BuzzBallz dresses its three litre Boulders as a Friendsgiving Turkey and Holiday Nutcracker in a $29.99 limited edition bundle

Key Takeaways

• BuzzBallz has launched the Boulders Holiday Collection, two reusable costumes that dress its 7lb, three litre ready-to-drink Boulders.

• The Friendsgiving Turkey has fabric feathers, wings, a beak and orange feet, while the Holiday Nutcracker takes its look from the holiday spirit of the 90s.

• Each purchase includes a Strawberry 'Rita Boulder and a chosen costume for $29.99 plus $5 shipping, with just 40 of each design available.

• The collection drops online at buzzballz.com/bouldersholiday on 10 and 17 November at 1pm ET and is available only to adults aged 21 and over.

BuzzBallz has launched the BuzzBallz Boulders Holiday Collection, a pair of limited edition costumes that turn its giant three litre cocktails into a Friendsgiving Turkey and a Holiday Nutcracker. The brand has solved the problem of what to bring to a holiday party by dressing a 7lb spherical drink as the main course, complete with fabric feathers, wings, a beak and orange feet, and the idea is as ridiculous as that sounds. Sazerac, which owns BuzzBallz, is pitching the launch at the kitschy holiday decor craze, and the release opens by telling people to forget tasteful tablescapes.

The costumes are reusable and fit any Boulder flavour, so they are designed to come back out of the cupboard each year in the way that a Christmas jumper does, although only 40 of each design are available. Each one is sold in a bundle with a Strawberry 'Rita Boulder for $29.99 plus $5 shipping, with two online drops planned for 10 and 17 November.

BuzzBallz Boulders Holiday Collection sells 40 of each costume with a Strawberry 'Rita Boulder from 10 November

The costumers are positioned as a retro centrepiece and a ready-to-serve cocktail for the group, which spares the host several hours in the kitchen. The Holiday Nutcracker is inspired by what the brand calls the gloriously over-the-top holiday spirit of the 90s, and it comes with the line "Forget cracking nuts. This Nutcracker is here to bust Ballz." BuzzBallz sees that one as a party showstopper and as the gift everyone will be fighting to steal at a White Elephant, the American gift exchange game in which presents can be swapped and stolen.

The Boulders themselves are three litre ready-to-drink mixed drinks with 15% ABV, sold across the US in six flavours, which are Berry Cherry Limeade, Lime 'Rita, Strawberry 'Rita, Tropic Tang, Pink Lemonsqueezy and Grapes Gone Wild. While the bundle comes with Strawberry 'Rita, fans can move the costume on to any other flavour in later years, which gives the novelty a slightly longer shelf life than most seasonal merchandise.

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