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I’m pulling together the final details for a “Think Pink”cocktail party next month, and I’m trying to pin down the Ultimate Girlie Froo Froo Drink. My criteria are:

1. Must Be Pink
2. Must look good in a martini glass
3. Must be made of easily-found ingredients (i.e. the corner Franprix, or at least a medium-sized Monoprix…)
4. Must be easy to make (no egg whites or sweet and sour mix, etc. I want to be able to pour all of the goodies straight out of a bottle over ice and serve it up!)
5. Must be deelish-ously potent!

I’ve been mixing and sampling since last Friday, and after having sampled such yummies as Pink Russians (too milky), Pink Dangers (too sweet), Fluffy Pink Slippers (TOO girlie), among others (hic!) I have narrowed it down to Le Final Four. Here are the recipes. Toss on that old pink boa and mix up a couple of batches- and be sure to drop me a line and tell me what you think is the Ultimate Pink Cocktail:

PINK LEMONADE

1 1/2 oz lemon flavored vodka
1 splash grenadine syrup
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
Shake with ice, and serve in a cocktail glass.

PINK IGUANA

1 oz peach vodka
1 oz coconut rum
1/4 - 1/2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1 oz cranberry juice
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a martini cocktail glass with a thin disk of lime floating in drink, and serve.

PINK-N-TART (so far, this one’s leading!!)

1 1/2 oz rum
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lime juice
1 1/2 tsp grenadine syrup
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass

PINK PROZAC

2 oz. lemon flavored vodka
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/4 oz. fresh lime juice
3 oz. grapefruit juice
splash cranberry.
Shake and strain.
Serve in chilled cocktail glass with lemon twist garnish.