![]() This texture can be easily achieved by blending the ingredients together with ice.Īn alternative is to use frozen strawberries, along with the rum and the lime juice. Most of the time, strawberry daiquiris are served semi-frozen, like a slushie. The strawberries provide fruitiness and sweetness, changing the flavor of the cocktail considerably. It follows the same style as a classic daiquiri, except that this version skips the sugar syrup and uses strawberries instead. This variation on the daiquiri manages to look even more girly than the original. Otherwise, you risk overdoing one flavor, such as making the daiquiri too sweet or too acidic. It’s also important to measure the ingredients when you’re making the cocktail. The ingredients that you choose can make a huge difference to how the finished drink tastes. As there aren’t many flavors present, it’s important to rely on quality ingredients. These three ingredients combine together well, giving you a cocktail that is slightly sweet and also fresh. The only other ingredients are fresh lime juice and sugar or sugar syrup. The light yellow color of a daiquiri can easily make this seem like a girly drink, but honestly, the cocktail is more rum than anything else. Even if you make the cocktail sweeter like this, you’re still getting a strong cocktail that tastes pretty nice. Sweeter versions of the cocktail use ingredients like simple syrup or maple syrup to make the drink easier to consume. The green apple schnapps can be substituted for another apple-containing ingredient, with apple cider or apple brandy being some common alternatives. Many versions of the drink aren’t especially sweet either, as they rely on a combination of sweet and sour flavors instead.įor example, one variation on the drink uses vodka and green apple schnapps as the key ingredients, with a little lemon juice added in too. AppletiniĪn appletini, or an apple martini, is another quintessential girly cocktails, despite the high alcohol content of the drink. Despite the color, blue curacao has an orange flavor, which adds a little something extra to the cocktail. The blue flavor comes from the use of blue curacao. The cocktail is traditionally served with crushed ice, which makes it a refreshing drink. The fruity flavor is another.įor that matter, the blue Hawaiian has a distinctly tiki-type flavor, as it relies on pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and light rum as key ingredients. The blue color of this cocktail is one reason that it is often considered to be girly. A classic example of the recipe involves using two parts vodka, one part Cointreau or triple sec, two parts cranberry juice and the juice from half a lime. More relevantly, the drink also tastes much better than a martini, as martinis are intense and are honestly quite difficult to enjoy.Įven if you like martinis, you could easily go through multiple cosmopolitans before finishing your first martini.įor the most part, a cosmopolitan is a combination of vodka and cranberry juice. Cocktails may include multiple types of alcohol, often in a surprisingly large drink.īesides, why should the appearance of the drink matter? Torturing yourself with a drink that you don’t particularly like just seems silly, especially when there are so many delicious alternatives out there.ĭespite being the quintessential girls drink, a cosmopolitan has only slightly less alcohol than a martini. And, perhaps more relevantly, these cocktails often pack a punch. There’s nothing wrong with girly cocktails. The number of men who drink cocktails that look girly is even lower again. While men do drink cocktails, they’re certainly in the minority. They’re often expected to stick to straight spirits, beer, or a relatively small selection of masculine cocktails. ![]() Men often suffer ridicule if they choose to order ‘girly’ drinks. Others, like Long Island iced tea, are considered girly despite the appearance of the drink. You know the ones, they’re often pink or bubbly and might have a cocktail umbrella for good measure. ![]() There are many so-called girly cocktails out there.
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