Watermelon Sparkler Done cutting your watermelon and wondering what to do with all of the juice? Look no further than Tikkido’s Watermelon Sparkler! For kids, mix the juice with sparkling water or diet lemon-lime soda. For adults, use prosecco. Top the beautiful pink drink with a paper umbrella, or throw in some ice cubes with
This drink, slightly adapted from Cala in San Francisco, is really a hybrid of a martini and a mezcal margarita, made savory, rich, and somewhat salty with the addition of Castelvetrano olive brine. The cocktail is bright, briny, and refreshing, with a delicate touch of smoke. 4 Castelvetrano olives, for garnish 4 ounces (120ml) mezcal 1
Spring Sangria Slush If you can’t go to the beach this spring break, this frozen cocktail will turn your home into a tiki bar. The best part? No sugary syrups. There’s nothing but fresh fruit in this drink.This recipe is courtesy of Drizly. 6 ounce absolute elyx vodka 4 ounce pineapple juice 2 ounce fresh
Photo by James Ransom Serves 10 Author Notes A fruitier friend of the margarita, this drink is meant to be shared outdoors: in backyards, at barbecues, or on the beach. For this version, we used a simple combination of fresh pineapple juice, lime juice, and tequila blanco. (Fresh pineapple juice is essential—the lime juice will
Makes ~2 cups Author Notes A few years ago, I went to my first San Francisco Street Food Festival and had a refreshingly different mocktail called a shrub. The strawberry basil shrub was one of the highlights among hundreds of street food vendors. So I researched the drink and discovered how simple it was to
Cookbook author and TV show host Ina Garten gives the classic gimlet recipe a modern twist. She says, “I like to serve these Pomegranate Gimlets with Fig & Cheese Toasts, which is simply toasted bread, spread with fig preserves and goat cheese; they take no time to make and they’re sweet and savory with the
Summer Solstice Cocktail The perfect way to end summer, this cocktail recipe is courtesy of “Liquid Chef” and author of 101 Tropical Drinks, Kim Hasarud. Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, from 101 Tropical Drinks by Kim Haasarud 1 1/2 ounce belvedere pink grapefruit vodka 1 ounce fresh orange juice 3/4 ounce
Festively fizzy, fruity, and tart, with an underlying vanilla flavor thanks to the rum. Why It Works The usual gin is changed up for rum, which gives the drink a warm vanilla note. Swapping lemon for lime adds to the tropical profile. Orange curaçao and bitters balance it out. I have great neighbors. This is important, since
Smoke and spice add depth to bitter grapefruit in this complex sangrita, the ideal sipping partner for a good tequila. Why It Works Tamed by a touch of honey, the mild bitterness of grapefruit juice makes a great match for tequila.Chipotle chili powder adds a pleasant smokiness. Though the original sangrita, a mix of fruit
Photo by Kirthana | Theblurrylime Makes 6 glasses Author Notes Korean corn tea, or Oksusu cha is a classic Korean beverage. Although called ‘tea’, it isn’t tea in the normal sense; it’s essentially boiled corn water. Corn kernels are slowly roasted until almost blackened and charred, and boiled in water until the water takes on
