Summer Sips

<p>Cool down with everything from refreshing cocktails and Jell-O shots to poolside punches and frozen drinks. We're providing&nbsp;the ultimate guide to summer drinking from some of the best bartenders and drink experts around the country.</p>


Summer Sips: Refreshing Drink Recipes for Summer

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Well-Stirred

Recommendations for the best liquor and cocktails out there, and the stories of the people behind it.

Well-Stirred: Recommending the Best Liquors & Cocktails Out There

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Ordering a Ranch Water in Texas is like breathing: You don’t even have to think about it.

This Unassuming Texan Cocktail Is the Drink of the Summer

Weekend Project

We share a recipe from an expert and allow them to share the best tips and tricks for a home cook or bartender to get it done.

Weekend Project: Home Cooking and Cocktails Made Easy

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Tiffanie Barriere, otherwise known as The Drinking Coach, is a bartender turned beverage influencer-educator.

Skip the Dirty Martini and Opt for This Cajun-Spiced Version Instead

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The Bloody Mary, a perennial brunch beverage staple, is a chameleon cocktail.

Make These Boozy Bloody Mary Popsicles for a Salty Summer Treat

On Tap

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Well, it’s officially pool sitting, beach chilling, backyard grilling season and that has us craving one thing: an ice cold beer.

The Best Summer Beers to Crack Open This Season

Wine Club

Wine Club: Everything You Need to Know to Find Actually Good Cheap Wine

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As the sun’s rays begin to make their warm return, so too do the drinks of summertime.

The Best Natural Wines You Should Drink This Summer

For too long, the frozen cocktail suffered a bad rap for being overly sweet and loaded with artificial flavors and colorings.

Perfect Your Frozen Drinks with These Surefire Blender Tips

We’re adults now, which means that we’re the ones responsible for packing our coolers for outdoor excursions, a daunting task that makes us nostalgic for the days parents took care of such details—even if it meant eating a soggy PB&J sandwich on the beach.

How to Pack the Ultimate Beach Cooler, According to Experts

My Longtime Crush on the Crush Cocktail

Daily’s Poptails

If you’re a fan of the Bravo network, you are well aware that Lisa Vanderpump owns a mini-empire of bars in West Hollywood and has made them, and their staff, famous along the way.

What Are Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz Drinking This Summer?

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When frozen rosé, or frosé, hit the U.S. bar scene several years ago, it was like a pink tide that was seemingly never swept away.

Meet the New Frozen Wine Cocktails That Aren’t Frosé

The typical piña colada usually involves a plastic cup on a beach, beads of condensation falling down the side, a wedge of pineapple perched at the top, and the feel of coconut-flavored ice crunching between your teeth.

If You Like Canned Piña Coladas

Rum punch is a classic Caribbean cocktail traditionally made with multiple fruit juices, like pineapple and orange, and of course a generous amount of white rum.

This Unassuming Texan Cocktail Is the Drink of the Summer

The simple Topo Chico, tequila, and lime combo is sweeping the nation.

Skip the Dirty Martini and Opt for This Cajun-Spiced Version Instead

Cocktail expert Tiffanie Barriere shares her recipe for this savory drink.

Make These Boozy Bloody Mary Popsicles for a Salty Summer Treat

Fruit is great and all, but have you ever had a cocktail as a popsicle?

The Best Summer Beers to Crack Open This Season

Sip these in the sunshine.

The Best Natural Wines You Should Drink This Summer

Pop some pét-nat in your tote, we’re going picnicking.

Perfect Your Frozen Drinks with These Surefire Blender Tips

The frozen cocktail has come a long way and your at-home version can, too.

How to Pack the Ultimate Beach Cooler, According to Experts

Fill it with freeze-dried cocktails, seaweed snack mix, and more.

My Longtime Crush on the Crush Cocktail

This Mid-Atlantic beach favorite has endured and evolved for the past 40 years.

What Are Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz Drinking This Summer?

The TomTom co-owners and Vanderpump Rules castmates share their favorite warm-weather cocktails.

Meet the New Frozen Wine Cocktails That Aren’t Frosé

Try a friesling, froscato, freaujolais, and even a frozen French 75.

If You Like Canned Piña Coladas

Then you should try these refreshing ready-to-drink versions this summer.

Quench Your Thirst With This Refreshing Sorrel Rum Punch

The owners of LoLo’s Seafood Shack share their globally inspired recipe.