Since Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. it’s the ideal time to start sipping summer cocktails. However, there’s no need to limit yourself to the actual holiday. Instead, you’ll want to sip these perfect Memorial Day cocktails throughout the weekend and all summer long.
1. Bahama Mama
The Bahama Mama isn’t classic or sophisticated but, despite those limitations, the sweet rum cocktail tastes like tropical bliss. Plus, it’s easy to craft and fun to sip wherever you happen to be in the world.
2. Caipirinha
The Caipirinha is so popular in Brazil that it’s the country’s national drink. You can easily make the potent potable at home with just four ingredients.
3. Dirty Shirley
The Dirty Shirley isn’t just a grown up version of the popular Shirley Temple drink. It’s also a refreshing summer cocktail that’s super easy to craft at home in just five minutes.
4. Fuzzy Navel
A relic of the 1980s, the Fuzzy Navel has become a bit of a joke to serious mixologists. But it’s actually a tasty tipple that’s almost too easy to sip. How easy? Follow this easy Fuzzy Navel recipe and find out.
5. Garibaldi
The Garibaldi Cocktail, one of the summer’s hottest drinks, is a sophisticated Italian tipple. Follow this super simple recipe and craft a refreshing Garibaldi at home.
6. Limoncello Spritz
The Limoncello Spritz screams summer with its bright flavor and equally bright yellow color. You can sip one in Italy or craft one at home. The choice is yours.
7. Long Island Iced Tea
Leave your jaded impressions of Long Island Iced Tea behind. Not only is the potent potable popular with 20-somethings looking for a quick buzz, but it’s also a summertime sipper that tastes great if you’re in your 30s or beyond.
8. Mai Tai
The Mai Tai cocktail isn’t just the most iconic tiki drink. It’s also a classic rum cocktail that’s easy to craft at home and even easier to sip. It’s ideal for starting summer too!
9. Mojito
The Mojito is ideal for summer. You can whip up this Cuban cocktail favorite at home with just five ingredients plus ice.
10. Orange Creamsicle
This Orange Creamsicle cocktail is as easy to craft as it is to drink. But make no mistake – this decadent creamsicle drink is a boozy, grown-up version of the summertime ice cream treat.
11. Paloma
The Paloma tastes like summer in a glass. The refreshing tequila tipple is simultaneously sweet, sour and salty. It’s also easy to craft at home regardless of the season.
12. Pina Colada
The Pina Colada is more than the subject of a 70s hit song. Puerto Rico’s national drink is also a frothy, fruity cocktail that’s surprisingly simple to make at home either with or without a blender. We go the blender-free route in our easy Pina Colada recipe. It’s a winner any time of year but especially when it’s warm outside.
13. Ranch Water
Ranch Water may not be on your cocktail radar unless you live in Texas. However, this tequila highball cocktail is so easy to craft and refreshing to drink that it may become your favorite summer sipper.
14. Salty Dog
The Salty Dog cocktail is essentially a Greyhound with a salt rim. Simultaneously salty, sour and surprisingly sweet, it’s an ideal drink to sip during the dog days of summer.
15. Tinto de Verano
Spain’s Tinto de Verano is a refreshing red wine cocktail that’s super easy to craft at home in mere minutes. If you love drinking Sangria but hate cutting up fruit, then this summer sipper is for you!
16. Tom Collins
Simultaneously sweet and tart, the Tom Collins cocktail is a delightful sour cocktail that tastes like spiked lemonade. It’s also super simple to craft at home with just a few ingredients.
17. Whiskey Smash
The Whiskey Smash is a refreshing pre-prohibition cocktail that’s more sweet than sour. It’s also super easy to craft at home with just a handful of ingredients.
18. Woo Woo
The Woo Woo cocktail is a tasty vodka drink with a quirky name. It’s also easy to craft at home and even easier to sip.
More Summer Cocktails
Discover more than cocktails that celebrate the summer season. Try them all before you blink your eyes and it’s suddenly Labor Day!
