5 Dog-Themed Drinks For Your Next Party

The Bulldog Smash

What You’ll Need:

• 2 oz bourbon
• .75 oz Cointreau
• 5-7 fresh mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon of sugar cane syrup
• Half a lemon
• Half a pitted peach

Toss your mint leaves, lemon, sugar cane syrup, and peach into a shaker and mix the ingredients to release a mouthful of flavor. Next, add your bourbon and Cointreau and then fill up your shaker with ice. Shake like you’re a seasoned pro and strain the contents into a glass filled with crushed ice. Add a bit of flair by garnishing your Bulldog Smash with a sprig of mint.

The Salty Dog

What You’ll Need:

• 1.5 fl oz of your preferred brand of vodka
• 5 fl oz grapefruit juice 
• ¼ teaspoon of salt 

Easy-to-make and undeniably delicious, all you need to do for these cocktails is fill a highball glass with ice before pouring in your vodka, grapefruit juice, and salt. Mix well before serving or consuming. 

Feeling adventurous? Swap your Salty Dog for a Salty Chihuahua by substituting vodka with tequila. Don’t be fooled, this small-pawed poochy drink can pack a punch! 

The Houndstooth

What You’ll Need:

• 1.5 oz gin of your choice
• .5 oz fresh lime juice
• .75 oz endive syrup
• Club soda
• Celery Bitters

Add your gin, lime juice, and endive syrup into an ice-filled shaker and blend the ingredients. Pour the mixture into a highball glass filled with ice and leave room for a splash of club soda. Top it off with your touch of club soda and a dash of celery bitters to taste. Elevate the experience by throwing on some classic black-and-white houndstooth-inspired apparel.

The Samoyed Cocojito

What You’ll Need:

• 1.5 fl oz white rum (recommended: Bacardi®)
• 3.5 fl oz sweetened cream of coconut (recommended: Coco Lopez®)
• 5 sprigs fresh mint leaves
• 1 ½ limes (1 with the rind removed)

These cocktails are perfect for a poolside afternoon or a refreshing cool-down on a sunny day. Start by placing your rum, one rind-free lime, cream of coconut, mint leaves, and a cup of ice into a blender, mixing until smooth. Once the texture appears creamy (and mouth-watering), pour into a glass and garnish with a mint leaf and lime wedge. Take a sip, close your eyes, and imagine yourself on a tropical getaway to the Caribbean.

The Regal Beagle

What You’ll Need:

• 1 ½ oz vodka 
• 5 oz grapefruit juice 
• 1 teaspoon of honey 
• A splash of dry white wine 
• 2 lime wedges
• 1 sprig rosemary

Treat yourself like royalty with this lavishly-scrumptious cocktail. First, muddle your lime and honey (for those unfamiliar with the process of muddling, here’s a good primer). Once finished add a cup of ice to the mixture. Next, pour your vodka and grapefruit juice over the ice, topping it off with a splash of white wine. Give it a quick stir before garnishing with a sprig of rosemary.

Feeling a bit “ruff” and need a little hair-of-the-dog the morning after? Enjoy a Salty Chihuahua topped with a splash of OJ while you fill up on a hearty breakfast!