37 Easy Cocktail Recipes For The Ultimate Summer Get-Together In 2022
by Justina Huddleston
Making fancy cocktail recipes always puts us in the mood to have a good time, like putting together edible garnishes and floral beverages. But sometimes we don’t feel like having to mix up an elaborate drink (even if it’s supposedly healthier than our usual tipple) just to quench our cocktail craving. Believe it or not, mixology doesn’t have to be complicated. These 37 deliciously simple cocktail recipes take the hard work out of bartending, so you can spend more time enjoying the fruits of your labor — not to mention impressing your guests.
Rosé all day please. What’s a better cocktail to sip on than something light and fruity? We used oranges, lemons, and limes to create a drink we’ll be sipping all summer long. (via Brit + Co)
ZYR Summer Punch – Single + Large Batch
We’d drink this punch all day, every day if we could.
Single Serve
Ingredients:
- 1.5oz Zyr Vodka
- .25oz Grapefruit Liqueur
- .25oz Elderflower Liqueur
- .75oz Lemon Juice
- .5oz Strawberry Syrup
Instructions:
Top mix with Prosecco Rose
Garnish with mint and strawberry
Large batch
Ingredients:
- 15 oz Zyr Vodka
- 2.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur
- 2.5 oz Grapefruit liqueur
- 7.5 oz Lemon Juice
- 5 oz Strawberry Syrup
Instructions:
Top mix with Rose Prosecco
Garnish with mint and strawberry
Sparkling Campari Orange Cocktail Recipe
Slightly bitter, slightly sweet, and full of fizzies, this drink is refreshingly simple to make. (via Imagelicious)
Do The Dude proud and learn how to make a classic, three-ingredient White Russian. (via A Dash of Ginger)
The Elyx Spritz
Image via Absolut Elyx
Recipe Created by Absolut Elyx
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Absolut Elyx Vodka
1.5 oz Lillet Rose
Top with Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic
Highball glass
Lemon
Instructions:
Mix ingredients in a highball glass over cubed ice.
Top with bitter lemon.
Stir gently and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Mix up this sweet and sour whiskey punch for your social distancing party crew. (via Tastefully Eclectic)
Jameson Old Fashioned
Swap bourbon for Irish whiskey in this remake of the classic old fashioned. (via Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish)
With five ingredients and 10 minutes, you can churn out this baby for Friday’s virtual HH. (via Baker by Nature)
Pumpkin Apple Shandy
You’ll want to drink this cocktail made from apple cider and pumpkin beer all year long. (via Jennifer Meyering)
These two-ingredient shots taste just like a celebration. (via Crazy for Crust)
Canción Habañero Mango Margarita
Nothing says summer quite like mango.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz infused Canción Tequila
- .5 oz triple sec
- 2 oz lime juice
- .25 oz Finest Call Mango Puree
Instructions:
Shake and serve over ice with Tajin rim and an Orange wheel garnish.
Finally find out what exactly sloe gin tastes like by making this four-ingredient cocktail. (via The Kitchen Magpie)
Here’s a cocktail you’ll want to sip all summer: sparkling lemonade spiked with bourbon. (via The Chunky Chef)
Oaxacan Rusty Nail
For a drink that lives up to its name, try this take on the rusty nail, made with mezcal, Drambuie, and bitters. (via Gimme Some Oven)
A mixture of whipped-cream vodka, orange juice, and ginger ale, this cocktail tastes just like a popsicle. (via The Blond Cook)
We love a pink drink, and this Champagne, grapefruit, and pomegranate sparkler is no exception. (via The Cookie Rookie)
Irish Cream Pie Cocktail
With its sugar-cookie rim, this Irish cream pie cocktail is perfect for dessert. (via Crazy for Crust)
Citrusy and sweet, these raspberry lemonade margaritas are just the thing to drink when it (eventually) gets hot outside. (via Crazy for Crust)
Made with just three ingredients, these peachy martinis are too good to pass up. (via Growing Up Gabel)
Trade in your frozé for this citrusy frozecco. (via Foodness Gracious)
Canción Lyrical Mint Margarita
Raspberry lemonade, tequila and club soda?! We’ll take two please!
