Alcoholic drinks in bars are often categorized as manly or women’s drinks. Manly drinks contain few ingredients and prioritize alcohol content, while women’s drinks have many ingredients and often mask the taste of alcohol. Frozen and fruity drinks are often considered girly, as are martinis and cocktails made with flavored liqueurs and fruit-flavored vodkas. Mixed drinks with cream or milk can also be considered women’s drinks.
Most alcoholic drinks served in a bar fall into two very broad categories: manly drinks and women’s drinks. Manly drinks tend to contain just a few key ingredients, alcohol and something else. The taste or appearance of the drink is a secondary consideration to the amount of alcohol it contains. Women’s drinks, on the other hand, can have a number of ingredients, many of which aren’t actual alcohol. These ingredients are often blended over ice, diluted with mixers, or served with elaborate garnishes such as umbrellas or spear fruit.
It’s no secret that many people find the taste of alcohol to be unpleasant at best. While many male drinkers consider downing a particularly potent drink a sign of masculinity, many women prefer drinks that downplay the bitter taste and burn of alcohol. Many so-called “girl drinks” were invented to mask the taste of tub gin or other questionable sources of alcohol. Adding fruit juices helped mask the flavor, while mixers like heavy cream or ginger ale often minimized the burning sensation.
Frozen drinks like fruit daiquiris and breezes are often classified as girly drinks, especially with the addition of drink umbrellas, shaved coconut, or fruit garnishes. Even without the blended ice, mixed drinks containing fruit juices such as orange juice or cranberry juice can also be considered feminine. Straight amaretto served over ice can be considered a manly drink, for example, but an amaretto mixed with orange juice or a sour concoction can be considered girly.
Martinis and other high-end cocktails are often considered the definition of girly drinks. Trendy martini concoctions like cosmopolitans or appletinis have strong appeal for women seeking flavorful drinks made from more palatable alcohols like vodka or schnapps. Even cocktails containing different types of white spirits, such as Long Island Iced Teas, can be considered girly due to their sugary mixers and elaborate presentation.
Women’s drinks may also contain flavored liqueurs and fruit-flavored vodkas instead of the harder bourbons and malt whiskeys found in other mixed drinks. Popular college drinks like Sex on the Beach or Tequila Sunrise can also be included in this category because they contain mixers and juices to mute the taste of the alcohol.
Mixed drinks that use cream, milk or Irish Cream as mixers could also be considered girl drinks. This includes recipes for mudslides, grasshoppers, and White Russians, although many drinks in this category fall under the real masculine, masculine drinks.
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