10 Delicious Cocktails You Must Try This Summer
Summer is the best time to wind down and enjoy a summer cocktail. Making and trying different cocktail recipes can be fun! Here are 10 delicious cocktails you must try this summer!
1. Red Wine Spritzer
Ingredients: 1 serving
- 4 ounces of red wine, chilled
- 4 ounces of soda water
- Fresh orange sliced, garnish
Instructions:
- Add both red wine and your choice of soda water into a cocktail shaker.
- Fill the cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake well.
- Strain the drink into a wine glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: A Couple Cooks
2. Blueberry Mojito
Ingredients: 1 serving
- 8 blueberries, fresh or frozen & thawed
- 1 ounce of fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons of sugar
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 2 ounces of white rum
- 1 ounce of club soda
- Fresh lime slices, garnish
Instructions:
- Muddle the blueberries, lime juice, sugar, and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker.
- Add rum to the cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Pour the drink into an ice-filled martini glass.
- On top of the poured drink, add club soda.
- Garnish with extra blueberries, mint leaves, and lime slices.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: Inspired Taste
3. Strawberry Daiquiri
Ingredients: 8 servings
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 4 ounces of strawberries, frozen
- 1/8 cup of fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 cup of white rum
- 1/4 cup of citrus-flavored carbonated drink
Instructions:
- Add six ice cubes, sugar, and strawberries into a blender.
- Blend until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour lime juice, white rum, and citrus-flavored carbonated drink into the blender.
- Blend drink.
- Pour into a margarita glass.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: Allrecipes
4. Mermaid Lemonade
Ingredients: 4 servings
- 1/4 cup of Blue Curacao
- 1 cup of white rum
- 2 cups of lemonade
- Fresh lemon slices, garnish
- Maraschino cherries, garnish
Instructions:
- Add 1/4 cup of ice into a cocktail glass.
- Add a splash of Blue Curacao
- Pour 1/4 cup of white rum into the cocktail glass.
- Add another 1/4 cup of ice into a cocktail glass.
- Pour 1/2 cup of lemonade over the cocktail drink.
- Garnish the now ombre cocktail with lemon slices and cherries.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: delish
5. Lavender Lemon Drop Martini
Ingredients: 1 serving
- 1 teaspoon of lavender buds, fresh or dried
- 1 tablespoon of simple syrup
- 2 ounces of lemon vodka
- 1 ounce of fresh lemon juice
- lavender sprig, garnish
Instructions:
- Muddle lavender buds and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice, lemon vodka, and fresh lemon juice to the cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Strain the drink into a martini glass.
- Garnsih with the lavender sprig.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: The Spruce Eats
6. Great Gatsby
Ingredients: 1 serving
- 1 ounce of vodka
- 1 ounce of Lillet Blanc
- 2 1/2 ounces of fresh grapefruit juice
- Fresh orange slice, garnish
Instructions:
- Add ice, vodka, Lillet Blanc, and grapefruit juice into a cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Strain the drink into a champagne glass.
- Garnish with the fresh orange slice.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: serious eats
7. Irish Maid
Ingredients: 1 serving
- Fresh cucumbers, sliced
- 2 ounces of Irish whiskey
- 1/2 ounce of St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- 3/4 ounce of simple syrup
- 3/4 ounce of fresh lemon juice
Instructions:
- Muddle 2 fresh cucumber slices in a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice, Irish whiskey, St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice into a cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Strain the drink into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a fresh cucumber slice.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: Fox-and-Briar
8. Caribbean Rum Punch
Ingredients: 6 servings
- 1 cup of orange juice
- 1 cup of pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup of white rum
- 1/4 cup of dark rum
- 1/2 cup of grenadine
- Fresh orange sliced, garnish
- Maraschino cherries, garnish
Instructions:
- In a punch pitcher, add ice, fruit juices, rums, and grenadine.
- Mix well.
- Pour a serving into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with orange slices and cherries.
- Enjoy!
Credit: Lemons for Lulu
9. Lime Margarita
Ingredients: 4 servings
- 1/2 cup of tequila
- 1/4 of triple sec
- 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- Fresh limes wedges
- 1 tablespoon of kosher salt
Instructions:
- Combine tequila, triple sec, lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar into a pitcher.
- Stir the mixture well until sugar is dissolved.
- Moisten the rim of four margarita glasses with lime wedges.
- Dip glass rims into kosher salt.
- Pour the drink into the salted margarita glasses filled with ice.
- Garnish with additional fresh lime wedges.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: Taste of Home
10. Pina Colada
Ingredients: 4 servings
- 6 ounces of white rum
- 6 ounces of cream of coconut
- 6 ounces of pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup of pineapple chunks, frozen
- 4 ounces of gold rum
- Fresh pineapple wedges, garnish
Instructions:
- Add ice, white rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and pineapple chunks into a blender.
- Blend until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the drink into a cocktail glass.
- Top the cocktail with 1 ounce of gold rum.
- Garnish with a fresh pineapple wedge.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Credit: Simply Recipes
Essentials For Summer Cocktails
There are some essentials for summer cocktails that can make mixing drinks more convenient and fun! Investing in some bartending tools will make summer cocktails a dream to make and enjoy!
The Mixology Bartender Kit includes all tools that you may need to make your summer cocktails. There is a spoon, jigger, corkscrew, strainer, ice tongs, 2 liquid pourers, a muddler, and a cocktail shaker included in this bartender kit. It isn’t hard to see that all of these bartending tools can be used to make all of the summer cocktails listed above!
Another plus with this Mixology Bartender kit is the bamboo stand that the bartending tools are displayed on! This bamboo stand has a modern design and will definitely look great sitting on a kitchen counter!
If you want to create a space designated for your bartending tools, investing in a bar cart is a great option! The South Shore Store has a bar cart called the South Shore Maliza Bar Cart! This bar cart gives you multiple places to store your cocktail glasses, liquor bottles, and bartending tools. In addition to storage, the South Shore Maliza Bar Cart has wheels and breaks ensuring easy and safe movement when needed!
Lastly, when making summer cocktails, having an ice maker can be very convenient! Finding an ice maker that can easily fit on a bar cart or kitchen counter is best! The Silonn Store Ice Maker is one that has this convenient size. This ice maker is also known to create two different sizes of ice cubes that can be made in minutes. An ice scoop and ice basket are also included, making the ice easy to access when making summer cocktails!
