Whether you are planning a meetup with members of your dog playgroup or just a night out with your fellow dog lover, here’s a look at 24 dog-themed cocktails, from longtime favorites like the Salty Dog to breed-specific concoctions like the Pink Poodle. Cheers!
Handy Measurements:
- 1 shot glass = 1.5 oz.
- 1 teaspoon salt = about .25 oz.
- 1 cup = 8 fluid oz.
General Dog-Themed Drink Recipes
Big Dog Cocktail
- 1 oz. Kahlua® coffee liqueur
- 1.5 oz. vodka
- 4 oz. milk
- 1 splash Pepsi®
Pour Kahlua and vodka over ice in glass. Fill remainder of glass with milk then top with Pepsi. Stir.
Black Dog Cocktail
- 3 oz. light rum
- .5 oz. dry vermouth
Mix in glass with ice; strain and pour into chilled glass. Garnish with black olive.
Blue Dog Cocktail
- 2 oz. Skyy® vodka
- 5 oz. grapefruit juice
Mix and pour over ice.
Devil Dog Cocktail
- 3 oz. Jose Cuervo® gold tequila
- 5 oz. unsweetened grapefruit juice
Pour over ice.
Dirty Dog Cocktail
- 1 oz. Hennessy® cognac
- 1.5 oz. vodka
- 5 oz. chilled orange juice
- 1 oz. chilled cranberry juice
Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice; shake then strain and serve in a chilled glass.
Fuzzy Dog
- 1 shot peach schnapps
- 1 shot amaretto almond liqueur
- 1 shot coconut rum
- Orange juice
Pour each shot over ice, fill glass with orange juice.
Mad Dog Cocktail
- 1 oz. vodka
- 1 oz. cherry juice
- 1 drop Tabasco® sauce
Layer cherry juice, vodka then Tabasco over ice.
Red Dog Cocktail
- .5 oz. orange vodka
- 2 oz. Crown Royal® Canadian whisky
- 3 oz. ginger ale
- 1.5 oz. orange juice
- 1.5 oz. cranberry juice
Add all but ginger ale to cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake and strain. Pour over ice then fill glass with ginger ale.
Salty Dog Cocktail
- 6 oz. grapefruit juice
- 1.5 oz. vodka or gin
- 1/4 tsp salt
Salt rim of glass. Mix liquids and serve over ice.
Cocktails for Specific Dog Breeds
(Alphabetic by breed name)
The Regal Beagle Cocktail
- .5 oz. Crown Royal® Canadian whisky
- .5 oz. peach schnapps
- .5 oz. sweet and sour mix
Mix over ice in shaker and pour into shot glass
Bichon Frise Cocktail
- 1 oz. vodka
- 1 oz. St-Germain elderflower liqueur
- 2 oz. ruby red grapefruit juice
- 1 lemon wedge
Combine liquids in a cocktail shaker filled with ice then squeeze lemon. Add lemon wedge to shaker; shake and strain then pour into chilled glass.
Bloodhound Cocktail
- .5 oz. sweet vermouth
- .5 oz. dry vermouth
- 1 oz gin
Mix all liquid ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice; strain and pour into chilled glass. Top with a strawberry
Salty Chihuahua Cocktail
- Coarse salt
- 4 oz. tequila, divided
- 2 oz. orange-flavored liqueur, divided
- 3 cups grapefruit juice, divided
- 4 grapefruit slices, for garnish
Salt rims of glasses. Add tequila and liqueur to each glass over ice then top each glass with grapefruit juice. Stir.
Golden Retriever Cocktail
- 1.5 oz. vodka
- 4 oz. apple juice
Mix and serve over ice.
Great Dane Cocktail
- 1 oz. Aquavit
- .5 oz. cherry brandy
- .5 oz. orange bitters
- 1 dash cranberry juice
Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice; strain and pour into chilled glass.
Greyhound Cocktail
- 6 oz. grapefruit juice
- 1.5 oz. vodka or gin
Mix and serve over ice.
Italian Greyhound
- 1.5 oz. vodka
- .5 oz. Campari® bitters
- 5 oz. grapefruit juice
Mix vodka and grapefruit juice; pour in glass. Top with Campari.
Pomeranian Cocktail
- 2 oz. white rum
- 1 oz. pomegranate juice
- .5 oz. triple sec
- .5 oz. lemon juice
- .25 oz. grapefruit juice
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; strain and serve in a chilled glass.
Pink Poodle Cocktail
- 1.5 oz. vanilla vodka
- Splash of Grenadine syrup
- 7-Up® soda
Pour vanilla vodka and a splash of grenadine over ice then fill rest of glass with 7-up. Top with a cherry.
Colorado Bulldog
- 1 .25 oz Vodka (well or call brand)
- .75 oz Kahlúa
- 1/4 c whole milk or half-and-half
- Splash Coca-Cola
In an old fashioned glass 2/3 full of cubed ice, add ingredients one at a time, topping with the Coca-Cola. Serve with Stir-Stick. Courtesy The Cocktail Whisperer.
Colorado Pug Cocktail
- 1 oz. Bailey’s® Irish cream
- 1 oz. Kahlua® coffee liqueur
- 4 oz. club soda
Pour in Kahlua and Bailey’s Irish Cream over ice. Top with club soda. Stir and serve.
Portuguese Water Dog Cocktail
- 1 oz. vodka
- 1 oz. sweet vermouth
- 4 oz. cranberry juice
Mix and serve over ice.
Whippet Cocktail
- 1 oz. vodka
- 4 oz. orange juice
- 1 dash raspberry cordial
Pour vodka and orange juice over ice; top with raspberry cordial.
Yellow Labrador Cocktail
- 1.5 oz. gin
- 4 oz. apple juice
Mix and serve over ice. Stir well and serve.
Drink Recipes for Your Dog
While you enjoy a cocktail, whip up a Pumpkin Spiced Latte for your dog–or how about a Puppuccino?
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