
Whether you're out for a night on the town with your besties or making it a more low-key night in, that's the perfect time to indulge in a few (or several!) delightful girly cocktails. If you and your best BFFs are just blowing off some steam after work, heading out for a "no boys allowed" night of dancing, or celebrating someone's last days of singledom at a bachelorette party, these drinks are perfect for a night with the girls.
| Drink | Flavor profile | Main booze |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmopolitan | fruity | citron vodka |
| Lemon drop | fruity, sweet | citron vodka |
| Bailey's martini | sweet, creamy | Irish cream |
| Sangria | fruity | red wine |
| Piña colada | tropical, creamy | rum |
| Jello shot | fruity | vodka |
| Pumpkin martini | sweet, creamy, spicy | vanilla vodka |
| Jolly Rancher martini | sweet, fruity | watermelon schnapps |
| Amaretto sour | sweet, sour | amaretto |
| Lemon gin fizz | light, citrus | gin |
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum
- ¾ ounce blue curaçao
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- ½ ounce cream of coconut
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Lemon slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, white rum, blue curaçao, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lemon slice.
Quick Tip
If this sounds delish to you, make sure you're ordering a blue Hawaiian and not a blue Hawaii drink, which is completely different.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum
- 1¾ ounces cream of coconut
- 1½ ounces pineapple juice
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounce citron vodka
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce cranberry juice
- Ice
- Lemon ribbon for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, citron vodka, orange liqueur, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lemon ribbon.
Ingredients
- Lemon wedge and sugar for rim
- 1½ ounces citron vodka
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lemon wheel for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe with the lemon wedge.
- With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
- Chill the prepared glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, citron vodka, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Helpful Hack
I'm about to share a secret that will change your lemon drop life FOREVER. Ask the bartender to replace the citron vodka with raspberry-flavored vodka. Do it! You will never, ever, ever regret it.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce limoncello
- 1 ounce whipped cream vodka
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lemon peel for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, limoncello, whipped cream vodka, lemon juice, heavy cream, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lemon peel.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- 1½ ounces Baileys
- ½ ounce vanilla schnapps
- Ice
- Ground cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, Baileys, and vanilla schnapps.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with ground cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- 1½ ounces Baileys
- ½ ounce vanilla schnapps
- Ice
- Ground cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, Baileys, and vanilla schnapps.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with ground cinnamon.
Ingredients
- Lemon wedge and chocolate crumbs for garnish
- 1 ounce Godiva chocolate liqueur
- 1 ounce vodka
- ½ ounce brown crème de cacao
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- Ice
- Lemon ribbon for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe with the lemon wedge.
- With the chocolate crumbs on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the chocolate to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Godiva liqueur, vodka, crème de cacao, and heavy cream.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with a lemon ribbon.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Godiva white chocolate liqueur
- 1 ounce vodka
- ½ ounce white crème de cacao
- ½ ounce heavy cream
- Ice
- Lemon peel for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Godiva liqueur, vodka, white crème de cacao, and heavy cream.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lemon peel, if desired.
Ingredients
- Honey and crushed graham crackers for the rim
- 1 ounce vanilla vodka
- 1 ounce pumpkin liqueur
- ½ ounce Irish cream
- Ice
- Cinnamon stick for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe in honey on a saucer.
- With the crushed graham crackers on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the crushed graham crackers to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vanilla vodka, pumpkin liqueur, and Irish cream.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce caramel vodka
- 1 ounce apple vodka
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Apple slice for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, caramel vodka, apple vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with an apple slice.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- 1 ounce apple schnapps
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Apple slice for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, apple schnapps, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with an apple slice.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces coconut rum
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Pineapple wedge and leaf for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, coconut rum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge and leaf, securing the leaf to the pineapple with a cocktail skewer.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce pomegranate juice
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lemon peel for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lemon peel, if desired.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces watermelon schnapps
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- ½ ounce lime vodka
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, watermelon schnapps, cranberry juice, lime vodka, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
Ingredients
- 2½ ounces white rum
- 1½ ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup ice
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a cocktail glass.
