Cosmo's Official Cocktail Book

Key Lime Pie martinis, anyone? We love this colorful cocktail guide from the editors at Cosmopolitan magazine: Cosmo's Official Cocktail Book: The Sexiest Drinks for Every Occasion. It's organized by mood (Ready for Some Fun? Get Your Flirt On! Fearless & Fabulous) and features colorful photos and easy-to-follow instructions for each cocktail. Plus, even though the drinks are undeniably girlie, they all actually sound drinkable and not like a hangover in a glass. Here's one our favorite recipes:

A Chocolate Martini—7 Square Restaurant, New York City
Ingredients
2 oz. vodka
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 oz. Frangelico
4 oz. chilled hot chocolate

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake, and pour into a stemmed glass. To make it even sweeter, dip the rim of the glass in honey and then in cookie crumbs.

The Empire Hotel's Fashion Week Cocktails

Now that Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week has made the move to Lincoln Center, the Empire Hotel is poised to become the new Bryant Park Hotel, meaning it will be the place for a quick sip in between shows. The hotel is ready for its closeup, with a full lineup of Fashion Week themed cocktails available throughout the month. A few to try:

Don't Feed The Models - Made with organic cucumber vodka & sweet mint-to save calories, of course

Red Carpet Ready – A refreshing blend of gin, fresh Ruby Red grapefruit & fresh lemon

Craving Some Couture – A sweet and sassy blend of vodka, orange liqueur, white grape juice, frozen grapes and Pear Eau de Vie

Sparkling Stiletto – A classic mix of St. Germain and champagne

Bachelorette Party Ideas #16: Cocktail Recipes to get the Party Started

What's a bachelorette party without a few killer cocktails? Get the party started with these:


Wild Cosmopolitan (shown)

3 parts Alizé Wild Passion

2 parts citrus vodka

1 part fresh lime juice

Splash of cranberry juice

Shake well over ice, strain and serve straight up in a martini glass.

Firefly Arnold Palmer

Mix equal parts Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and lemonade. Serve of tall glass of ice with a sprig of mint.

Island Piña Colada Recipe

Ingredients
1 Pineapple
1 Coconut or Vita Coco
1 Can of Goya Coconut Cream
1 small bottle of dark rum
Instructions:
Combine ½ cup of chopped pineapple, ½ cup of rum, ¼ cup of fresh coconut juice or Vita Coco, ½ cup of coconut cream and ice cubes. Mix in a blender and serve with a sliced pineapple wedge as a garnish. Top off with a small pool of dark rum over the top.

Crack of Dawn
Created by Jonathan Pogash for Cockspur Rum.
1 ½ ounce Cockspur Fine Rum
¾ ounce fresh lime juice

¾ ounce honey syrup (equal parts honey dissolved in warm water)

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of lime.