Cut through the summer heat with these refreshing summer sippers.
From lemonades, aguas frescas, refreshers, smoothies and milkshakes for all ages … to vibrant summer classic cocktails like the juleps, smashes, mojitos, margaritas and tikis … to surprising summer-produce cocktails, fruity gin-based cocktails and martinis … to crisp spritzes, beer-based cocktails, frozen cocktails and frosés … and to one-and-done batch cocktails like punches and sangrias, after-meal digestifs and craft mocktails … these drinks put summer on blast while quenching your thirst.
So whether you’re looking for a refresher that’s crisp and invigorating, smooth and creamy or sweet and tart, we’ve rounded up the summer drinks and cocktails that you’ll want to chill with all summer long.
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Refreshing drinks for all ages and all hours of the summer.
Visit a mercado in Mexico and you’ll see stalls with rows and rows of big glass jars filled with varying colors of this refreshing “fresh water.” The variations are endless and you can get as creative as you want. The berries in Edible Madison’s Raspberry Cucumber Agua Fresca add sweetness as well as a bright color to the drink. Ripe peaches, carrots, summer apples, lemons and ginger come together in Edible Phoenix’s Summery Ginger Peach Agua Fresca.
Image: Raspberry Cucumber Agua Fresca, Edible Madison
From mid to late summer it’s all about sweet summer melons. This Cooling Green Agua Frescais made with sweet honeydew melon and mint. And a jalapeño simple syrup offers an invigorating contrast to the sweet watermelon in Edible San Diego’s Watermelon and Jalapeño Agua Fresca.
Image: Cooling Green Agua Fresca, Edible Communities
From berry to herbaceous and sparkling lemonades, find six of our favorite lemonade recipes in this roundup: Homemade Lemonade Makes Summer Sweeter. But if you prefer limes over lemons, try Edible Michiana’s Lavender Limonada.
Recipes from Edible Communities Publications
Canned sodas and infused sparkling waters have nothing on the freshness of these sparkling refreshers you can make at home. Try a shikanji, a tart and salty “lemonade” thirst quencher beloved in India to beat the famously hot summer heat. Edible Boston’s Rhubarb Shikanji is a vibrant take on the classic using unexpected local ingredients. For a lighter sip, try this easy three-ingredient Herbal Fruit Sparkler from The Food in Jars Kitchen. Or make a simple berry syrup with any extra-ripe berries you have on hand for Edible Rhody’s The Berry Sparkler.
Image: Rhubarb Shikanji, Edible Boston
Sweet, tart, zesty, spicy and icy cold, this mangonada (aka chamoyada or chamango) may be the ultimate frozen summer beverage. Swirled, not blended in, the savory chamoy sauce is the perfect contrast to the sweet mango slush.
Recipe from Edible Madison
With the overabundance of summer’s fruit bounty, smoothies are made easy. Just make sure you squirrel some away in the freezer so you can extend the season! Edible Boston’s Strawberry Ginger Smoothie is refreshingly soothing, sweetened only with the berries and raw local honey. Edible Bozeman’s Easy Anti-Inflammatory Berry Green Smoothie has a secret: a Power Green Puck full of anti-inflammatory superfoods that can be made and frozen in advance to add to your smoothies. Edible San Diego’s Brain Power Matcha Berry Smoothie bursts with antioxidants, fibers and healthy fats. And for a tropical favorite, Edible South Florida’s Sapodilla Smoothie has built-in creamy and caramel notes from the sapodilla, aptly known as the “brown sugar fruit.”
Image: Easy Anti-Inflammatory Berry Green Smoothie, Edible Bozeman
Super-popular bubble teas can be made at home, where you can use fresh ingredients and adjust the ingredients and proportions according to your taste preferences. Start with this recipe, then get creative and explore different fruits and milks.
Recipe from Edible Vancouver Island
These milkshakes burst with nostalgic summer flavors. Mash two summer classics with this S’mores Milkshake from So Much to Celebrate, shared by Edible Nashville. Or also from Edible Nashville, Elliston’s Peach Milkshake, is one from Elliston Place Soda Shop, Nashville’s oldest continuously operating restaurant in its original location, that’s only available during peach season and not on the menu. Or Edible South Florida’s Batido de Mamey blends ripe mamey sapote with milk, sweetened condensed milk and crushed ice for a Cuban tropical favorite.
