Rimming your drinks with salt or sugar is one of the easiest ways to jazz up your cocktail or mocktail and make it even prettier! We now have a line of Shimmering Rimming Salts & Sugars you can use to decorate your drinks with and we are so excited to tell you all about them!

How do you rim a glass with salt or sugar?

It's truly effortless! Depending on the drink you're enjoying, you can use a wide array of things. Whether you're having a margarita, a glass of wine, or a kombucha mocktail adding rimming salt or sugar would be a wonderful addition.

Dip your glass in a liquid of choice - lemon juice, lime juice, simple syrup, chamoy, even water works! You could even rub it with a lime wedge.
dip your glass in the complimentary salt or sugar
add ice to your cup, if you need it
pour in your drink or choice and ENJOY!!

Do you prefer salt or sugar rims on a flavored margarita?

Of course we are all used to having a salted rim for a margarita, but a great pairing with a sweet summery mango margarita would be a sugared rim! Having a Paloma? Salt or sugar would be a nice accent.

Here are some drinks that commonly have a salted rim!

Margarita
1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier or Triple Sec)
3/4 ounce freshly-squeezed lime juice
optional sweetener: agave nectar or simple syrup, to taste
ice
Paloma
2 ounces tequila
2 ounces fresh grapefruit juice, plus wedges for garnish
2 ounces sparkling water
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/4 ounce agave nectar or simple syrup, or to taste

Michelada
2 tablespoons kosher salt (or any flaky sea salt)
3/4 teaspoon Tajin seasoning (or chili powder)
1 lime, cut into wedges
ice cubes
2/3 cup tomato juice (or Clamato juice)
1/4 cup lime juice
4 drops worcestershire sauce
4 drops soy sauce
4 drops hot sauce
1 12-ounce bottle Mexican lager beer

Mezcal Mule
3 cucumber slices
1/2 ounce agave nectar
1 1/2 ounces Sombra mezcal
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 ounce Boiron passion fruit puree
Ginger beer, chilled, to top

Salty Dog
6 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
6 oz. grapefruit la croix
3 oz. vodka
2/3 oz. lime juice

Bloody Mary
Celery salt
1 lemon wedge
1 lime wedge
2 ounces vodka
4 ounces tomato juice
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 pinch smoked paprika
Prickly Pear
Classic Mexican Martini
2 ounces reposado tequila
1 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce fresh lime juice
3/4 ounce fresh orange juice
1/2 ounce olive brine
2 olives

Tequila Sunrise
1 1/2 ounces tequila
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 ounce grenadine syrup
Orange slice, for garnish
High-quality maraschino cherry

Danny Ocean
1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila
1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar

Which drinks have a sugar rim?

Sidecar
1 1/2 ounces cognac
3/4 ounce orange liqueur (such as Cointreau)
3/4 ounce lemon juice
freshly squeezed.

Chicago
1 Ounce Brandy
1/2 Ounce Fresh lemon juice
1/4 Ounce Orange curacao
1/4 Ounce Maraschino liqueur

White Lady
2 oz Gin
1/2 oz orange liquer or triple sec
1/1 oz lemon juice
1 egg white, frothed

Lemon Drop
2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 ounce simple syrup

Spanish Coffee
3 ounces coffee
2 ounces Kahlua
1/2 ounce Triple Sec (or other orange liqueur)
1/2 ounce aged rum (or white or dark)
1 large spoonful sweetened whipped cream

The Great Pretender
2 ounce 151 aged rum, or 151 light rum
1/2 ounce Pineapple juice
1/2 ounce Lime juice
1/2 ounce Vanilla syrup
1 tsp Cinnamon syrup

Brandy Crusta
2 ounces brandy
1/4 ounce orange curaçao
1 teaspoon maraschino liqueur
1/2 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 dash bitters

Cherry Blossom
1 1/2 oz gin of choice
1/2 oz vanilla cherry blossom vermouth, or use plain bianco vermouth
1/2 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 tbsp cherry jam

Rum Punch
1 cup of orange juice
1 cup of pineapple juice
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup dark rum
1/2 cup of grenadine

Cosmopolitan
1 1/2 ounces citron vodka
3/4 ounce Cointreau
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce cranberry juice cocktail

While our salt and sugar rimmers have some glitter in them, we love adding extra glitter to any and all drinks! Using one of our spray pumps or a sprinkle of your favorite complimentary Brew Glitter will add the extra sparkle and shine everyone loves! You can also add Flavored Tinker Dust to your drinks to add a sweet or sour element!