3 Easy Cocktail Recipes to Keep in Your Back Pocket This Summer

“Despite the mesmerizing blue-green color of this cocktail, its flavor is bright and citrusy,” says Antonsen. “The soda water keeps this drink from being overly sweet.”

Ingredients

1 ½ oz Bacardi Tangerine ($14; winefolder.com)
1/4 oz Blue Curacao ($12; internationalwineshop.com)
1 ½ oz pineapple juice
1 ½ oz soda water
Green maraschino cherry, pineapple slice, or orange slice for garnish 

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a large glass over ice. Stir gently with a bar spoon before serving. Garnish and serve.

“This cocktail is comprised of fresh citrus juices, tequila to add a little bite, and crème de cassis to balance it all out. I guarantee you'll be sipping this into next season,” says Antonsen.

Ingredients

1 ½ oz tequila
1 ½ oz fresh orange juice
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz Cointreau ($28; wineanthology.com)
1/2 oz crème de cassis ($12; internationalwineshop.com)
Lime slices and blackberry for garnish

Directions

In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine all ingredients and shake until frosty and cold. Pour entire shaker contents into a rocks glass. Garnish and serve.

“A variation on the French martini, this recipe replaces pineapple with the more exotic Carribbean flavor of mango,” explains Antonsen. “And Chambord, a blackberry and raspberry flavored liqueur, is one of my favorite cocktail additions.”

Ingredients

2 oz Chambord ($28; budgetbottle.com)
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz lemon juice
Mango juice
Lemon wheel and blackberry for garnish

Directions

In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine all ingredients and shake until frosty and cold. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish and serve.