These nurse-themed cocktails are perfect for your next party

Nurses are often overworked and overwhelmed, so it’s important to let your hair down once in a while. Next time you throw a party for your health care colleagues, wow them with these nurse-themed cocktails.

Code Blue

Perhaps the most iconic health care-themed drink, the “code blue” is a versatile cocktail that can be crafted in many ways. New Jersey’s Tomasello Winery likes to make the drink with vodka. Here’s what you will need:

• 1 ounce of vodka
• two ounces of white wine
• Half an ounce of blue curacao
• Half an ounce of lemon juice

Once you have your ingredients, shake them over ice and pour into a martini glass. For garnish, add a medical syringe full of one ounce of cranberry juice.

The Liver Transplant

The Liver Transplant, as crafted by Home Drink Menu, is a fresh take on the iconic Long Island Iced Tea. A boozy concoction featuring several ounces of liquor, this drink is not for the faint of heart — or liver.

• 1.5 ounces of Southern Comfort
• 1.5 ounces of vodka
• 1.5 ounces of Amaretto
• 1.5 ounces of raspberry liqueur
• 1.5 ounces of rum
• 1.5 ounces of creme de almond
• Three ounces of orange juice
• Three ounces of pineapple juice
• One ounce of sweet and sour mix

Shake the ingredients over ice into a highball glass and enjoy.

The Brain Hemorrhage

The Brain Hemorrhage is a custom shot recipe concocted by the cocktail-focused mad scientists over at Tipsy Bartender, a viral bartending channel with over 8 million YouTube subscribers. While this shot requires a little finesse to pull off, the results will undoubtedly wow any party guest.

• Roughly half an ounce of peach schnapps
• Roughly half an ounce of Irish cream
• A dash of grenadine

Fill a shot glass about half way with the peach schnapps. Next, fill the rest of the glass with the Irish cream. You must add it slowly, pouring it over a spoon into the glass so that it rests on top of the schnapps. Finally, pour a small amount of the grenadine into a bottle cap, then add a small dash of it to the drink mixture to complete the shot.