Welcome to our highly curated list of the 15 cocktails we’re craving right now. Each recipe in this collection is easy to make and ideal for summer entertaining. Scroll through for our favorites—tomato Martini to coconut Chartreuse Daiquiri—and bookmark this guide to revisit throughout the season.
Tiger’s Claw
Reposado tequila meets coffee liqueur and tropical flavors in this layered highball.
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Put the Pineapple in the Coconut
An Outshine frozen fruit bar is the finishing touch on this refreshing, tropical drink with a kick of spice.
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Leña
Two of the most
crowd-pleasing cocktails—the spicy Margarita and the
Jungle Bird—join forces in this
tropical drink.
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Salad Bar Martini
“There’s a scene in Ratatouille where Remy bites into a piece of cheese and goes into a synesthesia-like trance... That was me when I tried this cocktail.”
—Nat Belkov, associate creative director
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Shore Leave Spritz
A spritz-ified take on the Navy Grog swaps the base for gin and keeps the spicy, juicy flavor of the original.
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Watermelon Sgroppino
“There’s lots to love about this smoky-sweet treat, especially that it requires just two ingredients.”
—Mary Anne Porto, senior editor
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Get It Done
A smoky, Michelada-like drink built for a crowd.
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Real Charmer's Daiquiri
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Darryl Strawberry
(at the Yankees)
A modern, strawberry-infused take on the smash, this recipe calls on Amaro Montenegro.
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Lusty Nail
If a Rusty Nail went on a tropical vacation, this is what it would taste like.
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Fourth Regiment
This savory, celery-spiked drink is the ideal warm-weather Manhattan.
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Bamboo Colada
“With its lower ABV, this sherry colada is the ideal recipe for day drinking.” —Mary Anne Porto, senior editor
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#5
The creator of this cocktail aptly describes it as a “spicy bourbon citrus banger.”
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Gari Hai
“I love the simplicity behind this drink. Just pile a mound of pickled ginger on your highball for easy, complex, tangy refreshment.”
—Mary Anne Porto, senior editor
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Piedra
This digestif is also a go-to hangover cure in Mexico, so it’s worth keeping the recipe on hand for lazy summer days.
Plus, Three Holiday Staples:
“Green Chartreuse and coconut make this more multidimensional than
a typical Daiquiri.”
—Hilary Pollack, deputy editor
The Puerto Rican classic, batched for a crowd.
Hot Buttered Rum
An easy base to dress up to your liking.
Eggnog
A decadent recipe that topped our blind tasting.
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