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White Christmas Margaritas

Tequila, coconut milk and white cranberry with a sugared rim. A snowy, creamy margarita for holiday mahjong.

Three creamy white Christmas margaritas with sugared rims, cranberries and rosemary on a pink tablecloth, with ornaments and a rack of mahjong tiles

It’s mahjong night, ladies, and these white Christmas margaritas are like a snowy day in a glass. Creamy coconut, tequila and white cranberry with a sugared rim, topped with cranberries and rosemary.

You’ll need

Serves 6. About 5 minutes.

  • 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk, well shaken
  • 1 cup silver tequila
  • 1 cup white cranberry juice
  • ½ cup triple sec
  • ½ cup fresh lime juice
  • Sugar or shredded coconut for the rim
  • Cranberries and rosemary, to garnish

Make it

  1. Illustration: a hand dipping the rim of an upside-down glass into a dish of sugar, a lime wedge beside it

    Rim each glass with lime, then dip it in sugar.

  2. Illustration: coconut milk pouring into a glass pitcher of tequila and juice

    Add the coconut milk, tequila, cranberry juice, triple sec and lime juice to a pitcher and stir well.

  3. Illustration: a creamy white margarita pouring over ice into a sugar-rimmed glass

    Pour over ice.

  4. Illustration: a creamy white Christmas margarita in a sugar-rimmed glass topped with cranberries and a rosemary sprig

    Garnish with cranberries and a sprig of rosemary, like a little snowy tree.

Lady M’s tips

  • Shake the coconut milk can hard first.
  • Shake each drink with ice for a frothier top.
  • Make the pitcher an hour ahead and keep it cold.

On my table

White glasses, red cranberries and green rosemary: all your Christmas colours in one drink.

That’s it, and you’re ready for game night. Bird Bam Cheers! ...and happy mahj-ing!

— Lady M

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