Cocktail

Ginger beer (which contains no alcohol) adds a sweet kick to the tart blackberries. It’s readily available in supermarkets.

Quick and easy homemade strawberry syrup melds with creamy vanilla ice cream when fizzled with club soda.

This frosty drink is as refreshing as frozen lemonade but has the added lushness of summer melon. Fresh thyme gives the fruit’s sweetness some grown-up dimension.

"A hot-sauce Michelada with some serious kick." —Alfia Muzio, recipe developer

"This twist on a Snakebite and Black cocktail uses raspberry lambic instead of hard cider." —Dawn Perry, senior food editor

This slushy blender cocktail is perfect for whiling away the summer hours.

"Tastes like a boozy Orangina; I could drink 'em all day long." —Claire Saffitz, assistant food editor

A refreshing citrus sangria that gets bittersweet notes from Suze, a French aperitif.

"A more flavorful, slightly stronger version of an Aperol Spritz. Who could be mad at that?" —Alison Roman, senior associate food editor

Grilling the lemons brings out their aroma and natural sweetness. It also adds a roasty complexity to a super refreshing cocktail.

Grilling fresh tomatoes concentrates their flavor, making them super delicious in this Bloody Mary mix.

The Paloma—often made with store bought grapefruit soda—is Mexico'’s most popular cocktail. This fancified version uses grilled fresh grapefruit and grilled lime to give the drink a slightly smoky edge.

For a simplified version, skip the Fernet and increase the amaro to 1 3/4 ounces.

Bitter notes from grapefruit and ale balance the floral sweetness of the gin and liqueur—one sip and it will all make sense.