33 Refreshing Summer Cocktails to Beat the Heat

A great Summer sipper, this Strawberry Vodka Lemonade with homemade strawberry and thyme simple syrup is a refreshing, easy cocktail, made with fresh lemon, fresh or frozen strawberries, and fresh thyme sprigs. The perfect drink for a hot day!

Bring those garden flavours into your cocktail with fresh basil in this gin basil smash cocktail. Refreshing citrus for hot days.

A pina colada is a quintessential Summer cocktail and this one is made with coconut milk, making it an easy and healthier beverage everyone will love.

A refreshing cocktail made with watermelon juice, tequila and citrus for a mouthwatering Summer drink.

Cool, light, and refreshing… Chilcano de Maracuya (a Pisco and passionfruit cocktail) features Peru’s beloved Pisco, fragrant maracuya (aka passionfruit or passion fruit), ginger ale or ginger beer, and a few drops of bitters. This one is perfect on a hot summer’s day!

This easy Miami Vice recipe is an easy frozen drink, which combines 2 delicious cocktails (Strawberry Daiquiri and Pina Colada) into the perfect summer cocktail!

Bring those delicious stone fruit flavours to your Summer sangria mix. A quick and easy 5 minute batch cocktail for entertaining!

This summer martini is made with whipped cream-flavoured vodka and triple sec along with clementine juice, making it taste like an ice block in a drink!

Flavours of strawberries, lemon and sparkling wine combined with limoncello for a refreshingly delish drink.

Make a classic Paloma Cocktail to cool down those hot summer days. Easy to make and tastes so great.

Summer brunch just got better with this refreshing plum bellini made with bubbly prosecco.

This rosemary vodka lemonade is so easy to make and goes perfectly while you lounge by the pool (or dream about doing that).

Light, fresh, and fruity, this recipe for Blueberry Mojitos in a pitcher is perfect for a party.

This easy gin mojito is a fun twist on the classic cocktail. It's made with refreshing mint, lime, and gin instead of rum.

This Bahama Mama cocktail is loaded with tropical flavours and simple to make with just a few basic ingredients.

This frozen version of the classic tonic cocktail will become your new go-to drink with its combination of gin, cucumber, tonic water, lime, and lots of ice blended into a summer slushie.

Add the refreshing flavour of watermelon to your Summer drink menu with this watermelon lemon mint spritzer. This is a mocktail but you can totally mix it up with the spirit of your choice.

Whiskey lovers will love this lemonade cocktail, flavoured with lemon and citrus for an alcoholic lemonade.

This blue hurricane drink is an easy summer cocktail. Made in 5 minutes, this bright blue tropical drink is easy to make for a couple people or a large crowd.

This Pimm's cup cocktail is a British classic with flavours of bitter orange, spices and herbal tea, lightened up with lemonade or ginger ale to add a refreshing fizz.

This easy 4 ingredient frozen strawberry daiquiri recipe is made with frozen strawberries and lightly sweetened for a perfect Summer cocktail.

This lavender lemon gin cocktail is so refreshing and perfect for summer. It's made with a homemade lavender simple syrup as well as sparkling lemonade.

Take some inspiration from our European friends and pour a Tinto de Verano this summer! Made with red wine and citrus soda, this classic drink is perfect for parties or for sipping in the sunshine.

This cocktail is the perfect combination for fans of pina coladas and margaritas.

This strawberry frosé recipe is simple to make, with a few simple ingredients: strawberries, rosé, and lemon juice. Frozen perfection in an adults-only slushie!

Take mimosas from brunch to the poolside with this frozen mimosa slushy.

Add a little spice with this watermelon jalapeno margarita, combined with sweet and refreshing ingredients.

An easy make ahead vodka lemon martini with just 3 ingredients, great for Summer BBQs and garden parties.

Made with simple loquat syrup, fresh lemon juice, vodka and sparkling water for a perfect sip on a hot summer day.

A sweet cocktail with bourbon, lavender simple syrup and lemon juice.

Forget the Aperol spritz - this Aperol Marg is about to become your new favourite Summer beverage!

A spicy pineapple margarita with a little fizz, perfect for keeping you cool on a hot day!

This prosecco based cocktail is flavoured with elderflower liqueur, with fresh mint an lime, topped up with sparkling water.