- In a blender, add ice, white rum, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Helpful Hack
If you really want to girl it up, opt for a frozen strawberry daiquiri. Yummmm!
Ingredients
- 2 ounces silver rum
- ¾ ounce banana liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, banana liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Helpful Hack
Make it frozen. Pour the ingredients into a blender with some crushed ice and blend until smooth. Garnish with a banana.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce Midori
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, Midori, simple syrup, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce Midori
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Lemon ribbon for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, Midori, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a lemon ribbon, if desired.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces red wine
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Mint sprig and orange slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, red wine, orange liqueur, lime juice, orange juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and orange slice.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces sauvignon blanc
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, sauvignon blanc, orange liqueur, orange juice, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces amaretto liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Orange slice and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Amaretto, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces cinnamon whiskey
- ¾ ounce grenadine
- Ice
- Ginger ale to top off
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add ice, cinnamon whiskey, and grenadine.
- Top off with ginger ale.
- Stir to mix.
Ingredients
- 6-8 mint leaves
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces bourbon
- Ice
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint with simple syrup.
- Add ice and bourbon.
- Stir to mix.
- Garnish with mint sprig.
Ingredients
- 4-5 mint leaves
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces white rum
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Mint sprig and lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint with simple syrup.
- Add ice, white rum, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Do not strain, pour into a highball glass.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Ginger beer to top off
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a copper mug or rocks glass, add ice, vodka, and lime juice.
- Top off with ginger beer.
- Stir to mix.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
- 1 dash pure vanilla extract
- 1½ ounces dark rum
- ¼ ounce cinnamon schnapps
- Dehydrated orange wheel and cinnamon stick for garnish
Instructions
- Warm a mug by filling it with hot water.
- After the mug is warm to touch, pour out the water.
- In the mug, combine the brown sugar, butter, and vanilla extract.
- Stir well to combine.
- Add the rum and cinnamon schnapps.
- Top off with hot water.
- Garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel and a cinnamon stick.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces hot chocolate
- ¾ ounce peppermint schnapps
- Marshmallows for garnish
Instructions
- Warm a mug by filling it with hot water.
- After the mug is warm to touch, pour out the water.
- Prepare the hot chocolate according to the instructions.
- In the mug, add hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps.
- Garnish with marshmallows.
Ingredients
- 3-ounce package flavored gelatin, such as orange, raspberry, or lime
- 8 ounces boiling water
- 4 ounces cold water
- 4 ounces rum
- Small 2-ounce plastic molds
Instructions
- In a large heat-safe mixing bowl, stir together boiling water and gelatin.
- Stir for approximately two minutes or until the gelatin has completely dissolved.
- Stir in cold water and rum.
- Mix until well combined.
- Carefully pour into 2-ounce cups.
- Chill in the refrigerator until firm, approximately 4 hours.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce citron vodka
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lemon wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, citron vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vanilla whiskey
- ½ ounce pineapple juice
- ½ ounce whipped cream vodka
- ¼ ounce maraschino liqueur
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vanilla whiskey, pineapple juice, whipped cream vodka, and maraschino liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce whiskey
- ¾ ounce amaretto liqueur
- ¾ ounce cranberry juice
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, whiskey, amaretto liqueur, and cranberry juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a shot glass.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- ½ ounce olive brine
- ¼ ounce dry vermouth
- Ice
- Olive for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a mixing glass, add ice, gin, olive brine, and dry vermouth.
- Stir rapidly to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with an olive.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces rum
- Ice
- Diet cola to top off
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add ice and rum.
- Top off with diet cola.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Lemon wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add ice, gin, and lemon juice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces margarita mix
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
- ¼ ounce agave
- Ice
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, margarita mix, lime juice, orange juice, and agave.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces pineapple juice
- 1¾ ounces cream of coconut
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Orange slice and pineapple wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with an orange slice and a pineapple wedge.
















































