Warmth local weather brings a welcome lightness in meals, clothes, colors and, the truth is, the spirits in your glass. Gone is the smoky fireside whisky, modified by clear liquors in cocktails with vibrant summer season fruit, citrus and usually a faint sweetness.
The baseline clear spirits are gin, vodka and blanco tequila, and each has distinct attraction. The recipes that observe, equipped by Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners and predominant cocktail areas, each highlight an expression of these spirits, providing good jumping-off components in your private extreme summer season experimentation.
Member-Solely Content material materials
Premium Subscription
Be a part of instantly and get fast entry to this textual content, and to our full database of larger than
400,000
wine rankings. It solely takes moments—nonetheless it may help you drink larger all 12 months prolonged.
Sign In
Try Winespectator.com Free for 30 Days!
Full entry to our database of larger than 425,000 wine rankings
Early entry to evaluations on our editors’ favorite just-rated wines
Wine and meals pairing instrument,
cooks’ pairing recommendations
Best price wines and winery intel
Subscribe instantly