Hosting a warm-weather soiree just got a whole lot easier thanks to these delicious (and of course, Instagrammable) cocktail recipes. Make them in large quantities and serve them in a pitcher so you don’t have to spend time playing bartender for your brunch guests. It’s like batch cooking, but for booze.
Next-Level Brunching
Rosé Lemonade
Recipe author: The Kitchn
Serves: 8
Ingredients: Ice 1 bottle dry rosé wine 3 cups lemonade 1 medium lemon, sliced 1 can club soda
Directions: Full recipe instructions can be found here.
Watermelon Vodka Lemonade
Recipe author: Sparkling Ice
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients: 3 cups seedless watermelon pieces 3 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup fresh mint, plus more for garnish 1/2 cup vodka 2 cups Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade
Directions: In a blender, puree the watermelon and lemon juice, then strain through a sieve into a pitcher. Add mint, vodka and Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade, then stir. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh mint.
Mixed Melon & Limoncello Sangria
Recipe author: The Kitchn
Serves: 4
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Limoncello, chilled 8 to 10 mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish 1 cup cantaloupe cubes 1 cup honeydew cubes 1 bottle Pinot Grigio, chilled
Directions: Full recipe instructions can be found here.
Blood Orange Mimosa
Recipe author: The Kitchn
Serves: 8
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups blood orange juice 1 bottle dry sparkling wine 8 to 10 blood orange twists, for garnish
Directions: Full recipe instructions can be found here.
Suns 'n' Roses
Recipe author: Serious Eats
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients: 8 oz water 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 vanilla bean, split 1/4 cup dried apricots (about 6 pieces), diced 1/4 cup diced fresh peach or nectarine 10 oz stone fruit syrup 15 oz aged rum (such as Flor de Caña 7 Year) 12 oz brewed white tea, cooled 6 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice, from 6 to 8 medium lemons Mint sprigs, for garnish
Directions: Full recipe instructions can be found here.
Paloma Punch
Recipe author: Drinking Woman
Serves: 8 to 10
Ingredients: 2 cups tequila blanco 3 cups fresh grapefruit juice 2 cups lime-mint syrup Sparkling water
Directions: Full recipe instructions can be found here.
