Girls and women will probably be pleased to see the list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar because it is them who we expect to consume these drinks. They usually do not drink much or cannot stand the taste of alcohol, so they choose light and sweet drinks which are easy on the stomach. Every list of fruity alcoholic drinks is basically a list of the best drinks to order at a bar by a woman. However, these drinks should also be considered as those which are convenient to order by someone who enters a bar for the first time and is new in the group of alcohol consumers since drinking too much alcohol causes drunkenness and a serious hangover the morning after.
We did not want to avoid and forget men, even though they are usually not on the list of light drinks consumers. The reason is that they, being considered tough and strong, find drinking fruity and sweet drinks with the low percentage of alcohol humiliating and opposite to their macho image. Do not make this mistake, guys! These drinks are refreshing and tasty and, with a good combination of the alcohol base and music, they could be a great choice at parties and in bars. Do not be deceived by a common belief that the level of testosterone determines the type of drinks you order at bars. Some people like the exotic taste of these drinks which makes them feel as if they were at a hot beach smelling coconuts and salty sea water, so there is no reason to deprive them of this great joy. We can assure you that there are plenty of drinks and cocktails made by mixing alcohol and fruit which could be very tasty even for those who do not like sweet alcoholic drinks.
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Basically, fruity alcoholic drinks are cocktails made from alcohol and some fruit liquor or juice, so, while making this list, we consulted the forums and blogs named for people who want to be bartender amateurs or just show off in front of their friends. There are numerous cocktails made by mixing fruit (usually those which contain a lot of water) and a particular type of alcoholic drink, like whiskey, tequila, rum, gin or vodka. Even if you are not a professional bartender, you can easily mix your own fruity drink to suit your taste by using the type of fruit and alcoholic drink you like. If you do not like the sharp taste of alcohol, our list of 10 Best Alcoholic Drinks that Don’t Taste Like Alcohol can help you to find a perfect drink for you.
For this article we wanted to find fruity drinks that are popular and well-known at bars so, consequently, we explored the sites where people present the most popular girly drinks and cocktails at bars such as LoveToKnow, Complex, and StayGlam. We advise you to try some of these drinks next time you and your friends go to a crazy night out. Let’s check them out – good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar!
16. Malibu pineapple
It is not hard to predict the ingredients of this cocktail. These include pineapple juice and a Malibu, right? That is correct; this drink is actually only one of the numerous drinks containing Malibu, traditional coconut rum from Curacao, originally made by Pernod Ricard. This recognizable drink in a white bottle can be mixed with literally any type of juice you want, but some of them, like pineapple, are more popular, probably due to their exotic taste which reminds everybody of summer, sea and the beach. It is not hard to make, so every bartender should know how to do it.
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15. Margarita
You have probably heard of this popular drink which people often make for their friends at home or at private parties. The original recipe includes triple sec, which is a special type of orange liquor from Curacao, tequila, and lime or lemon juice. It is best to serve it with ice on the rocks, but for those who can stand its strong taste due to the high level of alcohol, it could be served straight up, which means without ice at all. If you like cold drinks, but without ice cubes, you can blend this drink together with ice. In that case, this drink is called frozen margarita. In a home variant, people usually do not use triple sec.
14. Pina Colada
This drink that’s up next in our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar breaks the prejudice that fruity drinks are just for girls since it is very popular among men, too. Its ingredients are rum, coconut milk or cream, and pineapple juice. It can be served with ice on the rocks, or the ingredients and ice can be blended together and then served. What makes this drink special is the way it is served, which mostly depends on how imaginative a bartender is. Next time you see a glass with small umbrellas and straws, there are high chances that it is Pina Colada, a popular drink made in Puerto Rico in the 1970s. What proves the uniqueness of this drink is the fact that it even has its own song – The Pina Colada Song, which made this drink planetary popular.
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13. Cosmopolitan
Yes, we have all watched Sex and the City series and we all know that this TV program made Cosmopolitan one of the most popular cocktails in the world. This simple cocktail contains triple sec, vodka, cranberry juice and lime or lemon juice. It is not served with ice, but with a slice of lemon at the top of a small cocktail glass. Although many people think that this cocktail appeared for the first time in the above-mentioned TV program, the recipe for this drink can be tracked in the literature of the 1930s. It gained its popularity in the 1970s and then again in the 1990s when Carrie Bradshaw drank it in the series.
12. Sex on the beach
Is there a drink that suggests the sun, summer and hot, pretty girls more than this cocktail? The simplest version of it contains vodka, cranberry juice, peach schnapps and orange juice. Some other versions may also contain Chambord, pineapple juice and Midori Melon Liquor together with vodka and cranberry juice, but these versions are usually prepared in expensive and exclusive bars. However, there are some bartenders who love experimenting with different tastes of this drink, so do not be surprised if you feel grenadine, coconut oil or even Amaretto.
