TikTok's Absurdly Pink Barbie Cocktails Will Bring Instant Joy to Your Weekend
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I feel like we should have maxed out our tolerance for Barbie mania weeks ago, yet I still (at least personally) can't get enough — and if TikTok is any indication, other people are still loving it, too. From brand collabs and Barbiecore fashion moments to actual Barbie Doll nostalgia, hot pink has crept into just about every crevice of pop culture. That includes food, from the resurgence of those iconic Barbie cakes (you know the ones, with cake as the doll's dress), and cocktails so bright you won't believe it's not food coloring.
The latter is where I'll be spending my time this "Barbie" release weekend. TikTokers have come up with gorgeous, festive Barbie cocktails for every taste preference, and I'm dying to try them all. There are cocktails with gin, vodka, or tequila, edible glitter and novelty ice, and even some mocktails if you're on the sober curious train. One thing they'll have in common, though, is that they're all gloriously pink.
Sure, you could just pop open a bottle of pink rosé, but Barbie mania only comes around once in a while, and you might as well lean in. Whether you're looking for a little pink drink to sip on at your next Barbie-themed shindig or something sweet and on-brand to smuggle into the theater in your water bottle (we won't tell), get all your Barbie cocktail inspiration from these genius TikTok ideas.
Gin Barbie Cocktail With an Ice Rose
A rose-shaped ice cube turns this Barbie cocktail — made with edible pink glitter, strawberry syrup, pink gin, and Prosecco — into a veritable work of art.
Barbie Margarita
Tequila fans, step right up and try this Barbie margarita. It's made with tequila, lime juice, and triple sec, just like a classic marg, but then gets Barbie-fied with lychee juice, dragon fruit, and a sugar (instead of salt) rim.
Barbie's Escape Cocktail
Vodka, peach schnapps, lemon juice, edible glitter, and pink lemonade come together to create a paradise-worthy cocktail for Barbie's beach vacay.
Barbie Mocktail With Dragonfruit Simple Syrup
Use dragonfruit, the intense pink ingredient behind the shocking color in most of these drinks, to make a simple syrup. Follow this creator's instructions for a pink-lemonade mocktail, or add your favorite vodka to make it hard.
Barbie Mimosa
Booked an early showing of "Barbie"? Pop a bottle of Prosecco or Champagne, and mix together this Barbie "mimosa" with frozen raspberries, raspberry vodka, and rose lemonade.
Champagne Barbie Cocktail
Chunks of dragonfruit, Champagne, pink lemonade, white grape juice, and mango juice create a super fruity and bubbly low-ABV cocktail perfect for sipping for happy hour before you hit the theater.
Barbie Mocktail
To keep it simple, mix together pink lemonade and sprite, plus some edible glitter, for an easy Barbie mocktail.
"Cherry Kiss" Barbie Cocktail
If you can't get your hands on some dragonfruit, pink up your drink using black-cherry syrup, cherry juice, or grenadine. This Barbie cocktail also uses cherry-flavored sparkling water and vodka, plus a literal cherry on top.
Mint-Lime Barbie Mocktail
Love a mojito? This mocktail is inspired by that classic drink and made pink using edible glitter and dragonfruit juice.
Barbie Shots
If you're hosting a full-on Barbie party, stock your bar cart with the ingredients for these Tequila Rose–based pink Barbie shots.