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Festive Rims for Holiday Drinks

Dip, dunk and swirl your way to a festive holiday celebration with these 10 ideas for decking out your glassware.  
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Festive Holiday Drink Rims

Nothing says “It’s party time” like beverages with fancy-looking decorated rims! Colorful sugars are just the beginning. Dip, dunk and swirl your way to a festive celebration with these 10 easy ideas for decking out your glassware for the holidays. Once the festivities are over, soaking the rimmed glasses for a few minutes in hot water will melt most of the candy off. Then, either wash by hand or run through the dishwasher. 

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Gold Nugget Champagne Rims

Rim in the new year (get it?!) with auspicious “gold nugget”-lined champagne glasses. Dip goblets first into a ramekin filled with simple syrup and then into a second ramekin filled with sparking gold sugar, like this one available from Duff Goldman’s sprinkle collection.

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Sparkling Blue Ombre Sugar Rims

Take sugar-dipped rims to the next level with these multicolored rims that have a slight gradient. 

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What You'll Need

You will need two plates or saucers big enough to fit the rim of the glass. Pour about one-quarter cup of simple syrup onto the first plate. Arrange equal parts of different colored sugars on the second plate.

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