The enormous investment of marriage involves an exciting leap of faith – one that’s typically kicked off with a bittersweet farewell to a woman’s independent life, better known as the infamous bachelorette party. It doesn’t matter if your single days were wild and crazy or wildly uneventful; regardless of the breed of the broad, each woman deserves that spectacular last hoorah and fun push off into the married life. And if the old “always a bridesmaid” adage is half-true, a woman is bound to bear the responsibility for organizing at least one bachelorette party in her life.
Here are some delicious cocktail recipes for a fabulous toast and drinks that will guarantee any wedding yields a happily every after.
X-Rated in Cabo
1 oz X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
1/2 oz Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila
1 oz POM Pomegranate Juice
1/4 oz Orange
1/2 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
6 Mint Leaves
Muddle fresh orange, lime and mint into bottom of glass. Add X-Rated Fusion and Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila. Shake and strain over fresh ice.
Sometimes your hometown just won’t do for your bachelorette outing? What to do? Grab the girlfriends, skip town and head South. This cocktail’s a great way to mix the tastiness of X with the fun, party personality of Cabo and a great treat to make before you and your group invade a local cantina. And even if you can’t make it to Mexico before the wedding for a blow-out with the ladies, maybe you can make your man whisk you down there for the honeymoon where you’ll both be able to enjoy this full-bodied cocktail.
Naughty at Neimans
1 oz Pink Lemonade
1 oz X-Rated Fusion Liqueur®
1 oz SKYY 90
Shake over ice and serve in a martini glass.
Well you’ve got to have a whole new wardrobe in order to enjoy your new life as a wedded woman, right? And something to wear to the rehearsal dinner, to the honeymoon, to your first day of work as an “honest woman”…getting married provides a plethora of reasons to shop. This cocktail’s the perfect accessory to a day of doing some serious damage at the depart-ment store. Don’t wear yourself out!—take little breaks in between sections of the store with this palate-pleaser.
X Dice Roller
2 oz X-Rated Fusion Liqueur®
2 oz Malibu Rum
Mix and pour over a low-ball glass filled with ice.
This drink could be great if you wanted to stage your bachelorette event at a casino in Vegas or at the racetrack, but it also is pretty fitting when one thinks about what author and women’s right advocate Gloria Steinem had to say about marriage: “Someone once asked me why women don’t gamble as much as men do and I gave the common-sensical reply that we don’t have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women’s total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.” Get ready to roll those dice, sister, and toast the other girls who have the courage to do the same with this cocktail.
X-Rated Cherry Bomb
Shot of X Rated Fusion Liqueur
Top with Cherry Juice
Drop into a highball glass and fill with energy drink
You’ll need your energy for your bachelorette party, because if you’re anything like the average bride, you’ll be worn out from choosing lowers, comparing swatches of fabric, scheduling limos, booking venues, convincing bridesmaids their dresses look good on them, and battling your way through the lengthy to-do list every bride must work through. And if you’re the emotional Bridezilla-type and spend even more of your time sweating the details and barking orders, then you’ll really appreciate this cocktail which will give you a much-needed boost of energy that will also perk up your tastebuds.
The X Lover
1 oz X-Rated Fusion Liqueur®
2 oz Pineapple Juice
Strain into a highball filled with crushed ice
Top with soda
This one’s for all those great ones in your past who paved the way for your current man. From the boyfriend in second grade who pinched and teased you to show you he liked you, to the boy you stole away from your best friend as a sophomore in high school, to that mechanic you dated when you were still living with your parents right out of college – where would you be now without him? This simple cocktail’s a great way to raise a glass to all those guys who equipped you with the skills you currently possess that have helped you navigate the tricky terrain of marriage and relationships—because every girl knows that guys aren’t as simple and low-maintenance as they claim to be.
Jealous X
1 1/2 oz X-Rated Fusion Liqueur®
1/2 oz Campari
3/4 oz Blood Orange Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
Pour ingredients into mixing pint over ice. Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass. Garnish with blood orange
For all the men you toasted in your past with “The X Lover”, the “Jealous X” is for the guys who still can’t let you go. Who, when you told him about the wedding, asked you “you’re joking, right?” Honey, does this finger-bruising engagement ring look like I’m joking? This drink’s in honor of him and for all those jealous ex-girlfriends of your fiancé, who you know will be shooting you envious death stares as you make your way down the aisle.
The Last Temptation
1/2 oz X-Rated Fusion Liqueur®
1/2 oz Cranberry Juice
Shake over ice and strain into shot glass
There are a lot of things that can tempt a bride and we’re not even talking about sexy strangers! How alluring is that last piece of cake or that half box of cookies that you know will make you happy for the moment but will be the reason you can’t squeeze into your gown on the big day!? And how can one learn to fight those lazy urges to let your dishes dominate the sink and the dirty laundry pile up until you have to buy new clothes because the closet’s empty?
This shot’s for the carefree single girl you used to be, who didn’t have to take into consideration bridal concerns or spousal responsibility.
