10 Easy Cocktails to Make at Your Next Girl’s Night

This is your sign to plan a girls’ night, order your favourite food, and make fun cocktails! I love trying out new drinks and pretending to be a bartender, so I always lean to easy-to-make cocktail recipes. No fuss, just drinks and vibes.

If you’re looking for cocktail ideas for your next girls’ night, you’ve come to the right place. This guide will get you ready to be the hostess with the mostest.

Okay, so why go for easy cocktails? The point is not to over-complicate the recipes and have a grocery list of ingredients. My golden rule is if you need more than five ingredients, then you’re doing too much.

Here are the base ingredients that you’ll need:

What Every Home Bar Needs

Now for the home bar essentials. When it comes to making cocktails at home and living out your bartender dreams, you need the tools to play the part. I love a good shaker for those fun mixed drinks, like espresso martinis. You can pick up a full bartending kit for under $30.

A good storage cart is very functional for storing all your bar essentials and makes for a great home decor piece. Adding some fun wall art will help bring the space together really nicely, too.

Ten Easy Cocktails to Make That You’ll Love

1. Classic Moscow Mule:

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 4 oz ginger beer

Pour vodka and lime juice over ice, top with ginger beer, stir, and garnish with a lime wheel.

2. Refreshing Mojito:

• 2 oz white rum
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 6-8 fresh mint leaves
• Soda water

Muddle mint, lime juice, and simple syrup in a glass. Add rum and ice, top with soda water, stir, and garnish with mint.

3. Fruity Sangria Spritzer:

• 1 bottle red wine
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Assorted fruits (orange slices, berries)
• Soda water

Mix wine, brandy, and sugar in a pitcher. Add fruits, chill, and serve over ice with a splash of soda water.

4. Tropical Tequila Sunrise:

• 2 oz tequila
• 4 oz orange juice
• Grenadine

Pour tequila and orange juice over ice. Slowly add grenadine and let it settle. Garnish with an orange slice.

5. Cucumber Basil Smash:

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Fresh cucumber slices
• Fresh basil leaves

Muddle cucumber slices, basil, lime juice, and simple syrup in a shaker. Add gin, ice, shake well, and strain into a glass with ice.

6. Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade:

• 2 oz raspberry vodka
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Sparkling water
• Fresh raspberries for garnish

Combine raspberry vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a glass. Top with sparkling water, stir, and garnish with fresh raspberries.

7. Pineapple Coconut Breeze:

• 2 oz coconut rum
• 4 oz pineapple juice
• Splash of coconut cream

Mix coconut rum and pineapple juice over ice. Add a splash of coconut cream and stir.

8. Watermelon Mint Cooler:

• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz fresh watermelon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Fresh mint leaves

Shake vodka, watermelon juice, and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a glass and add fresh mint leaves.

9. Strawberry Basil Smash:

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 oz strawberry syrup
• Fresh basil leaves

Muddle basil, lime juice, and strawberry syrup in a shaker. Add gin, ice, shake well, and strain into a glass. Garnish with a basil leaf.

10. Espresso Martini:

• 1.5 oz vodka
• 1 oz coffee liqueur
• 1 oz freshly brewed espresso
• 1/2 oz simple syrup

Shake vodka, coffee liqueur, freshly brewed espresso, and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with coffee beans or cocoa powder.

And there you have it – an easy guide to elevating your next girl’s night and flexing your bartending muscle.

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