Get ready to enter a cooling state of mind and entertain with lots of easy summer cocktails for that backyard bbq. You can sip on these super simple summer cocktails all season long and cool off the tasty way! You won’t break a sweat ’cause I’ve got you covered with 20 summer cocktail recipes you can whip up in a flash so you can get back to the good stuff: Sip, Savor, Repeat!
Entertain with Easy Summer Cocktails For Your Soirée
1. Spritzer summer Watermelon Cocktail with White WIne
A truly mouthwatering and refreshing white wine cocktail that is light, balanced and tasty…Fresh watermelon really adds that big special juicy pop and makes this watermelon rosemary spritzer oh-so chuggable.
2. Lemon Basil Martini Summer Vodka Cocktail
Fresh basil and lemon make a mouthwatering martini combo in this fresh lemon basil cocktail bursting with juicy flavor! … A perfect addition to your tasty cocktail lineup!
3. Sparkling Rose Vodka Summer drink
A stunningly simple fresh vodka cocktail that’s elegant and delicious. You’re gonna want to sip it all year long…This easy rosé-topped vodka cooler is a perfect sip for any occasion…
4. Strawberry Summer Rum Shots
These summery rum shots are loaded with super fresh strawberry flavor and finished off with a little rose petal…grab some fresh berries and whip up these easy and quick fresh summer shooters!
5. Blueberry Summer Rum Drink
This fresh blueberry and lime rum smash is the perfect marriage of easy and delicious. It’s like a tiny blueberry rum party…in a glass!
6. Fruity Wine Slushies Frozen Summer Drink
This is the perfect drink when you’re craving an icy cold frozen cocktail with delicious red berry and fruit flavors! This will cool you off for sure…
7. Summery Strawberry Mango Margarita on the rocks
 This delicious strawberry mango tequila smash has it all: a dash of lime, a fruity sweetness, a hint of berry and a little touch of something smoky… Can you guess what it is?
8. Crushed Cherry Summer Bourbon Cocktail
This is a deliciously boozy summer cocktail for true bourbon lovers out there…. Vibrant summer lemons and crushed cherries make a cold thirst-quenching easy summer bourbon cocktail that truly lets bourbon shine…
To make it, you’ll first wanna pick up a jar of bourbon-infused sweet cocktail cherries and get muddling!
9. Summer Rum Drink with Pineapple and Cranberry
This rum-spiked tropical drink has all the basic parts of a classic Bay Breeze cocktail.  Just pour, shake, and strain over fresh ice for an easy tropical-tasting cocktail you can mix up in minutes.
10. Passion fruit pinapple summer rum drink with blue curaçao
This delicious tropical summer rum drink is a fresh n’ fruity mix of pineapple, passion fruit, delicious dark rum, and blue curaçao. It’s similar to a pirate’s cove rum cocktail that tastes just like an island vacation in a cup!
11. Fireworks Mojito strawberry Summer rum cocktail
Splashes of dark rum, cranberry juice, and fresh lime wake up all the flavors in this easy and refreshing 4th of July rum cocktail that’s perfect for the hot summer holiday.
12. Fresh berry vodka Easy Summer cocktail
This fun and festive berrylicious vodka cocktail is a refreshing combination of vodka, blueberries, and sparkling water studded with strawberries and raspberries! It’s a triple berry delight!
13. Easy Labor Day Easy Summer Cocktails
These easy fresh berry vodka summer drinks make simple and refreshing Labor Day cocktails with just 3 ingredients.Â
14. Watermelon Gin Summer Drinks
If you’re looking for a good mouthwatering cocktail, look no further than these boozy and refreshing little sips of watermelon heaven!
15. Cool Pink Summer Margarita
This super fun pink margarita recipe is a delicious boozy summer watermelon tequila cocktail you can make for just about any occasion. The bold pink flamingo color is achieved with a quick splash of cranberry watermelon juice plus fresh lime and agave nectar.Â
16. Summer Whiskey Sour with Fresh Blueberries
Try this easy summer whiskey sour recipe with sweet crushed blueberries and fresh-squeezed citrus juices anytime you want to up the game and elevate your basic whiskey sour cocktail.
17. Orange Citrus Bourbon Old Fashioned with Mint
This simple and refreshing summer bourbon cocktail carries a little sunshine in every sip. The mandarin orange brightens everything up and gives the bourbon a nice touch of orange flavor along with fresh mint. It makes a delicious bourbon whiskey derby day drink.
18. Refreshing Cucumber Gin Summer Cocktail
Juicy cucumber quenches your thirst while fresh basil and lime elevate the flavor flirting back and forth with the gin. This summer gin cocktail is a refreshing cucumber cooler for sophisticated sippers…
19. Summer Watermelon Vodka Shots
Bust out the pink sanding sugar and lime ’cause these are the only little green apple watermelon shots you’ll need to get the summer party started.
20. Red White and Blue Prosecco Sparkler Summer Drinks
These simple 2-ingredient prosecco sparklers are decked out with fun cocktail picks and colorful patriotic fruit.
21. Easy Summer Sangria with Vodka
If you love a simple, crisp, white wine sangria like I do, let this easy white wine peach sangria quench your thirst all summer long.
22. Pineapple Vodka Summer Cocktail
This simple mix of fresh crushed pineapple, fresh lime, and vodka makes a delicious tropical-tasting summer vodka cocktail in just minutes.Â
23. Strawberry Watermelon Summer Sangria
This festive strawberry watermelon Mother’s Day sangria isn’t just for the holiday! Serve this mouthwatering drink as a delicious summer white wine sangria finished with sparkling champagne, srawberries and fresh watermelon.
24. Summer Mojito Rum Cocktail
This delicious minty rum cooler is a basic summer cocktail you just can’t pass up.  Fresh crushed chunks of lime and bruised mint leaves infuse a mixture of ripe strawberries and rum in this easy strawberry mojito summer rum drink.
25. Watermelon Frose wine slush Frozen Drink for Summer
It’s easy, simple, refreshing, and quick to make. Quite possibly the easiest frozen drink for summer you’ll make all summer long…
26. Fresh Blueberry Mint Julep Bourbon Summer Cocktail
An icy cold summer bourbon cocktail like this one needs no introduction on the hottest of summer days… A handful of bright, sweet blueberries kick loose with hefty splashes of bourbon and fresh mint in this super fresh blueberry bourbon drink you can also serve as a Derby Day drink!
27. Strawberry Martini Summer Cocktail with Vodka
This simple strawberry summer martini recipe with vodka is an elegant summer vodka drink you can enjoy throughout the summer season when fresh summer berries are at their ripest!
I hope you’ll enjoy shaking up and pouring a few of these simple and refreshingly easy summer cocktails for your next soirée! They really set the mood and make delicious little ways to keep things cool by grill or by the pool!
Omg ….. so many goodies!!