A hectic schedule and tough work life call for a night full of relaxation and fun. A woman sometimes needs quality time with her girl gang. But it is not always possible to go out and enjoy. So why not a girls night in?
A perfect solution for it is to organize a girls’ night in. When going out is out of cards- you can save money by being at home with your friends and having fun. If you are planning a girls’ night in, you will want to have the right cocktails for the occasion. Gotta mark the occasion right?
You can enjoy the company of your closest friends, while having a sip of the best drinks, making it a fun night. There are many cocktails that you can try, while having a night in. But not all cocktails are the right choice for such a night.
You may need to select the cocktails that have an exquisite taste and the ones which would make the event, a memorable experience. There are different cocktails available for the ladies. But how does one go about deciding, which are the best?
For having a sip-histicated catch up with your girls, you should plan a night filled with fun. The best cocktails for the night would be the ones which have mild to moderate potency and are easy to gulp down. These are the drinks which are soothing to taste and easy to make.
A drink that can be prepared with the ingredients in your kitchen, should be on the list. If you do it right, you and the girls will have a great time gossiping and enjoying each others company, while sipping these amazing drinks.
So, lets have a look at some of the best drinks, to make your girls’ night in, an enjoyable and memorable event.
Pina Colada
This rum based cocktail is sure to set the right mood for your night in. This elegant tasting cocktail is pretty easy to make. You will not have to give much time in making this drink and can focus on setting up the place before your friends arrive.
The ingredients can be found in your kitchen and it will not take any extra effort to trace them. So, it is one of the most popular drink for a girls’ night in.
This tempting rum, coconut and pineapple cocktail is the best drink you can start you night in with. You can talk about all the new experiences over a glass of well-prepared Pina Colada.
A well-prepared glass of this girly cocktail will help your friends ease into the night and enjoy a rare get together. The amazing memories you can create while drinking this gracefully prepared drink, is the reason it is preferred by women around the world.
It is one of the most popular tropical cocktails and is enjoyed by drinkers. The refreshing mood that this drink can set for your night in, is incredible.
A cocktail shaker and some ice is what you will require to make this amazing drink. Whether its a couple friends or a huge company marching at your home, they will enjoy sipping this drink and experiencing its mesmerizing taste.
Moscow Mule
Share some secrets while devouring the Moscow Mule to make the night in more fun. A very simple drink to make, this cocktail is what will help all your friends bind together over a glass or two. It is made in a very simple manner.
Moscow Mule is essentially vodka, lime juice and ginger beer. The easy preparation methods and soothing taste have helped it become one of the hottest drinks of the world.
The slightly spicy tinge of this drink is what makes it unique. It is a very refreshing drink and will help you and your friends relax. It will help you take a well-deserved break from the busy lives you lead. The simplicity of this drink is what makes it utterly spectacular.
This famous drink of World War 2 has recently regained popularity among the drinkers of the world. Since it is a pretty casual drink, it can be used to complement any topic of discussion that you might have.
There are many budget friendly vodka brands that can be used to make a Moscow Mule. So, you need not go for the most premium brands and lighten your wallet.
You can experiment with different brands and select the one which fits you the best. One average sized like is enough to give you the juice you will need for a drink. So, enjoy this blissful drink on your night in.
Espresso Martini
You need to stay awake for a long time during the night in. You also need to sip in a delightful drink. So, a good combo of some really amazing ingredients is required.
Espresso Martini is the drink for such night. It is the drink which will recharge and refresh you at the same time. The taste of this drink will keep you in a cheerful mood. And the martini does not need any introduction to its fun bringing properties.
The coffee and vodka combination in this drink is perfect to set the right mood for your night in. The girls will have a great time while they take off their shoes and dance all night while sipping this cocktail. The sweet and spiked coffee flavor combined with vodka, is a treat for your taste buds. This brilliant after dinner drink should be the drink of choice for your girls’ night in.
Negroni
This is an essential Campari cocktail post dinner. After you and your friends have finished devouring the main course, you can continue the gossips while sipping this soothing drink. This simple and sophisticated aperitif, is an amazing drink for the night in. This drink satisfies the palate, like no other. You can sip it before the dinner too.
The sweet vermouth offers a delightful contrast to the bitter Italian spirit. You can also use this drink to train your taste buds to develop a taste to enjoy bitter aperitifs. Whether stirred or shaken, it is a treat to be sipped while you enjoy your night in. You are going to love spending time with your friends while gulping this drink down.
Be sure to choose a high-end gin for your martini as it can make or break the taste. You should also decide the optimum concentration of alcohol you are able to enjoy. After all, its your party!
Bloody Mary
When you want to host a wicked party for your friends, then a Bloody Mary is the best choice for you. You can sip this iconic cocktail while enjoying the night in and making memories. This drink is touted as one of the best in the world. It is also known by many, as one of the best hangover cures. There are very few drinks that can match the taste and quality of a well prepare Bloody Mary.
It is an amazingly simple drink to prepare. You need to pour a shot of vodka, fill the glass with tomato juice and at some lime juice to make this delightful drink.
It is compatible to suit your taste and personality. You can make it pretty easily and in a very short span of time. It can be as mild or as spicy as you like. You can serve it to your friends at the night in and enjoy the thrill of the night while sipping this drink.