Image: Batido de Mamey, Edible South Florida
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Sweet, fruit-and-booze-forward and easy-drinking juleps and smashes are perfect for summer.
Chock-full of crushed ice, juleps are the perfect ice cold drink to chill with. While there is no universal recipe for mint julep, Edible Jersey’s Mint Julep keeps it classic. Edible Santa Barbara’s Myth Julep takes it way back with a whisper of brandy. Edible Madison’s Raspberry Hyssop Julep includes a sweet-tart homemade raspberry cordial instead of sugar. And Edible Maine’s Blueberry Maple Mint Julep goes local with a nod to Maine’s wild blueberries and pure maple syrup.
Image: Raspberry Hyssop Julep, Edible Madison
Smashes are the fruit-and-herb cousin to the mint julep. Edible San Francisco’s Summer Peach Smash Cocktailis gin-based and calls for ripe peaches, mint and simple syrup. Edible Boston’s Tequila Smashgoes citrusy by muddling lime wedges with sage and agave syrup. Spicy and smoky-sweet, Edible Northeast Florida’s Picnic at Project Swing mixes bourbon with the flavors of watermelon, lemon, mint and a homemade datil pepper simple syrup. And Edible Santa Barbara’s Let Me Take You Down is a whiskey-based smash with strawberries, basil and a spicy black pepper kick.
Image: Picnic at Project Swing, Edible Northeast Florida
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With the feel of the tropics, these drinks put summer on blast.
Edible Rio Grande Valley’s Watermelon Mojitogoes next-level summer with this thirst-quenching fruit. Edible Alaska’s Honeyberry Mojitos are sweetened with just a touch of agave nectar and the juice of the honeyberries themselves. A sweet-zesty lemongrass simple syrup is the secret to Edible Maine’s Blueberry Lemongrass Mojito. And the iconic pairing of chocolate and mint makes room for a third in Edible Monterey Bay’s Chocolate Mint Mojito.
Image: Watermelon Mojito, Edible Rio Grande Valley
Edible Philly’s Peach Margarita is all sweet peach balanced by the brightness of lime and orange juices and the smoothness of the tequila. If you like a little complexity in your drinks, Edible Nutmeg’s Peach Habanero Mezcal Margaritacombines a homemade peach habanero syrup with smoky mezcal, lime juice and triple sec for a vibrantly balanced libation.
Image: Peach Margarita, Edible Philly
There are days when deliciously hydrating watermelon saves summer and these cool and refreshing margaritas offer a few good reasons why. Edible South Florida’s Watermelon Margarita is all watermelon goodness with the freshly squeezed lime juice that makes it a margarita. Edible Michiana’s Watermelon Basil Margarita adds the distinctly aromatic sweet, peppery and subtly minty notes of basil and gets a punchy kick from tajin. And Edible Bozeman’s Nina’s Spicy Strawberry Watermelon Margaritagoes for the spicy kick with slices of jalapeño and “salts” the rim of the glass with a homemade crystallized lime zest.
Image: Watermelon Basil Margarita, Edible Michiana
A riff on the espresso martini, the robust notes of coffee pair beautifully with the barrel-aged caramel and vanilla notes of the reposado tequila. Add Frangelico’s roasted, nutty flavor and cinnamon and you’ll be coming back to this pick-me-up drink again and again.
Recipe adapted from Taqueria
Edible Rio Grande Valley’s Fresas con Crema (Strawberries & Cream) Cocktail is reminiscent of an adult strawberry milk with strawberry condensed milk balanced with a touch of lemon juice—and of course, mezcal and a clear dark chocolate liqueur. For a lighter strawberry cocktail, Edible Boston’s Summer Fling muddles strawberries with simple syrup, then adds yellow chartreuse, lemon and mezcal.
