Cheers to summer entertaining! If you’re gathering friends for an alfresco party, you’ll want to serve thirst-quenching cocktails that appeal to a wide range of tastes. Batch any of these drinks inspired by stars’ favorite sips and spirits to sate your guests without having to constantly tend to the bar.
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Cheers to summer entertaining! If you're gathering friends for an alfresco party, you'll want to serve thirst-quenching cocktails that appeal to a wide range of tastes. Batch any of these drinks inspired by stars' favorite sips and spirits to sate your guests without having to constantly tend to the bar.
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Cheers to summer entertaining! If you're gathering friends for an alfresco party, you'll want to serve thirst-quenching cocktails that appeal to a wide range of tastes. Batch any of these drinks inspired by stars' favorite sips and spirits to sate your guests without having to constantly tend to the bar.
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The namesake Italian spirit gives this fizzy aperitif — one of Benedict Cumberbatch's favorites — a bittersweet, citrusy finish.
Directions: Into a large wine glass, add several ice cubes and an orange slice. Pour in 3 oz prosecco, 2 oz Aperol and top off with soda water. Serves 1.
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Law & Order: SVU alum Stephanie March is a fan of Brooklyn’s Gotham Market at Ashland Place, where this recipe originated.
Directions: Into a shaker, add 2 oz gin, 3/4 oz lemon juice, 3/4 oz rosemary simple syrup, 3 dashes of Peychauds bitters and ice. Shake, strain into a coupe class and garnish with lemon slice. Serves 1.
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Dose thirst-quenching cucumber and cooling mint with tangy lime juice and smooth vodka (try British singer Rita Ora’s favorite, Belvedere).
Directions: Into a shaker, add 1 ½ oz vodka, ½ oz elderflower liqueur, ½ oz fresh lime juice, a pinch of sea salt, a few mint leaves and 3 hothouse cucumber slices. Add a handful of ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass, then garnish with a few ice cubes and an extra slice of cucumber. Serves 1.
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Rich dark rum balances out the bite of ginger in Mindy Kaling's cocktail of choice.
Directions: Into a highball glass filled with ice, add 2 oz dark rum, a few dashes of bitters and 3 ¹/³ oz ginger beer. Stir to combine and garnish with a lime wedge. Serves 1.
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Steal the recipe from NYC’s Le District (where Pretty Little Liars' Ashley Benson was recently spotted) to make this summer’s it drink.
Directions: Into a shaker, add 3 oz rosé, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 3/4 oz Giffard peche, 1 oz Grey Goose melon vodka, 1/4 oz Cointreau and 1/2 oz simple syrup. Shake to combine, then pour into blender with a handful of ice. Blend until smooth, then pour into a champagne coupe. Serves 1.
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Actress Ali Larter partnered with Cointreau to create a twist on the classic. "I’m all about salty and sweet," she tells Us Weekly. "I love the combination of those flavors; it really makes a cocktail stand out."
Directions: In a shaker filled with ice, combine 1 oz Cointreau orange liqueur, 2 oz blanco tequila, 1/2 oz fresh lime juice and 1/2 oz pineapple juice. Wet the rim of a rocks glass with a lime wedge, then roll the rim into a mixture of equal parts cocktail salt and chili powder. Add large ice cubes to the prepared glass, then shake the drink mixture vigorously and strain into the glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge. Serves 1.
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Channel the French Riviera with this recipe from NYC’s Esther & Carol, where R&B singer Usher recently dined.
Directions: Into a large snifter, add 4 oz dry rosé wine, 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 oz Amaro Montenegro, 1/2 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot liqueur, 1/2 oz agave syrup (1 part agave nectar, 1 part water). Stir to combine, add ice and top with Q club soda. Garnish with a grapefruit slice and a mint sprig. Serves 1.
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Antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice (Kate Upton is a fan of POM Wonderful's) forms the base of this spiked lemonade.
Directions: In a small pitcher, combine 1 cup (8 oz) 100 percent pomegranate juice, 1/2 cup (4 oz) lemonade and 1/2 cup (4 oz) club soda. Add plenty of ice to two glasses and fill with drink mix. Garnish with a blueberry skewer and pomegranate arils. Serves 2.
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Bar Rescue's Russell Davis, who also acts as president of bar and cocktail consulting firm Unlimited Liabilities, incorporates fresh sage to play up gin’s herbaceous notes.
Directions: In a shaker, combine several ice cubes, 2 oz dry gin, 1 tbsp Bonne Maman cherry preserves, 1/4 oz Shaker & Spoon elderflower syrup, 1 oz Meyer lemon juice and 2 fresh sage leaves. Shake vigorously, then double-strain the shaker’s contents into a rocks glass over fresh cubed ice. Garnish with 2 fresh sage leaves. Serves 1.
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