Summer Cocktails To Enjoy By The Pool

Posted by Nicole Chenault on April 4, 2022

Summer is so close we can almost taste it! We can’t wait to sit by the pool, drink in hand, with our favorite book and relax. The kids are at summer camp, hubby’s at work, and it’s time to wind down from all of the school year stress with our favorite cocktail in hand. Here are some of our favorite summer cocktails to enjoy by the pool!

The Classic Mojito

Always refreshing, always tasty, and always easy to make!

Ingredients:

Fresh mint
Simple Syrup
Rum
Soda Water
Lime Juice

Recipe: Muddle the mint, add to a shaker with simple syrup, rum, and lime juice, shake, pour over ice and top off with some soda water! Garnish with a few mint leave if you’re feeling fancy!

The Aperol Spritz

Our favorite citrusy summer drink. You can’t go wrong with a classic! Plus this one is SO easy to make!

Ingredients:

Sparkling Wine
Aperol
Soda Water
Orange slice

Recipe:

Chill your ingredients, add some ice to a glass, and pour to your heart’s desire! Be sure to garnish with an orange slice and if you’re feeling extra citrusy, squeeze some orange juice into your finished drink for an added edge!

A Vodka Spritzer

Mom to mom, you’re lying if you say you don’t like Vodka! These Vodka Spritzers are arguably one of the MOST refreshing drinks we’ve ever gotten our hands on.

Ingredients:

Vodka
Soda Water
Cranberry Juice
Simple Syrup
Strawberries
Lemon

Recipe:

Mix everything but your soda water together in a pitcher (to your heart’s desire) and let it marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes. Add about 3 - 4 table spoons of the mixture to a glass with some ice and top it off with your soda water and a few strawberry slices! Garnish with a lemon wedge and viola! Ready to enjoy!

The Lillet Spritz

If you’re a fan of floral notes and like to feel a bit more sophisticated, but don’t want to put in any extra effort, then the Lillet Spritz is probably perfect for you!

Ingredients:

Lillet Blanc
Gin
Lemon Juice
Simple Syrup
Soda Water

Recipe:

Literally the easiest recipe ever–just stir the ingredients into a glass, top with bubbles, and garnish with lavender or thyme! Want it chilled? Shake it with ice before you top with bubbles or add a few ice cubes to the final product!

The Watermelon Martini

If you’re a cosmo fan but want to try a new flavor profile, then you’ll LOVE this Watermelon Martini!

Ingredients:

Watermelon
Mint
Vodka
Cointreau
Lime Juice
Simple Syrup

Recipe:

Muddle your watermelon and mint, add to a shaker cup with allllll of your other ingredients, shake, strain, and serve! Garnish with a tiny watermelon slice or lime wedge! Enjoy!

Bonus: Our Favorite Adorable Insulated Wine Tumblers for Your Chilled Summer Cocktails by the Pool

Now that you’re in the mood to try all of these delicious cocktails by the pool, you’ll need something to keep them cool in the summer heat! Fortunately for you, we’ve got a slew of adorable insulated tumblers that will keep the ice in your cocktails from melting until you take the very last sip!