Image: Fresas con Crema, Edible Rio Grande Valley
Layered and complex with a homemade bitter guava liquor, acid-adjusted pineapple and banana oleo saccharum to go with a dark rum and lime juice, Edible Lehigh Valley’s The Junglebird Cocktail will take some planning but it’s not difficult and the refreshing result is worth every effort. Or for a delicious tropical tiki drink with less effort, try Edible South Florida’s Whiski-Tiki with bourbon.
Image: The Junglebird Cocktail, Edible Lehigh Valley
Healthy and fortifying, this rum-based Papaya the Sailorman Cocktail from Cocktails with Benefits has ingredients like papaya, coconut water and spinach. And Edible Port City’s The Beach Cruiser will have you making two infused simple syrups—passion fruit and ginger—to mix with mezcal and tequila, and a generous splash of IPA to finish.
Image: The Beach Cruiser, Edible Port City
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You might not ordinarily expect to get your cocktail ingredients at the produce stand, rather than the fruit stand, but then there’s not much ordinary about these cocktails.
Ahhh summer tomatoes. Sweet golden cherry tomatoes are the star in this rum-based cocktail. They are muddled with basil and a homemade hot honey for a refreshing drink that has it all—sweet, a bit savory and slightly spicy.
Recipe from Edible Rhody
Speaking of summer tomatoes, using fresh tomato juice from peak-season tomatoes will boost any Bloody Mary (or Caesar) recipe and here are a handful for rotation. Edible Maine’s The Best Damn Bloody Mary Ever and Graze Celery Juice Bloody Mary are two of our favorite recipes with classic, but elevated, taste. Go all out with Edible Northeast Florida’s Extreme Bloody Mary or try this Caesar with Seaweed Vodka “Prawn Cocktail” from the Lure cookbook, a pimped-out version of Canada’s take on the Bloody Mary. Or if you prefer a tequila-based drink, try Edible Maine’s Smokin’ Bloody Maria with a roasted brown sugar jalapeño-infused tequila.
Image: The Best Damn Bloody Mary Ever, Edible Maine
A riff on the whiskey sour, Edible Lehigh Valley’s Sweet Corn Sour may require some work, including tracking down the corn and saffron liqueurs the recipe calls for. Then there’s the fat-washing the whiskey and making the sweet corn saffron cordial. But it’s unlike any cocktail we’ve ever tasted and worth every step of the making. The more you make, the less total effort expended. For another unique corn-flavored drink, we love Edible Maine’s Corn Salsa Margarita with a roasted corn-infused tequila and habanero shrub.
Image: Sweet Corn Sour, Edible Lehigh Valley
For anyone who loves their drink with a bit of a pucker, Edible Madison’s Pickled Beet Martini with Spring Salad is the sweet-savory gin-based cocktail for you. Or if you prefer your drinks sweet, Edible East Bay’s Golden Beet Cocktail with fresh golden beet, carrot and orange juices is refreshingly good for you. Or for a cocktail with a floral note, Edible Northeast Florida’s Lavender Beet Collins is a refined, vodka-based riff on the classic that does call for some planning as it requires a two-step infusion process.
Image: Pickled Beet Martini, Edible Madison
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The botanical notes in gin work beautifully with summer fruits.
We’ve all been known to go a little overboard when cherry season gifts us with these brilliant sweet-tart orbs. A journey of discovery—cherry is more versatile than one would think—led to this easy recipe that is perfect for a gathering. You can switch the gin for vodka or tequila if you prefer, or skip the spirit altogether.
Recipe from Edible Communities
Edible Lehigh Valley’s Watermelon Feta Negroni is a playful riff on the refreshing summer salad with a feta-washed gin. It might sound off-putting but try it—it’s a perfectly balanced cocktail that blends the sweet, salty and tangy notes just right. For a more straightforward drink, try Edible Maine’s Strawberry Negroni, a sweet and vibrant summer update on the classic, or The Poolside Negroni with the crisp and invigorating flavors of lemon and mint.
Image: Watermelon Feta Negroni, Edible Lehigh Valley
An alcohol-forward cocktail with a full 2 ounces of gin, the Southside has a flavor profile similar to a mojito but presents more like a daiquiri. You’ll want to make several batches of the recipe’s blackberry mint syrup and mojito berries—this won’t be the only time you make this drink.
