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5 Easy Summer Cocktails

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Sara

Cool off with these refreshing summer cocktails! Perfect for a summer party or BBQ, they include frozen drinks, fruity margaritas, spritzes, and more. I’d have a hard time choosing a favorite from these festive summer drinks. I hope you love them too...

Sections

Paloma Cocktail

Aperol Spritz

Red Sangria

Bellini Cocktail

French 75 Cocktail

Kitchen Tools

Paloma Cocktail

If your paloma tastes too strong when you first try it, let it sit for a few minutes at room temperature. As the ice melts, it will dilute the drink. If it’s still stiffer than you’d like it to be, top your glass with more sparkling water.

I swap the traditional grapefruit soda for a mix of grapefruit juice and sparkling water. For the best flavor, use freshly squeezed grapefruit juice!

Fresh Grapefruit Juices - Walmart

For the rim of your glass! I like to use coarse sea salt, but kosher salt would work here too.

Sea Salt in Salt

Use any good-quality blanco tequila in this recipe. We like this brand, but feel free to use your favorite!

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Along with the grapefruit juice, it makes this drink deliciously tart.

ReaLime 100% Lime Juice, 8 oz Bottle

Aperol Spritz

it has a bright orange color and citrusy, bittersweet flavor. Its exact ingredients are a secret,

Aperol - The Spritz aperitivo brand since 1919

Prosecco is a sparkling wine produced in northeast Italy, near Venice. It varies in sweetness. For the least sweet flavor, look for a bottle labeled “brut.” “Extra-dry” and “dry” Prosecco will be sweeter. In a pinch, substitute another sparkling wine...

Prosecco in Sparkling Wine - Walmart.com

It adds extra bubbles and balances the alcoholic ingredients.

Club Soda

Red Sangria

This sangria recipe is the easiest way to make summer cocktails for a crowd. Instead of mixing drinks to order, you can make a whole pitcher in advance and let it chill overnight. When your guests arrive, all you’ll have to do is pour!

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Oranges, apples, and lemons are the fruits most commonly added to classic red sangria.

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Brandy is most traditional, but orange liqueur like Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or triple sec is another great option. Add less or more depending on how strong you want the cocktail to be.

Grand Marnier: Fine Cognac and Bitter Orange Liqueur

Instead of adding a sweetener like brown sugar or maple syrup, I sweeten this recipe naturally with orange juice. I love its citrusy flavor with the wine.

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Bellini Cocktail

The bellini cocktail (not to be confused with Giovanni Bellini, the artist, or Vincenzo Bellini, the composer) was invented by Giuseppe Cipriani, the founder of Harry’s Bar, in Venice, Italy, sometime around 1948. In its simplest form, it consists of...

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Peaches, Plums & Nectarines in Fresh Fruits - Walmart.com

Don’t have any handy? Feel free to use another sparkling white wine, like champagne, in a pinch.

Prosecco in Sparkling Wine - Walmart.com

Garnish your glass with peach slices and sprig of fresh mint!

French 75 Cocktail

This French 75 recipe is my favorite cocktail. Bubbly, botanical, lemony, and lightly sweet, it’s exactly what I want to be drinking on New Year’s Eve…or anytime, really. A French 75 is easy to make at home with 4 simple ingredients. If you’re lookin...

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Lemon Juice

There’s no need to go all-out on a very expensive bottle for this recipe. That said, decent Champagne will taste better than the really cheap stuff. Look for brut Champagne, which is not too dry and not too sweet. Be sure to chill it before making th...

Champagne in Sparkling Wine - Walmart.com

For sweetness. Homemade simple syrup is easy to make in 5 minutes with equal parts sugar and water.

Simple Syrup Recipe

Kitchen Tools

Equip yourself with a few key bar tools to craft refreshing summer drinks

Essential for chilling and blending shaken summer cocktails like margaritas and daiquiris.

Cocktail Shakers: Home & Kitchen - Amazon.com

Guarantees perfect balance and precision when measuring spirits and syrups.

Jigger - Amazon.com

For slicing fruit wheels and peeling beautiful citrus twists for garnishes.

Cutco 2 pc Peeler & Paring Knife Combo

Filters out ice, pulp, and muddled herbs for a smooth sip.

Cocktail Strainer - Amazon.com

If you love a mojito like I do, a muddler is a must. This tool allows you to crush fresh herbs, fruits, and spices to help release their full flavors. Just pop them in your glass, give them a good muddle, and you’ll be able to taste such a difference...

Muddler - Amazon.com

Last but definitely not least, is a citrus juicer. Please throw away your bottled lemon and lime juice and switch to squeezing your own. Trust me; freshly squeezed juice makes all the difference in cocktails, especially citrus-heavy cocktails like ho...

Hand Juicer - Amazon.com