Prost! 9 Guten German Cocktails You'll Love

Sure, you know that German beer is something amazing, but what about the cocktails? If you'd like to raise a glass and celebrate the flavors of Germany, you're going to love these cocktails. From beertails that feature the famous German beer to warming, boozy drinks, these German cocktails will become your new favorites. 

It's a little bit shandy, and a little bit unknown about how it got its name, since radler can translate to cyclist. We're no scientists, but that probably means this makes for a crushingly refreshing beverage. Feel free to swap the sparkling lemonade for grapefruit juice.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces sparkling lemonade 
• 6 ounces German beer

Instructions

1. In a pint or pilsner glass, add sparkling lemonade and beer.
2. Prost!

Tbh, this drink makes us think of cozy afternoons on the couch when you've finished with your to-do list for the day. When you can light a candle and celebrate your clean house. And this rich and boozy hot German hot chocolate cocktail has exactly that vibe.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces Irish cream
• ¾ ounce peppermint schnapps
• Hot chocolate to top off
• Whipped cream and grated chocolate for garnish

Instructions

1. Warm up a heat-safe mug.
2. In the mug, add Irish cream and peppermint schnapps.
3. Top off with hot chocolate.
4. Stir briefly to mix.
5. Garnish with whipped cream and grated chocolate. 

The Irish aren't the only ones with a tastily caffeinated cocktail. Try this delicious, minty German hot cocktail.

Ingredients

• ¾ ounce coffee liqueur
• ¾ ounce peppermint schnapps
• Hot coffee to top off
• Whipped cream for garnish

Instructions

1. Warm a heat-safe mug.
2. In the mug, add coffee liqueur and peppermint schnapps.
3. Top off with hot coffee.
4. Stir briefly to mix.
5. Garnish with whipped cream.

Although Glühwein is a German Christmas staple, it’s pretty good at other times of the year, too. So skip the cold beer and instead enjoy a warm and cozy mug of mulled wine. You can even kick the party up a notch by floating your serving with a little bit of amaretto or spiced rum.

Whether you call this the Jägermeister mule or the Berlin mule, it certainly has a kick. The singular sweet and spiced flavors of the Jäger makes a mule you'll definitely be ordering that first nice day of the summer when you're sitting on a restaurant deck.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Jägermeister 
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Ginger beer to top off
• Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a copper mug or rocks glass, add ice, Jägermeister, and lime juice.
2. Top off with ginger beer.
3. Stir briefly to mix.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

The translation of Bärenjäger is bear hunter. It's a honey liqueur that adds sweetness to this tasty German cocktail. It's a sweet, boozy drink that even the bears would want to enjoy in their den. If gin doesn't tickle your tastebuds, add a little bite and use bourbon instead.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces gin
• 1 ounce Bärenjäger
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ ounce simple syrup
• Crushed ice
• Mint sprig, lime wheel, and cocktail cherry for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, Bärenjäger, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.
4. Garnish with a mint sprig, lime wheel, and cocktail cherry. 

This contains a German brandy with hearty notes of honey and plum, and just a touch of nuttiness. And no, you're not mixing this into a traditional brandy cocktail. You're reaching into the fridge for a cold can of cola. 

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces Asbach Uralt 
• Ice
• Cola to top off
• Lemon wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a rocks glass, add ice and Asbach Uralt.
2. Top off with cola.
3. Stir briefly to mix.
4. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Combine some whiskey und apelsaft (apple juice) for a boozy, appley German drink that'll have you out on the dance floor singing Fliegerlied after just one. And you'll have the dance moves memorized after two.

Ingredients

• 1 ounce whiskey
• 2 ounces apple juice
• Ice
• Club soda to top off

Instructions

1. In a rocks glass, add ice, whiskey, and apple juice.
2. Top off with club soda.
3. Stir briefly to mix.

A relatively unknown German cocktail: the swimming pool. Yes, that's right, the swimming pool. And while Germany may not be the first country that comes to mind when you're considering a dip, this cocktail should be. 

Ingredients

• 1 ounce white rum
• 1 ounce vodka
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• ¾ ounce heavy cream
• ¾ ounce cream of coconut
• ½ ounce blue curaçao
• Ice
• Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, vodka, pineapple juice, cream, cream of coconut, and blue curaçao.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a cocktail or hurricane glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cocktail cherry.

With fun flavors and fun-to-pronounce ingredients, like Bärenjäger, these German cocktails are so tasty. So grab your favorite German spirits and mix up some guten German drinks.