Summer cocktails are built for heat and long afternoons — icy, citrus-bright and easy to sip, from spritzes and highballs to frozen fruit sours and tropical tiki builds. They lean refreshing and fruit-forward rather than spirit-heavy, with mint, soda and crushed ice doing much of the work.

Aperol Spritz / Aperitivo Spritz
Aperitivo, Dry sparkling wine

Basil Gimlet
London dry gin

Batanga
Tequila blanco

Bramble
London dry gin

Caipirinha
Cachaça

Clover Club (recipe No. 1)
London dry gin

Cosmopolitan
Vodka

Daiquiri
White rum

Dark 'N' Stormy (best recipe)
Dark rum, Ginger beer

French 75
London dry gin, Dry sparkling wine

Garibaldi
Red bitter

Gimlet
London dry gin

Gin and Tonic
London dry gin

Gin Basil Smash (recipe No. 1)
London dry gin

Gin Fizz
London dry gin

Hemingway Special Daiquiri (Papa Doble)
Light gold rum

Hugo Spritz
Elderflower liqueur, Dry sparkling wine

Jungle Bird
Dark rum

Long Island Iced Tea
White rum, London dry gin, Vodka, Tequila blanco, Triple sec

Mai Tai (best recipe)
White rum

Margarita (recipe No. 1)
Tequila blanco

Mojito
White rum

Moscow Mule
Vodka, Ginger beer

Painkiller
Navy rum