Gallery: How to Make Rummy Bears and Other Drunken Gummies

  • Rummy Bears!!

    gummy bears and Bacardi

    No explanation is needed. But we will take this opportunity to sing:

    *Rummy Bears, bouncing here and there and everywhere. High adventure that's beyond compare, they are the Rummy Bears.*

    Negroni Bears

    orange gummy bears, Campari, and gin

    Orange bears + Campari + Gin

    Aviation Bears

    Lemon gummy bears, gin, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

    Lemon bears + Gin + Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur. We omitted the Crème de Violette, which you *could* add if you really wanted to.

    [Can't you just picture the bears in little aviator goggles and bomber hats with earflaps?]

    Old-Fashioned Penguins

    cherry penguins and whisky

    Cherry Penguins* + Makers Mark. If you have Angostura bitters, drip a few drops in there too.

    We used Trader Joe's cherry-flavored Gummy Tummy Penguins in lieu of bears here.

    Hot Teddy

    lemon gummy bears, whisky, and honey

    Lemon bears + Whiskey + Honey (from its bigger bear brother!)

    Bear Appletinis

    green apple bears and vodka

    Green apple bears + Vodka

    Bellini Bears

    peach bears and sparkling wine

    Peach bears + Cava (or any sparkling wine could do)

    Sangria Bears

    fruit gummy bears and wine

    Various fruity-flavored bears + Red Wine

    Tequila Straw-Bearries

    strawberry gummy bears and tequila

    Strawberry (bears) + Tequila. It's a traditional combination

    Pisco Bears

    lime gummy bears and pisco

    Lime bears + Pisco. Like a pisco sour, in bear form.