A cooler full of beer and some Crown and Cokes are fine for the guys at the party, but you're going to want to have some alternative drinks ready to go for the ladies.

Here are six simple summer cocktail recipes from thebar.com that they'll find cool and refreshing, with that little bit of sweetness and fruitiness chicks love. Five are adult, one is "virgin", and all will let you impress the ladies with your mixology skills. And let's not forget how much they'll appreciate you for thinking of them...

Smirnoff White Grape Cosmo
1 1/2 oz Smirnoff White Grape Vodka
1/4 oz Triple Sec
2 oz Cranberry juice
1 oz Lemon-lime soda
1 Squeeze lemon wedge
2 Grapes for garnish

Combine everything in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, strain and serve in a chilled martini glass. Add a squeeze of lemon wedge. Garnish with two grapes speared on a cocktail pick.


Melon Peel
1 1/2 oz Stirrings Watermelon Cocktail Mixer
1 1/2 oz Tanqueray Rangpur Gin
1 Slice watermelon

In a cocktail shaker combine Stirrings Watermelon Cocktail Mixer and
Tanqueray Rangpur with plenty of ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with green sugar (optional). Garnish with a slice of watermelon.


Ciroc Blue Ocean
1 oz Ciroc Vodka
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/4 oz Grapefruit juice
Splash simple syrup
Orchid for garnish

Shake everything in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Strain into a champagne flute. Garnish with orchid or other exotic flower.


Pom Blanco
1 1/2 oz Don Julio Blanco Tequila
3/4 oz Pomegranate juice
1/2 oz Lime juice
1 Splash simple syrup

Mix ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and pour over ice in a collins glass.


Ciroc Diddy
1 1/2 oz Ciroc Vodka
3 oz Lemonade

Add Ciroc Vodka and lemonade into a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice and pour into a tall glass.


Ginger Lime Ade
6 oz Stirrings Clarified Key Lime Juice
1 Liter lemon-lime soda
1 Thump peeled and sliced ginger

Add Stirrings Clarified Key Lime Juice to a blender. Add peeled and sliced ginger. Mix on medium speed for 30 seconds. Strain well into lemon-lime soda. Serve in a tall glass over ice.