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15 Delicious Cocktails For Summer Sipping
Published on May 26, 2022
The sun-soaked days of summer are just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a cold drink in hand? Whether you’re sitting on your dock at the cottage or a balcony in the city, we’ve rounded up our favorite refreshing cocktails to get you through the season.
Scroll down for 15 of H&H’s best summer cocktail recipes — mocktails included!
If you’re looking for something bubbly and fresh then this drink is for you.
The recipe for the Sparkling Elderflower Cocktail from Barchef (and instructions on how to make your own shrub and bitters) is here.
This drink is also sparkling but has more of a refreshing hit, with a hint of peppermint.
Get the recipe for the Writers Room’s Red Sky cocktail.
Let’s spice things up! A habanero-infused watermelon syrup is the secret to this cocktail’s sweet and spicy base.
Get the recipe for Project Gigglewater’s Hot Lips Margarita.
A little bit sweet, with a hint of crispness and a splash of bubbles makes this next drink worth trying out at your next backyard barbecue.
Check out the recipe for Mila restaurant’s Papa Don’t Peach cocktail.
While reading a book at the cottage, in your backyard or favorite reading nook, you’ll need the perfect cocktail in hand. This next one will hit the spot!
Get the recipe for Famous Last Word’s Everyone Brave is Forgiven cocktail.
Toes in the Sand Island Rum Punch
Transport yourself to the tropics with this perfectly sweet, dark rum and fresh fruit blend.
Get the recipe for Toes in the Sand Island Rum Punch.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Nothing says summer more than fresh watermelon and mint. This cocktail — with its blend of watermelon, lime, rhubarb bitters and tequila — is the ideal hot afternoon treat.
Get the recipe for Mutiny on the Bounty.
Spring Riis Cocktail
Globe-trotting gourmand Philip Haddad’s snap pea-infused gin cocktail pairs beautifully with flatbread and dips for an evening “treat yourself” moment.
Get the recipe for Spring Riis Cocktail.
Hotel De Mendoza Swizzle Cocktail
Even if you can’t escape to the seaside this summer, mixing up a warm weather cocktail is the next best thing. With notes of juicy passion fruit and tart lime, this refreshing tequila-based beverage will transport you even if you’re soaking up the sun in your city backyard.
Get the recipe for Hotel De Mendoza Swizzle Cocktail.
Pomegroni Cocktail
Substitute fresh pomegranates for Campari in this cocktail full of flavors by cookbook author Adeena Sussman.
Get the recipe for Pomegroni Cocktail.
Cider Cocktail
This cocktail was created using cider from The Old Third vineyard and bitters from Kinsip House of Fine Spirits, both in Prince Edward County. “Smaller wineries in the county have discovered they need to diversify, so they make cider — it has a quicker turnaround than wine,” says chef Jamie Kennedy.
Get the recipe for Cider Cocktail.
Seedlip’s Garden & Tonic
Non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip takes you to the English countryside with their G&T mocktail.
Get the recipe for Seedlip’s Garden & Tonic.
Kombucha Moscow Mule
“I love kombucha because it’s a really flavorful, low-sugar alternative to traditional soda,” says food blogger Abbey Sharp.
Get the recipe for Kombucha Moscow Mule.
Sour Cherry Bourbon
Brightened with cherries and spiked with bourbon, this rouged whiskey sour is good company while working the grill.
Get the recipe for Sour Cherry Bourbon.
Citrus Fizz Mocktail
Citrus, lavender and soda come together for a tart and fizzy summer mocktail.
Get the recipe for Citrus Fizz Mocktail.