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Easy Gluten Free Cocktail Recipes

Enjoy a gluten-free mixed drink for tonight's happy hour. Whether you have tequila, bourbon, gin, or vodka on hand, can easily make a delicious cocktail. These drinks are free from gluten, so you can imbibe without worry if you're gluten-intolerant or have celiac disease.

Our favorite gluten-free cocktail recipes are our mezcal paloma, this easy vodka margarita (serve frozen or on the rocks!), and my favorite blood orange margarita.

For the winter holidays, our dairy-free eggnog and our crockpot mulled wine are extremely popular!

  • layered red white and blue drink in a tall glass
    Red, White, and Blue Cocktail
  • A mezcal paloma in a glass with a chili powder–rimmed edge, garnished with a grapefruit slice and mint. A halved lime and a bottle rest on a wooden surface, while another similar drink is partially visible.
    Mezcal Paloma
  • vodka margarita with fresh limes
    Vodka Margarita
  • coconut lime margarita with a toasted coconut rim and lime garnish
    Coconut Lime Margaritas
  • A lychee cocktail elegantly sits in a glass, garnished with skewered lychees, with a bowl of fresh lychees in the background on a light wooden surface.
    Lychee Martini with Vodka
  • glass of hard apple cider
    Homemade Hard Apple Cider (5-Gallon Recipe)
  • A glass of apple cocktail with a sugar rim and apple slice garnish sits on a white plate beside two cinnamon sticks.
    Apple Cider Moscow Mule
  • Two glasses of amber-colored beverage garnished with dried apple slices, citrus, and rosemary sprigs on a wooden surface with a jar of liquid and more dried fruit nearby.
    Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail
  • Two glass mugs of frothy chai latte topped with star anise and cinnamon sticks, placed on a cooling rack with spices scattered around.
    Chai Eggnog Cocktail
  • overhead shot of three apple whiskey smash cocktails
    Apple Whiskey Smash
  • A glass of amber cocktail with ice and an orange twist sits on a coaster atop a closed vintage book, with half an orange and another drink in the background.
    Scotch Old Fashioned with Brown Sugar Syrup
  • A purple cocktail in a coupe glass garnished with a sprig of lavender, with a halved lemon and additional lavender sprigs in the background.
    Lavender French 75
  • A glass of peach-colored drink with ice and a peach slice garnish sits on a wooden tray, with extra peach slices nearby.
    Peach Mezcal Cocktail
  • A coupe glass filled with a peach-colored cocktail, garnished with a peach slice on the rim, sits on a slate surface with additional peach slices nearby.
    Peach Bourbon Sour
  • pink cocktail in a glass with fresh strawberries
    Strawberry Whiskey Smash
  • A glass of orange-colored cocktail with a salted rim, garnished with a lime and peach slice, sits on a slate coaster. A halved lime is in the background.
    Fresh Peach Margarita
  • green ghost cocktail in a martini glass
    Green Ghost Cocktail
  • two gin and tonics with cucumbers and mint
    Cucumber Gin and Tonic
  • An aperol gin cocktail in a coupe glass with a lemon twist garnish is on a book. A bottle of Aperol and a lemon are in the background.
    Aperol Sour
  • A Blue Lemon Drop Martini dazzles with its vibrant hue, featuring a sugared rim and a lemon slice garnish elegantly perched on the edge of a stemmed glass.
    Blue Lemon Drop Martini
  • A glass of Aperol margarita with lime and orange slices, next to an Aperol bottle, rests elegantly on a stack of books atop a marble surface, evoking the charm of a classic Margarita in its vibrant presentation.
    Aperol Margarita
  • two mezcal mule cocktails in copper mugs with limes and mint
    Mezcal Mule
  • Rum sour in a cocktail glass garnished with an orange slice and a cherry.
    Spiced Rum Sour
  • Rum punch cocktail in a glass with a pineapple wedge and mint.
    Bacardi Rum Punch
  • A glass filled with blueberry syrup, ice, and a lemon slice, garnished with fresh blueberries on small fruit picks, resting atop a book on a countertop, with a bottle of whiskey in the background.
    Blueberry Old Fashioned Cocktail
  • dairy free eggnog in a glass
    Classic Dairy-Free Eggnog
  • mulled wine in a crockpot
    Crockpot Mulled Wine
  • Cocktail glass with an orange slice, fresh cranberries, and a rosemary sprig garnish.
    Cranberry Gin Cocktail
  • red white and blue layered jello shot with whipped cream and a cherry
    Red, White, and Blue Jello Shots
  • blood orange margarita recipe in a cocktail glass with orange wheel garnish.
    Blood Orange Margarita
  • A glass of blueberry margarita garnished with a fruit skewer of blueberries with a slice of lime on the rim.⁣
    Blueberry Margarita
  • Demerara Old Fashioned served in a glass.
    Demerara Syrup Old Fashioned
  • A blueberry martini glass with blueberries on fruit skewers, half dipped in the drink, and a lemon slice on the rim, with an additional martini glass in the background, adorned similarly.⁣
    Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini
  • A champagne glass with blueberry syrup poured with prosecco wine into it, with a bottle and a bowl of blueberries with a slice of lemon on the side.⁣⁣⁣⁣
    Blueberry Mimosas
  • A glass of pineapple margarita with jalapeno syrup.
    Spicy Pineapple Margarita
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