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I have to close my eyes when I go to the craft store, because I’m in no mood for scarecrows. I want Sangria, Frose, and all the summer drinks I can manage, but there are a few cocktails that you could drink all year and a few that ease us into the Fall and Winter gracefully.

Summer Cocktails that Work All Year include the Gin Basil Smash with Lemon Simple Syrup

More reasons to grow your own basil. If you  find lemon basil, even better! Lemon Thyme would be another great garnish. Gin Basil Smash Recipe Here.

Summer Cocktails with Multi-Purposes: Elderflower Gin Cocktail

The color comes from Concord grapes which always make me think of Autumn. So good! This might be considered a girlie drink, so be sure to bookmark this for your next shower or Galentine’s party. Elderflower Gin Cocktail here.

Summer Cocktails often have fruit like this Blueberry Old Fashioned 

Light Enough for Summer, substantial enough for Fall. When winter rolls around, make this Cara Cara Orange Old Fashioned.

Blueberry Old Fashioned Recipe Here

Rose Summer Cocktails like Frosé Works All Year, Especially at Holiday Brunches

Frosé is a cocktail you can make all year long using frozen strawberries and you’ll want to have at your holiday brunches. I have these coupe glasses from Libby (Amazon).

Summer Cocktails that Roll into Autumn with Ease

Roasted Butternut Squash Infused Vodka with Sage Garnish

You will need to make your vodka in advance by a week, but trust me, this is so good and especially nice passed around at a holiday dinner in small glasses like these.

Summer Cocktails that Roll into Winter Festivities

When the watermelon is gone, the pomegranates arrive and you can make this Pomegranate Vodka Cocktail drink or this Cranberry Cocktail.

Cheers to the Cocktail Hour. What’s your favorite Summer into Fall/Winter cocktail?

More Cocktails from Spinach Tiger

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Summer Cocktail Drinks: Sangria

White Peach Sangria

Strawberry Sangria with Lime and Basil

White Sangria with Mango, Pineapple and Basil

Grab your fresh herbs from the garden and make this tropical sangria.

Blackberry Sangria

Blackberries and wine go together!

Frozen Summer Cocktail Drinks

Frosé is one of the easiest sure to please libations.

Get out the blender and make the easiest frose.

Classic Summer Cocktail Drinks

Strawberry Martini

Is there anything more classic than a summer martini made with strawberry simple syrup. 

Gin Basil Smash

Easy and not too girly….pleasing for anyone.

Best Citrus Margarita

Taking notes on a classic from a restaurant known for their citrus margarita, this is classic and perfectly balanced. Try with this lime margarita salt.

Blueberry Old Fashioned

We are old fashioned fans and this summer spin on the classic is divine.

Blackberry Mint Julep

We make blackberry everything in my house, so why not a cocktail?

. Any of the simple syrups can be made with a sweetener substitute such as Swerve.

Simple Syrups 

You can’t make cocktails without simple syrup. Make your simple syrup sugar free using Swerve. It’s just as good. I do it all the time.

• Strawberry Simple Syrup
• Blueberry Simple Syrup
• Peach Simple Syrup
• Lemon Simple Syrup

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