35+ Refreshing Summer Cocktail Recipes to Try This Season
Jun 13, 2022, Updated Jul 24, 2025
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Summer is my favorite season for cocktails, and this collection of summer cocktail recipes is filled with refreshing drinks I love making when the weather heats up. From Frozen Gin and Tonics to Ranch Water, these cocktails are perfect for backyard parties, pool days, or just winding down in the sun.
Summer Cocktails with Gin
Gin is a perfect spirit for summer. It’s derived from juniper berries and other botanicals. Here are my favorite summer cocktails with gin.
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Pin ItFrozen Gin and Tonic
If you love gin and tonics, this frozen gin and tonic will be your new favorite cocktail! It will get you through hot summer days.
The Bee’s Knees Cocktail
One of our favorite summer cocktails with gin is a classic Bee’s Knees. It’s made with three simple ingredients and is perfect for all year! Easy to make, refreshing, and absolutely delicious.
Lavender Gin and Tonic Punch
Our Lavender Gin and Tonic Punch are light and refreshing! It’s naturally flavored and the beautiful purple color is from butterfly pea tea.
Also, check out these 5 refreshing gin and tonic drinks!
Pink Martini Recipe
This bright and tasty Cranberry Martini is perfect for entertaining! It’s an easy cocktail that’s bound to please.
Rosewater Gin Cocktail with Lemon
If you’re looking for a romantic summer cocktail, look no further! It doesn’t get more romantic than this unique and delicious, Rose Water Gin Cocktail! Check out my best gin cocktail recipes for even more ideas.
Cherry Gin Punch
Easy and perfect for summer parties!
Hibiscus Gin Sour
This beautiful pink and delicious gin sour is a fantastic summer cocktail with gin. The hibiscus doesn’t just give this creative gin cocktail a lovely color, but also a delightful waft of fragrant floral notes!
Gin + Jam Spritz
An easy 3 ingredient cocktail that is made with gin! It’s bubbly and fruity and perfect for a hot day.
Classic Tom Collins
Any connoisseur of gin cocktails has likely had a Tom Collins or two, as this simple and classic drink has been around for at least a 100 years!
Easy Summer Cocktail Recipes with Vodka
Vodka is always welcomed in the summer. It’s one of the lowest-calorie spirits and goes well with citrus ingredients. Here are our favorite summer cocktails with vodka.
Simple Vodka Soda Recipe
One of our favorite summer cocktails with vodka is a simple vodka soda. This recipe can’t be easier and it’s low in calories and sugar too.
Classic Moscow Mule
One of our favorite summer drink recipes is the classic Moscow Mule. We have several variations of our best Moscow mule recipes to choose from and they’re all wonderful and great for summer.
Vodka Lemonade
This vodka lemonade recipe is one of our favorite easy cocktails. It’s perfect for a hot summer day, super simple to make, and has the perfect sweet and tart taste to it.
Sea Breeze Cocktail
The sea breeze is a mixed drink made with grapefruit juice, cranberry juice, and vodka. It’s one of our easy summer cocktail recipes that we can’t get enough of!
Summer Cocktails with Tequila
Easy summer cocktails with tequila! From frozen cocktails to our favorite easy ranch water, you’ll love these tequila drinks!
Frozen Paloma
If you love a classic Paloma, try our frozen Paloma cocktail! It’s easy to make with only four simple ingredients and a blender! I love sipping my Italian Paloma during a hot summer day too.
Strawberry Margarita Recipe
If you love a classic or skinny margarita, then you’ll enjoy this refreshing strawberry margarita recipe!
Ranch Water Recipe
This Ranch water recipe is a refreshing, 3-ingredient low-calorie cocktail created in West Texas. This drink is made with Topo Chico and is easy to make and super refreshing on a hot day.
Perfect Lemon Margarita
This lemon margarita recipe is super easy to make using only 4 simple ingredients, tequila, fresh lemon juice, orange liqueur, and a little simple syrup It’s a nice twist on a classic margarita and is perfect for summer sipping.
Strawberry Tequila Sodas
These strawberry tequila sodas are refreshing and super easy to make! They consist of tequila, tonic water (or a splash of club soda), and lime juice with a few muddled strawberries. Perfect for a warm summer day!
Frozen Margarita Pops
We may have just found the perfect delivery system for margaritas! These frozen margarita alcoholic ice pops are so fun and so tasty, perfect for summer parties and entertaining.
