Girl’s night in Cocktail ideas from Butlers in the Buff

15 Sep 2016

We all love a good girl’s night in, getting everyone together and chilling out in the comfort of your own home! To top off the perfect girls night in we have come up with some fabulous cocktail ideas that will suit your girl’s night in perfectly. Think pink, glamorous and tasty – these cocktails will give you and the girls a great night when your around the ones you love.

Girly cocktail #1 – Watermelon Mint Martini:

Fruity martinis are great to serve up at your girl’s night in as they are fun to make and even better to drink! To be extra naughty why not book a butler in the buff to serve them for you – get a quote!

Ingredients (makes 4):

• 3 cups cubed watermelon
• 4 oz. Vodka
• 1 tbsp agave syrup
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves
• Ice cubes

Method:

• Add all ingredients (expect ice) to a blender
• Blend on high for 1 – 2 minutes
• Add the ice cubes and the blended mixture to a shaker
• Shake well for around4 minutes
• Pour into glass (strain if you do not want mint in the drink)

Girly cocktail #2 – Raspberry Italian Mojito:

This combination of fruit, fizz and mint makes this version of the classic Mojito great for your girl’s night in. Because of its fruity fizzy flavours it is also great at summer BBQs.

Ingredients (makes 1):

• 6 oz. raspberries
• 8 mint leaves
• 2 oz. lime juice
• 3 tsp sugar
• 1 ½ oz. white rum
• 2 oz. prosecco
• Sugar cane
• Ice cubes

Method:

• Leave 3 raspberries and 2 mint leaves for garnish
• In a cocktail shaker, muddle together the remaining raspberries, mint, sugar and lime juice
• Strain into a glass
• Stir in the sugar and rum until the sugar dissolves
• Top with prosecco and ice cubes
• Garnish with the remaining strawberries and mint leaves (add the sugar cane too for a sweet hit)

Girly Cocktail #3 – Dirty Shirley:

This adult take on the Shirley Temple will leave you giddy for its luscious pink colour and bubbles.

Ingredients (makes 1):

• 1 oz. vodka
• 5 oz. lemon lime soda
• 1 tsp grenadine syrup
• 1 tsp cranberry juice
• 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Ice cubes
• Fresh blackberries

Method:

• Pour the vodka over ice cubes in a glass
• Fill the glass with the soda
• Add the grenadine, cranberry juice and lemon juice and stir in
• Garnish with fresh blackberries (put on a cocktail stick and balance on glass)

Girly Cocktail #4 – Pink Grapefruit Slushy:

Have you noticed that most of our cocktails are pink?! They look great and are super fun drinks to serve at any girlie evening.

Ingredients (makes 1):

• 8 oz. pink grapefruit juice
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 1 oz. lime juice
• Fresh lime
• Raw sugar
• Ice cubes
• Sea salt

Method:

• In a blender combine the grapefruit juice, cooled syrup, lime juice, and ice
• Blend on high until smooth
• Wet the rim of the glass with lime juice and coat in a mixture of the salt and sugar
• Pour into a glass and serve

Girly Cocktail #5 – Salted Caramel Macchiato Martini:

This is heaven in a glass! An indulgent wintery cocktail that will give you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! It’s like a naughty, adult version of a hot chocolate.

Ingredients (makes 1):

• 3 oz. coffee
• 1 oz. salted caramel vodka
• ½ oz. Bailey’s Irish cream
• Sea salt
• Caramel sauce

Method:

• Coat the glass rim with caramel sauce and dip in sea salt
• Add some caramel sauce into the bottom of the glass (a small tsp) and swirl around the outside of the glass to taste
• Pour coffee into a shaker with some ice and shake well (should be ice cold)
• Add in the Baileys and Vodka and shake again
• Strain into a glass and serve