
  • Lime juice
  • Angostura bitters
  • Almond Bitters

Brah Humbug

  • 1.5 oz Drambuie Liqueur
  • 1.5 oz Famous Grouse
  • 1.5 oz mulled wine syrup
  • Hot water
  • Orange peel wrapped cinnamon stick, for garnish

Endless Summer Swizzle

  • Overproof Rum
  • Lime juice
  • Nutmeg Syrup
  • "Herbal Liqueurs"
  • Angostura Bitters

Kolaka Colada, AKA Winter Wonderland if you're at Grass Skirt

  • 1 oz Jamaican rum
  • 1 oz Cuban rum
  • 2 oz Pumpkin spiced coconut syrup
  • 0.25 oz Orange curaçao
  • 0.25 oz Orange juice
  • 1 oz Lime juice

North Pole Punch

  • Bourbon
  • Overproof Rum
  • Coruba Dark Jamaican Rum
  • Creme de Banana
  • Maple Syrup
  • Cinnamon Syrup
  • Lime Juice

Parrot in a Pear Tree

  • Blanco Tequila
  • Pear Liqueur
  • Parrot Mix
  • Black Walnut Bitters
  • Apple Brandy
  • Lime Juice

Red-Nosed Reindeer Sour, or Runaway Sleigh Ride at Grass Skirt

  • 2.25 oz London Dry Gin
  • 1.25 oz Cranberry-Sage Syrup
  • 1 oz Lime Juice

The Regifter

  • 1.5 Coruba Dark Jamaican Rum
  • 0.5 oz Cherry Heering or Combier Roi Rene Rouge Cherry Liqueur
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 1 oz Pineapple Garam Masala syrup

Rum Rum Rudolph

  • 0.5 oz Plantation Pineapple Rum
  • 0.5 oz Plantation OFTD Rum
  • 0.5 oz Koloa Coffee Rum

#2021 Source: Menu PDF

Azul Navidad

  • 1.5 oz Blanco Tequila
  • 1.5 oz Mezcal
  • 1 oz Lime juice
  • 0.75 oz Coco Lopez
  • 0.5 oz Plantation Pineapple Rum
  • 0.5 oz Frangelico
  • 0.5 oz Blue curaçao

Christmas Eve of Destruction, from 2019

Kris Kringle Colada, from 2019

Mistletoe-to-Toe

  • Bourbon
  • Walnut Liqueur
  • Jamaican Rum
  • Puerto Rican Rum
  • Lime juice
  • Orange juice
  • Maple Syrup

The Regifter from 2020

Rudolph Shoots the Curl from 2018

Sippin' Santa (2018) from 2018

White Russian Christmas/Holiday on Ice

  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • 0.75 oz Dark roast cold brew coffee
  • 0.75 Sweetened condensed milk (canned)
  • 0.25 oz Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur
  • 0.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup

Yule Log Grog

  • 1.5 oz London dry gin
  • 1 oz Ginger liqueur
  • 0.75 oz Lime juice
  • 0.75 oz Cranberry syrup
  • 0.25 oz Velvet Falernum
  • 4 oz Boiling hot water
  • Garnish: Lime peel, cranberry

Directions: Combine all ingredients except the water in a handled mug. Add hot water and stir to combine. Garnish with a skewered lime peel and cranberry.

#2022 Source: Menu PDF

Holiday on Ice from 2021, formerly the White Russian Christmas

Island of Misfit Toys (credit goes to u/the_grog_dog for this)

  • 1.5 oz Jamaican Rum (Appleton)
  • 0.25 oz Lemon Juice
  • 4 oz Misfit Toys Mix*

*Misfit Toys Mix

  • 1.5 oz Pumpkin Puree
  • 0.75 oz Chai Tea Latte Concentrate
  • 1 oz Cinnamon Syrup (1:1)
  • 0.75 oz Heavy Cream

Jingle Bird

  • 1 oz Bourbon
  • 1 oz Plantation Pineapple rum
  • 0.5 oz Campari
  • 0.5 oz Lime juice
  • 2 oz Pineapple Jingle mix

Kris Kringle Colada, from 2018

Rudolph's Rum Rhapsody

  • Jamaican Rum
  • Puerto Rican Rum
  • Lime juice
  • Orange juice
  • Pineapple juice
  • Passion fruit
  • Falernum
  • Honey syrup
  • Ginger
  • Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Sippin Santa (2018) from 2018

Top Shelf Elf

  • House spiced rum

  • Falernum

  • Cinnamon

Undertow Toddy

  • Cognac
  • Chartreuse
  • Orange Curacao
  • Chocolate Hazelnut Syrup

Yule Tide

  • Tequila
  • Applejack
  • Lime juice
  • Maple-Cranberry Syrup

Posted Dec 20, 2022, 3:58 PM UTC · edited

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