The prettiest pink cocktails and mocktails for summer evenings
If you're in charge of organising a much-needed girl's night in, you're going to need some gorgeous pink drinks to get the party started. Pink Prosecco, G&Ts filled with strawbs and margaritas with fresh raspberries are all brilliant options, but if you fancy getting a little more creative, we've got you covered.
We've gathered a selection of our favourite fun 'n fancy pink cocktails and mocktails for sipping, from a mega-easy rosé sangria (it's time to get out that pitcher) to a classy pink lady.
Our favourite pink cocktail recipes
Espolòn's Paloma
Can you have a roundup of pink cocktails without including a paloma? No you can't.
Ingredients:
60 ml Espolòn Blanco
15 ml fresh lime juice
120 ml pink grapefruit soda
Garnish:
Lime wedge
Grapefruit peel (optional)
Salt rim (optional)
Method:
Blend in a tall glass with plenty of ice, adding grapefruit soda last, and stirring to incorporate the ingredients. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Starburst spritzer
We've taken everyone's favourite childhood sweets to make flavoured vodka that pairs perfectly with fizzy lemonade for the girly serve.
Pink Spring Fizz
Come summer, we're suckers for a good spritz and this mocktail version, with Red Bull's new pink edition, which is made with forest fruit, is calling our names.
Ingredients
25ml non-alcoholic gin
50ml soda
100ml Red Bull Pink Edition Forest Fruits
Method
Add all ingredients to a wine glass with ice and garnish with strawberry and cucumber.
Pink Fruit Punch
If you've got a sweet tooth, you need to try this fruit punch mocktail.
Ingredients
25ml non-alcoholic rum
25ml apple juice
125ml Red Bull Pink Edition Forest Fruits
Method
Mix together all ingredients in a highball glass with ice and garnish with mint.
Everleaf CosNOpolitan
The prettiest mocktail we ever did see.
Ingredients:
50ml Everleaf Mountain
35ml Cranberry juice
15ml Lime
10ml sugar syrup
Method:
Combine all ingredients and shake over ice, strain into a coupette glass and garnish with a twist of orange.
Prosecco sorbet fizz
Take your standard glass of bubbly to the next level, and transform it into a fruity sorbet cocktail! Plus, there's only two ingredients to grab from the shops.
Rosé sangria
Okay, so February might not exactly be peak sangria season, but we love this jug of pink booze and it's brilliant for serving a crowd at a party.
Pink squirrel
A pink squirrel cocktail is the perfect night in (or even romantic...) tipple as it's sweet, yummy and the cutest shade of pink.
Pink bikini
The delicious combination of pink lemonade and amaretto is what makes us come back to the pink bikini cocktail time and time again. Well, that and how dreamy it looks.
Pink lady
Got a bottle of gin knocking about? This pink lady cocktail is the perfect way to use it. Shake up with egg white, lemon juice, ice and grenadine for the pinkest cocktail you ever did see.
Strawberries and cream Piña Colada
Bring back summer holiday mems with a Piña Colada that's essentially a grown-up milkshake.
Hibiscus Margarita
Everyone loves a marg for getting the party started, and this gorgeous deep pink version is made with an easy homemade hibiscus syrup for fun, floral vibes.
Ouzo grapefruit spritz
For those of us traumatised by the clubbing era of sambuca shots, straight ouzo might be too much for us to handle, but this Ouzo grapefruit spritz is a super zesty alternative.
Rose petal martini
First created by legendary bartender, Dick Bradsell, the team behind the fabulously floral rose liqueur Lanique have created their own version of the rose petal martini.
Ingredients:
25ml Lanique
25ml gin
25ml lychee juice
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
rose petal, to garnish
Method:
Pour all the ingredients (reserving the rose petal for garnish) into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Shake well, then strain into a martini glass and garnish with the rose petal.
Negroni al Savoia
A bittersweet take on a Negroni with smoke and spice.
Ingredients:
50ml Savoia Americano
15ml Mezcal
3 flakes of bitter cocoa
red chilli, to garnish
Method:
Fill the bottom of a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice, then pour in the ingredients and stir with a cocktail stirrer. Pour into a low tumbler filled with ice to serve, and garnish with a red chilli.
Pink panther
This tall drink is giving us hard shake vibes and we're into it.
Ingredients:
30ml red bitter aperitif (or Campari)
fresh strawberry
Method:
Mix together the ADRIATICO Bianco and red bitter in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Fill a glass with ice and pour in the mixed liquid. Garnish with a sliced fresh strawberry.
Elderflower and rose Margarita
Florals, for a girl's night in? Groundbreaking.
Ingredients:
50ml Tequila
25ml lime juice
Method:
Add all the liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker and stir to combine. Fill with ice, then shake hard for around 20 seconds. Wet the edge of a tumbler and dip into salt, fill with ice, then strain the mixture into the glass.
Opihr aromatic garden
A heady, spicy riff on a pink drink.
Ingredients:
15ml sweet vermouth
75ml cloudy apple juice
10ml pomegranate syrup or grenadine
3 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters
mint leaf and nutmeg, to garnish
Method:
Put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with one mint leaf and a sprinkling on freshly grated nutmeg
Vitolo’s Mulberry Street Margarita
A sweeter take on a classic marg.
Ingredients:
50ml tequila
25ml lime juice
15ml triple sec
25ml prickly pear syrup or grenadine
Method:
Add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice, shake well, and strain into rock glass. Fill with ice and garnish.
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