Anonymous wrote:hands down, G&T. the classic is best but also love zhushing it up for summer with elderflower liquor, different tonics (grapefruit and cucumber are good), cucumber and herb garnishes etc

my other refreshing summer cocktails, all easy to batch for a crowd, are margaritas, mojitos, sangria and aperol apritzes

Have you tried those new Tanqueray flavors, rangpur lime and sevilla orange? The bottles are so pretty.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a tried and true recipe I can follow? We’ve been asked to bring an alcoholic beverage to a cookout so sangria is what I’ve figured is easiest. But I rarely drink and wouldn’t know how much of each ingredient to use.

I use this recipe often in the summer to lots of praise:

bottle of rosé
bottle of sauv blanc
1/3 c sugar
1/3 c brandy
1 c sliced peaches
1 c sliced strawberries
couple handfuls of basil leaves
1 c seltzer

Stir brandy with sugar in a pitcher until sugar has dissolved. Pour in both bottles of wine, the brandy and the fruit and herb. Chill and when ready to use add seltzer (or you can too each individual glass of sangria with seltzer, but at a cookout I’d add to the pitcher and let guests serve themselves).

Vinho verde with kombucha to make a spritz

Does anyone have a tried and true recipe I can follow? We’ve been asked to bring an alcoholic beverage to a cookout so sangria is what I’ve figured is easiest. But I rarely drink and wouldn’t know how much of each ingredient to use.

Anonymous wrote:I love Palomas.

+1. Love a Paloma. Prefer to make it with grapefruit juice and some sparkling water, vice grapefruit soda.

Also love a simple Rickey: Pour 1.5 oz bourbon over ice, squeeze in 1/2 a lime, and top with sparkling water. A DC classic.

Also good with gin, tequila, even Applejack.

My favorites are lillet (lillet blanc or lillet vive), umeshu and soda, Pimms no 1.

Dark and stormy

Bitter Rose: Hella bitters and soda (grapefruit) with a splash (or more) of French rose.

Anonymous wrote:A spritz bar- Prosecco and fixings like Aperol, erlderflower liquor, sparkling water, limes, oranges, berries, etc

+1 I like that plus adding non-alcoholic mixers, making it easy for someone to make a mocktail without needing to ask for one.

Margaritas
Sangria
Lynchburg Lemonades

Capirinha. Both original (lime) and passion fruit.