Bachelorette Party Cocktails

It’s not a bachelorette party without the right cocktails. So sip on one of these delish drinks as you celebrate your BFF’s last days as a single woman

Poolside Passion
4 lemon wedges
2 strawberries
1 oz. simple syrup (dissolve one part sugar in one part boiling water; let cool)
1½ oz. Grey Goose vodka
Splash of cranberry juice
Garnish: flower

Muddle lemon wedges, strawberries, and simple syrup in a shaker. Add vodka, splash of cranberry juice, and ice, and shake 20 times. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with flower.

Source: JW Marriott at L.A. Live, Los Angeles

Remember Last Summer
1½ oz. Absolut Vanilia
1½ oz. strawberry liqueur
1 oz. pineapple juice
½ oz. coconut cream
Garnish: shredded coconut

Mix all ingredients except shredded coconut in a shaker with ice, and shake well. Strain into a glass. Garnish with coconut.

Source: Paulina Szafranski, Monarck, Denver

Pink Margarita
1½ oz. tequila
¼ oz. Campari
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. honey
Garnish: lemon slice and mint leaf

Put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake vigorously. Serve on the rocks, and garnish with slice of lemon and mint.

Source: James Stuart, Parea, New York City

The Delancey
¾ oz. pomegranate juice
¾ oz. St-Germain
Prosecco

Mix together the juice and liqueur, and pour into a champagne flute. Top with prosecco.

Source: Richard H. Friedberg, Allen and Delancey, New York City

Cherry Punch
1 oz. cherry vodka
1 oz. triple sec
Splash of Rose’s Grenadine
Splash of cranberry juice
Garnish: fresh cherry

Shake together vodka, triple sec, and grenadine with ice. Pour into a glass, and top with cranberry juice. Garnish with cherry.

Source: Brooke Isaacson, Club One, Baltimore

Champagne Dream
1 oz. pomegranate liqueur
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. fresh orange juice
3 oz. champagne or sparkling wine
Garnish: orange zest

Shake the first three ingredients with ice. Gently stir in the champagne. Strain into a flute, and add garnish.

Source: Dale DeGroff, author of The Craft of the Cocktail

Berri Breeze
1½ oz. Absolut Berri Açaí
2 oz. grapefruit juice
2 oz. pomegranate juice
Garnish: grapefruit slice

Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour all ingredients into the glass, stir, and garnish with slice of grapefruit.

Source: Mixologists Chris Patino and Jamie Gordon

Pear Batida
1 oz. white rum
1 oz. pureed pear
1 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. champagne
½ oz. simple syrup (dissolve one part sugar in one part boiling water; let cool)
½ oz. dark rum

Shake everything but the champagne and dark rum with ice. Pour champagne into a glass, then add pear mixture and dark rum.

Source: Rain Lampariello, Chinatown Brasserie, New York City