10 Summer Cocktails to Keep You Cool This Summer

Paloma

This drink highlights fresh grapefruit juice. After shaking reposado tequila, lime, and ice, the cocktail is topped with lemon-lime and club sodas for a refreshing, not-too-sweet taste.

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Watermelon Daiquiri

Making fresh watermelon juice gives this blend-and-sip drink a refreshing melon taste, but high-quality store-bought juice will work well.

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Tabernacle Crush

This light and pleasant drink is evocative of the American and French Souths. The cocktail contains fresh peach, basil, gin, Lillet, lemon juice, club soda, and simple syrup.

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Tom Collins

Gin, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water make the Tom Collins, a simple drink. This thirst-quenching drink has a balanced sweet and sour taste with a bubbly finish.

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Thai Basil Sangria

Spanish sangria is named for its blood-red red wine foundation. White wine, fresh-squeezed orange juice, and brandy give this simplified version its golden color and zingy aromas.

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Aperol Spritz

This cocktail is best served in a stemmed wine glass with ice and an orange wedge garnish and made with brut Prosecco, which is already sweet.

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Cucumber-Rose Gin Spritz

The traditional gin, lemon, and club soda is refreshed with cucumber, basil, and cardamom syrup. Dried rose petals decorate and offer a delicate flowery taste.

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Tamarind-Mezcal Sour

This acidic cocktail has tamarind puree and sweet-tart lemon juice that balance the smoky mezcal and savory bitters.

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Banana-Rum Old-Fashioned

The subtle sweetness of mellow crème de banane adds a flowery note to a robust, powerful drink made with both light rum and high-proof whiskey.

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Third-Wave Swizzle

If you don't have a swizzle stick, use a large bar spoon to create this chilly, foamy gin cocktail. Swish the swizzle stick in the drink with both hands for the finest froth and coolness.

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