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Best Birthday Cocktails: 15+ drink recipes to make for your party
When your birthday rolls around, it's time to celebrate and drink up. Classic, fruity, or creamy, you can serve up single versions or make them in batches to get the party started.
By Cookist
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When planning the party to celebrate your birthday with friends and family, don't forget to think about the drinks as well. Mixology lovers will go crazy over these birthday cocktails. Whether it's a small gathering or a big party to celebrate a special birthday like 30th, 40th or 50th, check out these suggestions we've come up with for you.
We've thought about everyone's tastes so you can make classic or funny drinks – you can choose from creamy, sweet, tangy, or colorful ones. They're just perfect for sipping at a summer beach party or to liven up a birthday on a cooler evening. So, what are you waiting for? It's time to celebrate and have a drink. Happy birthday!
1. Paloma Cocktail: the recipe of the Mexican drink ideal for the aperitif 
Paloma cocktail is a fresh and fruity Mexican drink made of tequila, lime juice, grapefruit soda and a pinch of salt, in order to make it even more delicious. This is the classic aperitif cocktail, very popular in Mexico.
Read the recipe 2. Chocolate Martini: the delicious recipe for a classic after-dinner cocktail 
Chocolate martini recipe is an easy drink recipe. With its rich, creamy texture and boozy chocolatey flavor, it's the sweet dessert version of the classic martini.
Read the recipe 3. Margarita: the best tequila recipe for making the classic margarita cocktail 
Margarita is an easy, popular drink recipe perfect to enjoy in summer. Served with a salty glass rim, it's made of tangy lime, sweet orange liqueur and citrusy blanco tequila.
Read the recipe 4. Irish Cream: the easy and quick recipe for homemade Irish cream 
This Irish cream is a very easy copycat version for Baileys Irish cream that you can make it for you recipes or as a drink. You only need a handful of ingredients (sugar, cream, whiskey, coffee, cocoa powder) and not much cooking. For this Homemade Irish Cream recipe, whiskey is mixed with a sweetened cream.
Read the recipe 5. Blue Hawaiian Punch: the effortless cocktail recipe 
With its eye-catching ocean blue hue and tropical taste, the blue Hawaiian punch cocktail is perfect for summer. This refreshing cocktail is easy to batch, making it a brilliant option for parties and barbecues. You just need coconut rum, blue curaçao, pineapple juice and some ice to get a tropical flavor.
Read the recipe 6. Rossini Cocktail: the refreshing cocktail recipe from Italy 
Rossini cocktail is a refreshing and thirst quenching drink made of Prosecco and blended strawberry pulp. It is an excellent aperitif, also perfect for low-alcohol cocktail lovers thanks to its fruity component that adds a sweet and pleasant flavor.
Read the recipe 7. Mudslide Cocktail: the simple recipe for a delicious creamy cocktail 
Fans of the classic White Russian cocktail will love the Mudslide. The two drinks are very similar – both use vodka and coffee liqueur, but the Mudslide takes things to the next level with a splash of Irish cream liqueur. It's a creamy, sweet drink that's perfect to sip on after a meal.
Read the recipe 8. AMF Drink: the Adios Motherfucker cocktail recipe 
The Adios Motherfucker (or AMF drink) is a bold blue cocktail recipe. Similar to the Long Island Iced Tea, it's made of rum, vodka, tequila, gin, blue curaçao, sweet and sour mix, and soda.
Read the recipe 9. Strawberry Daiquiri: the best and easy recipe 
Strawberry Daiquiri is a fresh and tasty cocktail, one of the most loved and best known. It falls into the category of sour cocktails, that are preparations based on a distillate, lemon juice and sweetener. In the most classic version, Frozen Daiquiri only includes lime juice, but in this intriguing version it is enriched with strawberry pulp. Preparing it at home is very simple.
Read the recipe 10. Grasshopper Cocktail: the easy and sweet drink recipe 
Grasshopper is an easy and quick cocktail recipe you can enjoy as after-dinner or even as a boozy dessert-like cocktail. Officially recognized by the IBA since 1961, this creamy and smooth drink has a light green color similar to that of the grasshoppers.
Read the recipe 11. Sangria: the perfect boozy Spanish drink for your summer parties 
Sangria is a cold wine-based drink recipe from Spain. Versatile and bold, it's usually made from fruity red wine, a medley of chopped fruit, and a slug of brandy.
Read the recipe 12. Kamikaze Cocktail: the easy and quick Kamikaze drink recipe 
The kamikaze is a sweet-sour cocktail recipe. With only three ingredients, sweet triple sec balances well with tart lime juice, while vodka gives the cocktail a bold boost.
Read the recipe 13. Painkiller Cocktail: the exotic cocktail recipe 
The Painkiller is a summery and exotic Tiki alcoholic cocktail. The colors and taste take you on a trip to Polynesia, on tropical beaches with crystal clear water. The dark rum base is enhanced by a mix of coconut cream, orange juice and pineapple juice.
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