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11. Thug Passion
This interesting combination of Champagne and Alize liquor is an original brand made by a popular rapper Tupac. Not only did he recommend this drink whenever he could, but he also created a song with the same name. Depending on the type of a bar, you can get a very expensive version of this drink if luxurious types of Champagne are used, but there is a very cheap version, too. Since Alize liquor has a fruity flavor, we put it on this list together with other drinks. And now, let’s see the top ten entries in our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar.
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10. French 75
This is another drink with Champagne on our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar. Its name suggests the country it comes from and the year when it became popular. Together with this luxury wine, this drink contains cognac (one more French drink) and lemon juice. If you are not prepared for the high price of cognac, there is a variant with gin, so do not be surprised if you get this cheaper version at a bar. If you use carbonated water instead of Champagne, you will get a cocktail known by the name of Tom Collins.
9. Fuzzy navel
An interesting drink on our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar with peach schnapps and orange juice, which can be the base for making a non-alcoholic cocktail if you want bubbles mixed with sweet juice. However, vodka can also be added to it and the final result is a very tasty fruity alcoholic drink that every bartender should know how to prepare. This cocktail is relatively new since it was first made in 1980.
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8. Mojito
Even though we have put this drink on the list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar, it can be both non-alcoholic and alcoholic. The original recipe includes only five ingredients and these are white rum, soda water, sugar, lime juice, and mint. If you are lucky to go to Cuba, you can try the original cocktail with spearmint or yerba Buena, both herbs found only in Cuba. Whatever variant you choose, you must be prepared for the fresh taste of pure mint together with the bubbles from soda water. Even the non-alcoholic cocktail can be as refreshing as the alcoholic one, and with ice and lime juice it is a perfect summer cocktail.
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7. Mudslide
If you feel a little disgusted by the name of this drink, you will be very surprised with its look. If you mix a popular sweet from our childhood, vanilla ice cream, with Kailua, vodka and Irish cream, you will get an interesting cocktail, similar to a milkshake, which a talented and imaginative bartender can make with chocolate lines visible through the glass. So, do not be sorry because childhood is over! There is still a chance to live it again!
6. Watermelon vodka
To try this drink that’s up nexin our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar, you need to go to special bars, but there are also many of them who love playing with alcohol and fruit. This is actually a real fruity drink. While in many bars they cover watermelon slices with vodka, in some of them bartenders literally inject vodka through a small hole into a watermelon and then wait for fruit sugar to make a special fermented alcoholic mixture.
5. Strawberry daiquiri
When summer starts, we all love drinking frozen drinks, cold as the coldest ice cream. If we put alcohol in them, we get summer cocktails with the perfect taste. Strawberry daiquiri that ranks 5th in our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar is one of them. It is a mixture of rum, lemon juice and sugar all blended with ice. The cocktail tastes best if you add strawberries to it because they match perfectly with the taste of rum. Nobody can reject this cocktail when hot summer days come!
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4. Mai Tai
Although this cocktail has a Tahitian name which means “good”, it was first made in a restaurant in California in 1944 by the restaurant’s owner Victor Bergeron. The original recipe of the number 4 in our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar, includes Curacao liquor, rum, orgeat syrup and lime juice. However, there are numerous variants of this cocktail today, but all of them are within the context of Polynesian style. Today, triple sec and Jamaican rum are usually added to it. It is great if you can add crushed ice, but if you order it in a bar, you will get your cocktail in a small decorated glass with a straw.
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3. Sangria
Is there anyone who has not heard of this sweet fruit wine that ranks third in our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar? Yes, even wine can be mixed with fruit. This very popular drink, first made in Spain, has many variants today which are the product of combining different types of fruit and liquor. However, this red wine is most often mixed with orange juice and orange slices which are usually found in the wine bottle. Actually, many people make this wine at home; it can be prepared as punch in a large bowl just before a party. If you order it in a bar, you will get a glass of wine with additional fruit in it.
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2. Lemondrop
This cocktail ranks second in our list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar. It is very easy to make and its recipe is very similar to that of martini, but the difference is that you can use various types of syrups to add to lemon juice, vodka and sugar syrup. Some variants also include triple sec or strawberry and raspberry drops combined with lemon juice. Opposite to the taste of martini, this drink is sweet and the taste of lemon is dominant, while alcohol almost cannot be tasted. Like many drinks from this list, this one was also originally made in America.
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1. Blue Hawaii
There are actually two versions of this drink. The first one is a real Blue Hawaii drink, with rum, Curacao, pineapple juice and optionally vodka or sweet syrup and something sour. If you add coconut cream instead of sweet syrup, you get a similar drink by the name of Blue Hawaii. However, Blue Hawaii became popular thanks to Elvis Presley and many other popular actors in Hollywood in the 1970’s and its recognizable electric blue color simply cannot be forgotten. It surely attracts attention at bars, and thanks to pineapple juice it deserves to be on the list of good fruity alcoholic drinks to order at a bar.