Recipe adapted from Drink Your Garden and shared by Edible Seattle
A pre-Prohibition classic, Edible Michiana’s Clover Club Cocktail pairs dry gin and vermouth with the sour lemon and sweet raspberries, with a foamy egg white top to give it lush texture. Or if you’re on a blueberry kick, Edible Boston’s Bitter Blueberry Collins with an easy homemade blueberry puree is the perfect summer drink.
Image: Clover Club Cocktail, Edible Michiana
With blackberries, greengage plums, lime juice, elderberry syrup and Thai basil leaves, it’s a summer farmers’ market haul in a vibrant cocktail
Recipe from Edible Monterey Bay
You’ll need to start at least 48 hours in advance to make the homemade watermelon ginger shrub, which only takes 10 minutes preparation time but requires 48 hours of refrigeration. Tip: The shrub will last up to 6 weeks in the fridge and we highly recommend making enough so that you can have almost instant gratification the next round.
Recipe from Edible Sea to Sky
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Is it the drink or is it the glass? These drinks will have you doing inner cartwheels but the glass will keep you classy.
The simple (and relatively quick) dill-and-cucumber-infused gin makes this crisp and refreshing martini a standout.
Recipe from Edible Sacramento
With coconut vodka, Lillet rouge, triple citrus syrup, ginger honey, elderflower liqueur, pineapple juice and topped with sparkling rosé, we can feel the summer breeze just reading the list of ingredients. Drinking it is better. Promise.
Recipe from Edible Delmarva
Thought a martini was only for vodka and gin lovers? We think not. With a homemade peach-tea-and-maple syrup, it’s a Peach Bourbon Tea gone martini-style.
Recipe from Edible Maine
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“All-day sippers” is what they are.
A summer tradition in Spain, young fruity red wine is mixed with gaseosa, a sparkling water lightly flavored with lemon and very little sugar—here, you can use lemon-flavored seltzer. That’s it. If you prefer it sweeter, do as the Spaniards do and use lemon Fanta or 7-Up and cut it with regular sparkling water. This simple cocktail will keep you refreshed and hydrated so you can … well … drink wine longer.
Recipe from Edible Port City
All that’s required to create a spritz is a bubbly wine, an apéritif and a soda. Things got creative from there with the help of local apéritif makers. Shared by Edible Marin & Wine Country, Dream Girl is a bright, strawberry-forward spritz, or try the Grapefruit & Guava for a fun, tropically bitter spritz. Or go classic with Edible Indy’s Vermouth Spritz with vermouth, prosecco and club soda.
Image: Dream Girl, Edible Marin & Wine Country
This cocktail combines the flavors of blueberries, elderflower and lemon juice for a delightfully fruity, fizzy and tangy cocktail.
Recipe from Edible Maine
A Mexican lager–based cocktail, Edible Rio Grande Valley’s Mango Michelada is sweet, salty, funky, tart and perfect for summer. For a refreshing brunch alternative for the beer lovers, all you need is three ingredients (one of them optional) to make Edible Ojai & Ventura County’s Mulled Strawberry Beer-mosa.
Image: Mango Michelada, Edible Rio Grande Valley
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Made literally icy cold to tame the heat.
Fun to make and funner to drink, Edible Sarasota’s Mango Slushy with Watermelon Popsicles calls for making your own popsicles at home—but it’s easy as can be. And an iconic drink, bourbon and Coke, gets a summer upgrade with Edible South Florida’s Frola (Frozen Bourbon & Cola).
Image: Mango Slushy with Watermelon Popsicles, Edible Sarasota
Edible Nashville’s “Frosé” Julepis a cross between a mint julep and a frosé featuring Jeni’s Frosé Sorbet or keep it frosé all the way with this Peach & Strawberry Frosé with Rosemary Simple Syrup. You can keep the AC off while sipping on Edible East Bay’s “Frozay” Cocktail for a Hot Summer Evening made with frozen berries, frozen strawberry shrub, frozen rosé and frozen iced tea.
Image: “Frozay” Cocktail, Edible East Bay
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Summer has us feeling lazy. Hail the one-and-done batch cocktails!
