Sunshine Cocktails (80 Cool Drinks for Beachside, Poolside, and Summer Living)

Arm yourself for the hot and sticky warm-weather months with the frosty cold, refreshing, inventive, and thoroughly delectable libations in Sunshine Cocktails.

There are two essential things you want to do in the summer: one is to relax, and the other is to beat the heat and cool yourself down. Luckily, you can pour yourself an icy summer cocktail and achieve both at once, one delicious sip at a time. But it has to be an expertly crafted, well-balanced, and deeply flavorful drink for the experience to be perfect. That’s where professional bartender and popular mixology influencer Dayna Ferraro comes in. In this fun, colorful, photo-rich, and creative book, her first, she serves up dozens and dozens of drinks ideal for poolside or beachside gatherings or for quiet evenings on the deck or patio. The recipes include:

• Spritzers, such as the Strawberry Hugo Spritz, made with liqueurs, Prosecco, sparkling water, strawberries, and fresh mint
• Sangrias, like the Apricot Orange Sangria and the Watermelon Rosé Sangria
• Ice-cold “Frozen Cocktails,” including the Passion Berry Freeze, made with rum and agave blended with frozen raspberries
• Drinks that feature the most popular spirits, such as the Aperol Gin Fizz, the Citrus Paradise Martini, or the Cabin in the Woods, which mixes bourbon with a dash of maple syrup

Some drinks feature the bounty of fresh summer fruit. Others are poured over ice cream or sorbet and can double as desserts. Some are meant to be made in batches for gatherings; others are made individually in a glass. All of the cocktails in the book—more than 80 in total—are guaranteed to make this summer and all your future summers icy cool, laid back, and delicious.