This recipe is for a batch made with a full bottle of Canción Blanco tequila.
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of Canción Blanco Tequila
- 1 can of frozen lemonade
- 32 oz water
- 32 oz seltzer or club soda
- 12 oz Raspberry Lemonade juice Fresh Mint
Honey lovers, take note — you’ll want to memorize this simple cocktail. (via Hungry by Nature)
Mix up a batch of these mason jar margaritas, then let guests help themselves at your next get-together. (via Stetted)
Bourbon, red wine, lemon juice, and simple syrup are all you need to make this bold cocktail. (via Dishes Delish)
With just a few fresh garnishes and a splash of soda, a bottle of rosé gets transformed into a sangria reminiscent of summer. (via Stress Baking)
This piña colada punch makes a long weekend at home feel like a mini vacation. (via Yes to Yolks)
Like a cross between beer and a Bloody Mary, micheladas are the brunch cocktail you’ve been missing out on. (via Imagelicious)
Colorful blood orange juice makes these margaritas immediately seem more dramatic, though the recipe itself stays simple. (via Simmer and Sauce)
Robust ginger beer combines with fresh lemon juice and vodka for these bracingly bold drinks. (via Whitney Bond)
Spiced Pear and Bourbon Sparkler
Ingredients:
Cocktail:
- 1.5 ounces Spiced Pear Simple Syrup
- 1.5 ounces bourbon
- .5 ounces lemon juice
- 1-2 ounces Prosecco (like FitVine Wine Prosecco), to taste
- Ice
- Chilled Coupe Glass
Spiced Pear Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup pear juice (not from concentrate or 3 ripe pears blitzed in a blender with ¼ cup of water)
- 2-inch nub of ginger
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cloves
- ¼ cup brown sugar, or an alternative like Brown Swerve
Instructions:
- First start with the star of the show, the Spiced Pear Simple Syrup. In a pot combine 1 cup pear juice (not from concentrate or 3 ripe pears blitzed in a blender with 1/4 cups of water), a 2-inch nub of ginger peeled and sliced, 2 cinnamon sticks, and 5 cloves. Cover and let simmer over low heat for ten minutes. Take off the heat and add 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar. Stir until the Swerve is fully incorporated into the mixture. Let cool, and strain. You can make this in advance and store in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- For the cocktail, pour the Bourbon, Spiced Pear Simple Syrup, lemon juice (if using freshly squeezed make sure you strain the juice to avoid getting any seeds in your cocktail), and ice into a cocktail shaker and shake for 30 seconds or until the surface of the cocktail shaker is cool to the touch. Strain the drink over a chilled coupe glass, and top with Prosecco.
Made with white wine, this sangria is a little lighter than its crimson counterpart. (via Joyful Healthy Eats)
On the rocks or sipped with soda, it’s hard to go wrong with the fresh taste of this homemade watermelon vodka. (via Dishes Delish)
These tropical margaritas are made just a little spicy thanks to a sugar, salt, and cayenne pepper rim. (via The Endless Meal)
Lavender sparkling soda is the secret to making these easy, floral mojitos. (via West of the Loops)
Grapefruit vodka and seltzer water put a healthier twist on the salty dog, usually made with grapefruit juice and plain vodka. (via The Every Kitchen)
Mythology Gin Fizz Recipe
We love the foam on this drink — it’s almost like the cappuccino of cocktails.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Mythology Needle Pig Gin
- 0.75 simple syrup
- 8 drops lavender bitters
- 1 egg white
Instructions:
Dry shake (no ice till foamy), add ice and shake again
Double strain (no ice) into Collins glass
Top with soda slowly until foam reaches top and sprinkle with lavender.
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