Summer Cocktails: 50+ Recipes to Beat the Heat

This strawberry and watermelon vodka smoothie cocktail is the perfect beverage for summer! It's tasty, sweet, and refreshing!

Combine the delicious flavors of mint and blueberry in this unique cherry vodka sour recipe! So easy to make and so refreshing.

If you love cocktails that taste like dessert, you're going to love this blueberry cake mojito recipe. The simple syrup makes the beverage - so delicious!

If you are outside enjoying warmer weather, these cantaloupe ginger cocktails are a must. They are refreshing, tasty, and lightened up from your average cocktail!

Take the classic screwdriver recipe and make it peachy and delicious for summer! You're going to love the fruit flavored vodka and yummy nectar within.

This refreshing vodka beverage has just the right amount of cucumber flavoring! So tasty and light; and if you want to up the cucumber-ness, you can add flavored vodka.

Named for the vodka and Kinky Gold found within, this orange and grey coconut cocktail recipe is a delicious and refreshing summer treat!

LaCroix is a wonderful way to lighten up cocktails without sacrificing flavor. You’ll love this pineapple, coconut, guava, and lime cocktail, it tastes like paradise in a glass!

This grapefruit and thyme bourbon smash is full of bright citrus flavor and aromatic herbs. It’s the perfect way to get the most out of those amazing grapefruits. This cocktail is refreshing, full of flavor and totally gorgeous!

You're going to love this pineapple and ginger infused twist to a classic mint julep cocktail. So refreshing and really easy to make.

This delicious whiskey sour recipe goes down so easily! Flavored with orange juice and topped with whipped cream and a cherry, it's a tasty cocktail treat.

Fresh peaches, ginger beer, and bourbon come together in one light and refreshing summer cocktail. One sip of this ginger peach bourbon smash and you’ll be flooded with summer memories.

Whiskey lemonade is a favorite mixed drink to serve up in the spring and summer. Whiskey and lemonade come together for one refreshing beverage that goes down easy.

This cherry whiskey sour recipe uses maraschino cherries and their juice as the sweetener. It’s easy to make and oh, so smooth and tart!

Sweet, fresh and smooth-tasting, this strawberry whiskey smash cocktail essentially tastes like a strawberry lemonade (for grown-ups)! Jennifer also had a video showing how to make it.

Sangria margaritas are basically frozen margaritas with wine blended in! Whip up a basic sangria, freeze it, and then add it to the blender when you’re making my regular frozen margaritas.

These delicious boozy popsicles will help you cool down this summer! You're going to love the blueberry combined with tasty Moscato wine. So refreshing!

Leave the ice cream truck to the kiddies this summer – we adults can have these frozen watermelon daiquiris instead! Frozen, refreshing, and the perfect summer cocktail.

If you like decadent summer cocktails, you're going to like this BBC frozen drink: Bailey's banana colada. Much more like a milkshake but with tasty dark rum.

Are you ready for summer? You'll want to try this drink! These peach wine slushies are made with just two ingredients: frozen fruit and your favorite wine.

This pineapple rum slush is the perfect quick cocktail for a crowd, or for a nice refreshing drink after winding down from a hot summer day.

Unicorns are a thing of whimsical beauty, and this Baileys Almande fruit smoothie is no different. Three layers of fruit puree combined with coconut water, dairy-free whipped cream and sprinkles. Unicorns may not truly exist, but this summer drink sure does.

Watermelon coolers are not only easy to make, they’re so refreshing! When it gets pretty hot during the summer, the only thing I want to be sipping on is something frozen. These definitely go down easy.

Strawberry beers encapsulate the spirit of the summer months. Add some ice cream and syrup and you have yourself a delicious boozy float!

This is a refreshing pineapple rum drink that’s perfect for summer! Great for making for a gathering; you'll keep that blender going because everyone will want seconds.

This frozen margarita recipe always gets compliments! The raspberry lemonade gives it the perfect amount of sweet and tart. So refreshing and perfect for summer!

This margarita has the flavors of creamy oranges, tequila and lime. If you love summer popsicles, these creamsicle margaritas are perfect. I'm planning on eating with the dessert bar myself. . . .

Sweet, fresh peaches are a highlight of summer. This Peach Cocktail has all the loveliness you’d expect in a margarita, except with the addition of sweetened peach puree. They’re incredibly delicious!!

This tasty pink lemonade and tequila drink is a perfect summer cocktail! Looks pretty too.

Make this delicious blue curacao margarita in minutes! You'll taste the margarita flavor with a pretty blue color in the glass.

This delicious summer cocktail combines lime juice, orange juice, and cucumber (juice!). Then you've add a jalapeno . . . and the flavors all come together perfectly.