Watermelon Tequila Punch
This watermelon cocktail punch is perfect for a summer cookout! Made with fresh watermelon juice and simple ingredients and tequila, it’s sure to cool you down!
Tequila Lemonade
The easiest and most refreshing Thyme Tequila Spiked Lemonade Recipe. You can use store-bought light lemonade or make your own.
Summer Cocktails with Rum
Rum is made for summer. It pairs perfectly with tropical fruits, citrus, and fresh herbs. These rum cocktails are light, refreshing, and full of island-inspired flavor.
Cherry Mojito Recipe
A vibrant, refreshing cocktail that blends sweet cherry juice, zesty lime, and fresh mint for a perfectly balanced drink.
Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe
An easy 4 ingredient frozen strawberry daiquiri recipe made with the best ingredients.
Frozen Pina Colada
Happiness in a cup! Picture yourself on a beach, sipping one of these on a summer vacation.
The Best Frozen Mojito
This is the best-frozen mojito recipe! You will never need another frozen mojito recipe after trying this one. This drink is made with rum, frozen limeade, fresh lime juice, and a lot of fresh mint!
Classic Mojito Recipe
There is nothing better than a refreshing mojito made with fresh lime juice and lots of fresh mint! Also, try our coconut mojito recipe and our pineapple mojito too!
Jungle Bird Cocktail
If you like tiki cocktails, you will love the Jungle Bird! It was invented at Kuala Lumpur Hilton in 1978. It contains only 5 ingredients and is so easy to make at home! It’s simple to make and so good!
Rum Punch Recipe
This tropical rum punch recipe is a Caribbean signature drink. It will transport you to your favorite island destination spot!
Classic 3-Ingredient Daiquiri
It doesn’t get easier than a classic, three-ingredient daiquiri recipe. No more sweet slushies, this recipe is made the way a daiquiri should be. It’s simple and refreshing!
Orange Juice and Rum
If you’re looking for an easy, two-ingredient, cocktail try fresh orange juice and rum! You can also make vodka and orange juice, too.
Classic Pina Colada
A classic pina colada recipe is always perfect for summer. With flavors of pineapple and coconut, this drink is a vacation in a glass!
Wine and Spritz Summer Cocktail Recipes
More summer cocktails that are made with wine and Aperol!
Watermelon and Honeydew Sangria
You will love this refreshing honeydew and watermelon sangria recipe! It’s such an easy cocktail to make and perfect for those balmy summer months!
Easy Strawberry Frozé
Frozé drink, also known as Frosé, is frozen rosé made with wine and frozen strawberries.
Rosé Spritz
A refreshing, easy and delicious rosé spritzer! It has a light and fruity flavor and is sure to please your guests. So gather up some friends and give this recipe a try!
Aperol Spritz
A simple, refreshing, three-ingredient Aperol spritz recipe that is perfect year-round! This classic cocktail couldn’t be easier to make and truly is delicious.
Kalimotxo
Kalimotxo is popular in Spain and Mexico. It’s a unique cocktail made with coke and wine! It tastes similar to sangria but is made with just two ingredients.
Floral Sangria
This floral sangria recipe is made with white wine and elderflower liqueur. It’s refreshing, light, fruity with the most beautiful floral notes throughout.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are so many options for good alcoholic drinks! Try something fruity with seasonal fruit or a frozen cocktail to cool you off. Or try one of our 25 summer cocktail recipes.
Some of the most loved cocktails for summer include margaritas, mojitos, piña coladas, daiquiris, and spritzers. If you want to try something new, check out our unique summer cocktail recipes with fresh twists on the classics.
Beach cocktails should be light, cold, and easy to make. Sea Breeze, Bay Breeze, Coconut Cooler, and strawberry tequila soda are great choices for sipping by the water.
Tried one of these summer cocktail recipes? Leave a comment and review below—I’d love to hear which one you made and how it turned out!
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Summer Cocktails – Lemonade Vodka
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounce vodka
- 1 cup lemonade
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients in a glass with ice.
- Ganrish with a lemon wedge.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is so easy and versatile! I am going to make my way through this list!
These all look delicious. I can’t wait to try the Pink Martini next.
These cocktails look amazing and so delicious! We’ve tried a few of these so far and we can’t wait to try more. So refreshing and very tasty, so excited to make more of these especially before summer ends!