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29 Pink Drinks to Help You Live Your Barbie Dreams

If you can’t decide what to drink, choose by color.
Two clover club cocktails made with raspberry syrup gin and egg white in coup glasses.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert

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As any great bartender knows, the way a drink looks is part of its charms. And as any great host knows, the food and drinks you serve are always part of the party decor. So at the risk of sounding superficial, I’ll admit that sometimes I’m not in the mood for a specific cocktail—just something pink.

Chalk it up to the new Barbie movie marketing push or Pantone’s color of the year (Viva Magenta), but lately I’m just craving something that has the cheery, sweet-tart balance of raspberries, rhubarb, or watermelon without the cloying sweetness of a Dirty Shirley—maybe even a drink that I can accessorize with some juicy maraschino or Luxardo cherries.

Without going full bubblegum mode (although we have a drink for you too if that’s your thing), these are the Barbie-worthy, pool-party-friendly drinks we’re making this summer.

  • A barbie girl cocktail made with watermelon juice in a coupe glass.
    Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Sean Dooley
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    Barbie Girl

    This cassis-tinted drink from John deBary’s Saved by the Bellini is a rosy ode to Barbie. Is there any song more fitting for a pink drinks party than Aqua’s 1997 hit?

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Susan Ottaviano
    2/29

    Jam Session

    Keep things easy with this refreshing 3-ingredient cocktail. It gets its spicy kick from ginger-lemon kombucha.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    3/29

    Amethyst Sour

    It’s worth it to make the blueberry syrup for this juicy summer spin on the whiskey sour.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    4/29

    Redheaded Saint

    A compelling combination of mezcal, tequila, fresh lime, ginger beer, and raspberry syrup.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart
    5/29

    Blackberry Margarita

    Use juicy summer berries to make the ultimate easy blackberry margarita.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    6/29

    Clover Club

    This 1890s classic has a soft pink foam thanks to egg white and freshly made raspberry syrup.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
    9/29

    Spiked Rose Lemonade

    This pink lemonade gets a flowery touch from rose water. Garnish with all your prettiest edible rosebuds.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
    10/29

    Frozen Watermelon Margarita

    Shake up your next backyard BBQ with this frozen watermelon margarita recipe. It’ll cool you down faster than a dunk in the pool.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
    11/29

    Salty Dog

    With its signature salted rim, this vodka and grapefruit cocktail is one easy summer drink.

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  • Photo by Gentl & Hyers
    12/29

    Strawberry-Rhubarb Spritz

    This star of this springtime spritz is an easy homemade rhubarb syrup.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Sean Dooley
    13/29

    King Kong

    This fragrant gin sour with hints of almond dates back to 1934, a year after the movie King Kong was released.

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  • Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Molly Baz, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen
    14/29

    Salted Watermelon Margarita

    It’s refreshing, naturally sweet without added sugar, and just look at that PINK!

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    15/29

    The Ultimate Paloma

    In the world of pink drinks, it doesn’t get more classic than a pink grapefruit Paloma, full of Ting and tequila.

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  • Photo by Shannon Sturgis
    16/29

    Say Anything

    The perfect romantic-comedy homage in a drink—a little sweet, a little bitter, and HOT. 

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
    17/29

    Bushwick Thirst Killer

    This phosphate is full of juicy acidity and mellow coconut sweetness, no alcohol required.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    18/29

    Raspberry Lemonade

    The most refreshing pitcher of raspberry lemonade starts with homemade fresh raspberry syrup.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    19/29

    Applejack Fix

    This is a perfect sipper for a warm day. The boozy sour is tempered by lots of ice and brightened by tart and tender raspberry.

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  • Photo by Peden & Munk
    20/29

    Rhubarb-Fennel Gin Cocktail

    This seasonal drink celebrates the savory side of rhubarb by pairing it with fennel.

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  • Photo by Nicole Franzen
    21/29

    Rosé All Day

    Strawberries, rosé, Aperol, and mild carbonation yield a refreshing, barely sweet tipple. 

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  • Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Elizabeth Jaime
    22/29

    Salted Strawberry Daiquiri

    A little salt brings this daiquiri from good to great.

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  • Photo by Zachary James Johnston
    23/29

    Asta Collins

    This vodka and Campari cocktail is pretty and pink, long and bubbly, but with a decent bitter kick.

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  • Photo by Lizzie Munro
    24/29

    Jasmine

    The Jasmine is one of the earliest entries in the modern classic cocktail canon, coming just a couple of years after the creation of the cosmopolitan.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle
    25/29

    The Shrubarb Cocktail

    Add a splash of gin to this ginger-rhubarb shrub for your next cocktail hour, or stick with the seltzer and lime juice to keep it non-alcoholic.

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  • Photo by Jennifer Chong
    26/29

    Grapefruit Rosemary Spritzer

    This is a love-at-first-sip kind of nonalcoholic drink—grapefruit and rosemary make a perfect pair.

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Anna Hezel is a Buffalo-born, Brooklyn-based food and culture writer. Before joining Epicurious in 2022, she was the senior editor at TASTE. Anna has written about food, drinks, and culture for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appétit, Rolling Stone, GQ, Eater, and more. She’s the author ... Read More
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