There might be nothing better than a pitcher of sangria to tame the heat of summer afternoons and these four will carry you through summer. For a lighter, fresher and pinker take on sangria, try our less-boozy, berry-intense Strawberry Rosé Sangria. Or if you’re more of a stone fruit person, this Peach Sangria shared by Edible Nashville is essentially a sangria concentrate that can be made ahead so that all you have to do is add seltzer and ice to serve. Edible Nutmeg’s Mango Coconut Sangria is a tropical blast with fresh mango pulp or nectar, coconut rum and white wine. And Edible Rio Grande Valley’s Sparkling Sangria is a clear, refreshing sparkler infused with strawberry, pineapple and orange flavors.
Image: Strawberry Rosé Sangria, Edible Communities
Let’s be honest: When guests abound, muddling can become a chore. And that’s when this longform Garden Mojito pitcher recipe delivers. Made with a homemade garden mint syrup that gets an extra oomph from a pungent woody herb like thyme or rosemary, double or triple the syrup recipe when planning for additional guests.
Recipe from Edible Rhody
Made with fresh peaches and brewed tea, peach and iced tea cocktails are a crowd pleaser that’s easy to make in batches. Edible Rio Grande Valley’s Peach Bourbon Tea calls for bourbon and peach nectar or pureé. Or if rum or vodka is your poison, go for Edible Western NY’s Ryan’s Peachy Iced Tea Cocktail.
Image: Peach Bourbon Tea, Edible Rio Grande Valley
Traditional sangrita is a spicy and tangy non-alcoholic Mexican drink, with flavors reminiscent of a Bloody Mary mix, served as a chaser for tequila. When we have more tomatoes than we know what to do with, we add some version of a sangrita to the drink rotation. This riff goes boozy with gin, sweet and tangy with fresh tomatoes and fruit juices, and spicy with a pineapple hot sauce and black pepper.
Recipe from Edible Madison
Simple to make and fun to serve, summer punches make entertaining easy. Edible Vancouver Island’s Batched Summer Punch layers sliced strawberries and cucumbers with vodka, two types of liqueurs and lemon juice, then tops it all off with local cider. You’ll want to make the strawberry purée and the blueberry-infused white rum ahead of time for Edible Rio Grande Valley’s A Berry Rum Punch then simply add all of the ingredients to a large punchbowl with ice to serve. Or for a lighter wine-based punch, try this three-ingredient Lemonade Prosecco Punch from Booze & Vinyl, Vol. 2, shared by Edible Philly.
Image: Batched Summer Punch, Edible Vancouver Island
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End dinner (or brunch or lunch) with these simple homemade digestifs—or after-dinner drinks. A tiny glass will upgrade your entire meal.
is made by simply hand-crushing your favorite red berries (strawberries or raspberries) with sugar, covering the mixture with vodka or grappa, and letting it “poach” in the refrigerator for a few hours.
Recipe from Edible Boston
Preserve summer’s bounty in a bottle. This cordial is made by first cooking the berries in sugar and spices, then stirring in the brandy, allowing the mixture to be stored unrefrigerated for up to 6 months.
Recipe from Edible Michiana
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Not simply a cocktail sans the booze, these mocktails are crafted for an experience.
Get a double dose of sweet dark berries in this mocktail with fresh blackberries, homemade blackberry simple syrup, bright lime juice and aromatic mint leaves with fizzy sparkling water.
Recipe from Edible Sea to Sky
Depending on where you live, elderflowers may be in bloom anytime from late May to early August. And if you’re lucky enough to find some in bloom near you, get them for this mocktail. The delicately light fragrance and flavor can be captured in a simple syrup or infusion, and with a dash of aromatic bitters and sparkling water you can enjoy this sophisticated summer sipper.
Recipe from Edible Monterey Bay
Sweet cherries, balmy lavender and tangy lime juice are added to sparkling water for a refreshingly aromatic summer spritzer.
Recipe from Edible San Fernando Valley
Sweet pears start coming into season in late summer and that’s when we start leaning into this slushie. Cucumbers add a refreshing crispness to the drink while lime and mint add a little mojito flair.
Recipe from Edible Silicon Valley
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