Sex on The Beach
This easy to make, smooth and amazing drink is a hot favorite of many. This seductive fruity vodka cocktail is a delight for drinkers who want to have a soothing drink. It is an amazing tropical highball which requires extraordinarily little expertise to make.
It has an amazing taste and is the right choice for a well-planned girls’ night in. As the recipe for this drink is simple, it can be made at the comfort of your home.
You just must add the sweet mix of fruits to your favorite vodka and a delicious Sex on The Beach, is ready to be devoured. Switching to a flavored vodka is also a good option if you want to add your own twist to this drink. Strawberry, coconut, black currant, peach, and many other additions can be mixed with vodka.
If your friends want to drink something fruity, then Sex on the beach is the drink you should serve them. You can also pour the cocktail in a pitcher and serve it to your guests. They will love this twist and your night in will become even more exciting.
Mai Tai
Mai Tai is a name of Tahitian origin and it means “out if this world”. This is the best description for this mind-blowing drink. A rum based cocktail, Mai Tai is a drink that can make a girls’ night in more interesting.
It is a classic rum cocktail and should not be missed for the world. It has a very exquisite taste and the lime juice and rum combo, really works great together. You and your friends will love sipping this drink while catching up.
You need to mix lime juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, grenadine, white and dark rum. With so many ingredients needed, you sure can make out the amazing taste the drink offers.
The mixed flavor of all these ingredients is titillating and as the name of the drink says- out of this world. The lime shell is too, is used to prepare this drink. It adds a distinct quality to the drink and is a key part of few tiki cocktails.
Lime shell is nothing but half of a lime, that is partially hollowed by using a reamer. This creates a bowl that floats in the drink. Another interesting aspect of Mai Tai is that some tiki drinks fill the shell with ovenproof rum and light it on fire as well. It can be tried while taking proper safety methods into consideration.
Long Island Iced Tea
A drink that has fans all around the world. A drink so magnificent that it is included in any list of drinks irrespective of location, economic class or gender. A drink that has helped soothed the minds of drinkers from a long time.
A drink that is known for its refreshing taste and easy recipe. The Long Island Iced Tea is a drink that should not be missed out when having a girls’ night in.
It is made with vodka, gin, tequila, cola, simple syrup, lime juice and triple sec. Contrary to its name it does not contain any tea. It is a drink that should be present in every drinker’s repertoire. Another good quality of this drink is that while it is easy going down, it can sneak up on you pretty soon. So, it is advised to go easy on this one.
The Long Island Iced Tea is sometimes made too strong. You can experiment with the drink and decide its potency. So use this drink to lighten the mood of the party and loose yourself in to its amazing taste and smoothness. Feel it sneak up on you slowly and loose yourself in the moment.
Mojito
The girls will love the simplicity of this drink. This special cocktail for girls’ night in, is perfect to set the mood. It is a drink that is bound to sooth the moods of the girls while they sit around and catch up with each other. There are many different variants of Mojito that can be served at a night in. From the simplest to the most complicated preparation methods, all these variants are a treat.
The mojito was developed in Havana, Cuba. It is a classic highball and is made from 5 customary ingredients which include- mint, powdered sugar, rum, club soda and lime. You can have a Cuban themed party and serve this drink to make the night in even more exquisite.
This drink should be tried at least once. Known for its taste, it is a cocktail which has received appreciation from drinkers all around the world. It does not take much efforts to make a glass of this delightful drink. Prepare it for your night in and add that flavour of Mojito to your experience. Your friends will love it and your night in will become- a night to remember.
Blue Hawaiian
As colourful as its name, the Blue Hawaiian is a cocktail that enjoys being a popular tiki drink. Its filled with coconut, rum, pineapple. The blue colour of the drink adds a certain appeal to it too. It is one of the most ordered drinks in the bar and bar tenders love to serve this cocktail too.
The reason it is quite easy to make. Blue cocktails are always hard to resist as the color lures you in, to have a taste of that tropical flavor.
This drink is nicknamed as the swimming pool cocktail and is one of the best tiki drinks available. It is so delightful that it is highly unlikely that you and your friends would stop after a single glass. So, be sure to make huge quantities of this soothing cocktail for your night in.
This drink allows to spilt the pineapple and coconut flavor to make some room for the blue curacao. You can shake, blend, or stir this cocktail and serve this amazing drink at the night in.
You can shake this drink to create a frontier version. Shake it till the outside of your cocktail shaker gets frosty and almost too cold to handle. You can even switch to coconut milk to make a slightly lighter drink. The potency of the drink is not too high that you need to keep a check on the number of glasses you devour. So, this enjoyable drink should be tried at the next girls’ night in.
So, these are some of the drinks that you can serve to your friends while hosting a girl’s night in. You can choose any drink from this list and be sure to have a night filled with fun and excitement. Your drink should be easy to prepare and a treat for the taste buds.
It is also important that the ingredients for the drink are available in your kitchen. The drinks mentioned above are both simple and amazing at the same time. They will compliment your night in, amazingly well.
The different variations of these drinks could also be tried according to your taste. You can use different combos to make a perfect drink for the night in. You can serve these drinks, during or after dinner.
All the amazing drinks enlisted here are not only a delight for drinkers, but also refreshing. So, the next time you plan a night in and are planning to catch up with your girls, make sure to prepare these drinks and have a night worth remembering!