Get a taste of this the frostiest mango margarita, made with fresh fruit, lots of lime, lots of tequila and a touch of grand marnier. The whole thing tastes like summer!

Have you ever heard of a Beer-ita? This cocktail recipe takes a beer with some limeade and turns it into a margarita. You have to try this fizzy and delicious summer drink.

A good margarita is the perfect drink for a hot summer afternoon, and this recipe put a refreshing spin on a classic. When you add some coconut milk and a touch of mint it becomes mighty hard to have just one of these!

Jessica made a delicious watermelon margarita cocktail - then she made popsicle with the same recipe. Then she combined the two! What could be better for summer?

This recipe ups the ante on the typical margarita by adding in pineapple juice and blueberry simple syrup. It might not seem like a huge revelation, but together those ingredients packs in a real flavor-punch that will treat your taste-buds for summer.

Cool off with a frozen mermaid rum punch. Try a ocean blue tropical drink recipe with lemonade, coconut, white rum, banana that’s absolute magic!

You're going to love this gin hibiscus cocktail. Discover the perfect blend of floral elegance and gin's botanical notes in this refreshing concoction.

You'll love this delicious white Sangria recipe. Instructions are provided for a both a single cocktail and a large batch. This easy Sangria recipe has a fruity flavor and bittersweet aftertaste that is so good!

Do you love watermelon? Do you need a drink for a crowd? This punch will be right up your alley !I love how the rosemary adds just a little extra oomph to the watermelon-y flavor.

The best thing about this recipe is that it is totally easy to make! You have to squeeze lemons and chop up strawberries to make this spiked lemonade, but the results are totally worth it.

This pineapple rum punch is the perfect mix of tropical flavors in one amazing and easy to make party drink! You're definitely going to need a pitcher because everyone will want to try it.

This strawberry daiquiri recipe is grown up version of a favorite beginners cocktail! So tasty for a crowd.

Plums and blackberries? You won't believe how delicious they are together in this mojito recipe! Throw some vodka in and you've got a perfect party punch.

This pitcher style pineapple ginger prosecco punch is perfect for an intimate party or a full-blown celebration! Make ahead and add the prosecco at the last-minute for a bubbly and refreshing cocktail.

This perfect summertime cocktail recipe was inspired by a favorite restaurant beverage. Make this peach lemonade punch with bourbon in big batches ahead of your celebration.

This hard lemonade recipe includes lavender syrup for a cocktail that both smells and tastes delicious! Learn how to mix it here.

Bright and tropical pineapple meets its tart cousin the lemon - and works together to tame the richness of bourbon in this pineapple bourbon lemonade summer cocktail.

Blackberry lemon gin & tonic is one of my favorite mixed drinks. It’s one of those perfect cocktails for a hot summer day. Blackberries, lemon & gin is a delicious combination! Serve it at all your parties & backyard BBQ’s.

You need just three ingredients to make this easy pink lemonade vodka slush. Share this refreshing Midwestern classic cocktail recipe at holiday gatherings, showers, and parties.

This easy sparkling cherry lemonade cocktail recipe has just four simple ingredients. It’s such a refreshing drink to mix up for summer and hot weather, like an afternoon by the pool! 

Limoncello is perfectly crisp, tart and refreshing on a hot summer night. Add prosecco for a delicious summer cocktail recipe that you're going to want a second glass of for sure.

When you want something sweet and refreshing, nothing seems to do the trick like a good glass of strawberry lemonade. There are a few ingredients to make this boozy, and it's perfect for a warm day.

The aperol spritz is an ultra-refreshing Italian cocktail. Also known as Spritz Veneziano, it looks like a sunset and tastes like summer!

This Rainier cherry cocktail is a sweet and tart summer cocktail that is refreshing on a hot day. If you haven't tried Rainier cherries, they are life changing. Just as this beverage is!

This is kind of like a margarita with grapefruit and tequila - however, the club soda makes it fizzy! Making the grapefruit lime syrup is really easy, and this beverage is super refreshing.

This delicious blood orange cocktail is infused with moscato and natural fruit flavors. Sweet, smooth, and tasty; perfect any time of year, but especially for summer.

This refreshing gin and grapefruit cocktail is the perfect way to relax at the end of the day. Made with fresh grapefruit and your gin of choice, you will love this recipe all year round!

Why is it called a liquid sunshine cocktail? I have no clue other than it’s a drink you should consume while basking in sunshine, and it resembles sunshine. Hence, liquid sunshine.

Cotton candy always reminds me of the state fair! Which reminds me of summer. This is a fun summer party drink that could also be used as a signature cocktail.

If you are looking for an easy to make cocktail recipe, look no further. The lovely Malibu Sunset is a coconut rum drink with a beautiful blend of coconut rum, pineapple, and sweet grenadine. Layered cocktails like this one look amazing and impressive but require very little skill!