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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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.

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It’s been a while since we were caught up in “White Claw Summer.”

New Hard Seltzers Hitting The Shelves For Summer 2021

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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

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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My Longtime Crush on the Crush Cocktail

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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.

Quench Your Thirst With This Refreshing Sorrel Rum Punch

If there were ever a summer in living memory to take the time out to enjoy a beer, it is undeniably this one.

10 Beers You Need To Be Drinking in Summer 2021

Hibiscus-flavored beverages have been on the rise and broadcast as “trendy” for the past few years in the United States.

Why You Should Be Drinking This Spiced Hibiscus Tea This Summer

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Most drinkers were unfamiliar with the Ranch Water cocktail until recently.

This Unassuming Texan Cocktail Is Sweeping the Nation

Long before the pandemic made portable drinks the norm, vendors were combing New York beaches selling colorful and high-octane nutcracker cocktails.

Essie Quakyi Infuses Ghanaian Culture Into Her Vibrant Cocktails

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The experience of sitting down at a cocktail bar is tough to match.

New Hard Seltzers Hitting The Shelves For Summer 2021

Sonic, Topo Chico, and even Gordon Ramsay are getting in on the game.

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.

10 Beers You Need To Be Drinking in Summer 2021

Sip these in sunshine.

Why You Should Be Drinking This Spiced Hibiscus Tea This Summer

Berry Bissap honors the West African flower and makes for a refreshing sangria.

This Unassuming Texan Cocktail Is Sweeping the Nation

But how exactly did this Topo Chico and tequila combo come to be?

Essie Quakyi Infuses Ghanaian Culture Into Her Vibrant Cocktails

Bad & Boozy offers to-go popsicles, Jell-O shots, and shooters perfect for summertime.

These Bottled Cocktails Use Recipes From Actual Bartenders

Just twist and shake for a drink that's shockingly close to a bar experience.