Summer Party Cocktails
Refreshing, crowd-pleasing, and built to be batched. These are the cocktails to serve at your next summer party or backyard gathering.
Margarita
A bright, zesty classic balancing the earthy notes of tequila with tart lime and a hint of orange sweetness.
Paloma
A highly refreshing highball featuring tequila mixed with tart grapefruit soda and a squeeze of lime.
Mojito
A vibrant Cuban classic that muddles fresh mint and lime with light rum, topped with sparkling water.
Aperol Spritz
Light, bubbly, and subtly bitter. A stunning orange aperitif that tastes like a vibrant Italian sunset.
Daiquiri
A pure, elegant expression of rum, brightened with fresh lime and softened with a touch of simple syrup.
Spicy Margarita
A classic margarita with a fiery kick, usually achieved with jalapeño-infused tequila or muddling fresh peppers.
Pina Colada
A rich, tropical vacation in a glass. Light rum blended with sweet coconut cream and tart pineapple juice.
Dark 'n' Stormy
Dark rum poured over spicy ginger beer for a fiery, refreshing highball with a bite.
Cuba Libre
A grown-up rum and coke, brightened with a squeeze of fresh lime over ice.
Rum Punch
A crowd-pleasing mix of rum and tropical juices, sweet and easy-drinking with a citrus kick.
Painkiller
A creamy Caribbean favorite of dark rum, pineapple, orange, and cream of coconut, dusted with nutmeg.
Tequila Sunrise
A layered, sunset-hued highball of tequila, orange juice, and a splash of grenadine.
Cantarito
A refreshing Mexican highball of tequila with grapefruit, orange, and lime sodas over ice.
Ranch Water
A bone-dry, three-ingredient Texas highball of tequila, lime, and sparkling mineral water.
Batanga
A rustic Mexican highball of tequila, lime, and cola stirred right in the glass with a salted rim.
Bellini
A Venetian brunch classic blending white peach purée with chilled prosecco.
Mimosa
The classic brunch pour of chilled champagne and fresh orange juice in equal parts.
Kir Royale
A French aperitif of crème de cassis topped with sparkling champagne for a berry-tinted fizz.
Spritz Veneziano
A softer, lower-proof spritz built on Select or Aperol, prosecco, and a splash of soda.
Elderflower Spritz
A floral, delicate spritz of elderflower liqueur, prosecco, and soda over ice.
Americano
The low-proof forerunner to the Negroni: Campari and sweet vermouth lengthened with soda water.
Negroni Sbagliato
A lighter, bubbly Negroni riff swapping gin for sparkling prosecco.
Campari Spritz
A bolder, more bitter spritz built on Campari, prosecco, and a splash of soda water.
Watermelon Margarita
A juicy, summery margarita variation blended with fresh watermelon for extra sweetness.
Skinny Margarita
A lighter margarita made with fresh lime and agave nectar instead of sugary mixers.
Mary Pickford
A silent-film-era classic pairing white rum with pineapple juice, grenadine, and maraschino.
Rum Runner
A fruity, multi-rum tiki blend layering blackberry and banana liqueurs with juice and grenadine.
Bahama Mama
A tropical, coconut-forward rum punch with pineapple and a splash of grenadine.
Honeysuckle
A simple, sunny sour balancing white rum with honey and fresh lime.
Air Mail
A celebratory rum classic finished with a champagne float and a touch of honey.
Salty Chihuahua
A tequila take on the classic grapefruit highball, rimmed with salt for extra punch.
Mexican Mule
A south-of-the-border take on the Moscow Mule, swapping vodka for peppery blanco tequila.
Mexicana
A tropical tequila cocktail brightened with pineapple juice and a touch of grenadine.
Freddy Fudpucker
A playful tequila screwdriver topped with a floating layer of herbal Galliano.
Tequila Mockingbird
A refreshing, herbal tequila sour brightened with cooling crème de menthe.
Sangria
A fruit-laden, chilled red wine punch spiked with brandy and orange liqueur.
Kir
A simple, elegant French aperitif tinting crisp white wine with a splash of cassis.
Bicicletta
A low-proof Italian spritz combining crisp white wine with bitter Campari and soda.
Poinsettia
A festive, cranberry-tinted champagne cocktail with a touch of orange liqueur.
Sherry Cobbler
A refreshing, fruit-garnished sherry classic served tall over crushed ice.
Tequila Collins
The Collins format applied to tequila: agave sweetness meets fresh lemon, simple syrup, and soda water for a crisp, clean highball.
Vampiro
A savory-spicy tequila cocktail from Jalisco: blood-red tomato and orange juice, fresh lime, and a fiery dash of hot sauce.
Mexican Firing Squad
A punchy, festive tequila sour with grenadine's pomegranate blush and Angostura's aromatic depth — tart, sweet, and visually striking.
Tamarind Margarita
A tart, earthy twist on the classic Margarita, with tamarind's distinctive sweet-sour depth elevating the familiar tequila-lime base.
Hemingway Daiquiri
Ernest Hemingway's beloved double-rum daiquiri: drier and more complex than the classic, cut with grapefruit and sweetened with maraschino.
Three Dots and a Dash
A Tiki WWII classic: three dashes of rum, allspice dram, honey, and lime — named after the Morse code signal for 'V' (victory).
Beachcomber
A Tiki daiquiri variant: white rum, triple sec, and fresh lime sharpened with maraschino and a salt rim for a balanced tropical sip.
Rossini
Italy's strawberry Bellini: fresh strawberry purée stirred into cold prosecco for a blush-pink, fruit-forward aperitivo.
Hugo Spritz
Northern Italy's beloved elderflower spritz: St-Germain liqueur, prosecco, and fresh mint with a squeeze of lime — delicate, floral, and supremely refreshing.
Sgroppino
Venice's palate-cleansing digestif: a chilled, frothy blend of lemon sorbet, vodka, and prosecco that tastes like a grown-up granita.
Tinto de Verano
Spain's answer to sangria — simpler, lighter, and more refreshing: bold red wine mixed with lemon soda over ice, a staple of Spanish summer.
Kalimotxo
A beloved Basque classic: equal parts dry red wine and Coca-Cola over ice. Deceptively simple, surprisingly refreshing, and completely unpretentious.