Ingredients

• 5 thin cucumber slices
• 8 fresh mint leaves
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 4 oz chilled sparkling water
• Ice

How to Make It

1. Muddle 3 cucumber slices and the mint leaves gently in the bottom of a glass.
2. Add lime juice and simple syrup, then fill the glass with ice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir once, gently, to combine.
4. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and a mint sprig.

💡 Pro Tip: Slap the mint leaves between your palms before adding — it releases the oils without bruising the leaf.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• ¾ oz rosemary simple syrup*
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Grapefruit wedge & rosemary sprig, to garnish

How to Make It

1. *For the syrup: simmer 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and 2 rosemary sprigs for 5 minutes, then cool and strain.
2. Fill a glass with ice and pour in grapefruit juice and rosemary syrup.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and fresh rosemary.

💡 Pro Tip: The syrup keeps in the fridge for two weeks — make a batch ahead for the whole party.

Ingredients

• 1 oz elderflower cordial
• 2 oz cucumber juice (blended & strained cucumber)
• 4 oz tonic water
• Lime wedge
• Cucumber ribbon, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a wine glass with ice.
2. Add elderflower cordial and cucumber juice.
3. Top with tonic water and squeeze in the lime wedge.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a curled cucumber ribbon.

💡 Pro Tip: A vegetable peeler makes the prettiest cucumber ribbons in seconds.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh blood orange juice
• ½ oz rosemary simple syrup
• 3 oz club soda
• Blood orange wheel, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a rocks glass with ice.
2. Pour in blood orange juice and rosemary syrup.
3. Top with club soda and stir once.
4. Float a blood orange wheel on top and add a rosemary sprig.

💡 Pro Tip: No blood oranges? Regular orange juice with a splash of cranberry juice mimics the color beautifully.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh watermelon juice (blended & strained)
• 4 basil leaves
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Watermelon wedge & basil, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Gently muddle basil leaves in the base of a glass.
2. Add watermelon juice, lime juice, and ice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a watermelon wedge and a basil leaf.

💡 Pro Tip: Freeze leftover watermelon juice into cubes so your drink stays cold without watering down the flavor.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh honeydew juice (blended & strained)
• 3 basil leaves
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz club soda
• Honeydew ball, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Muddle basil gently in a glass.
2. Add honeydew juice, lime juice, and ice.
3. Top with club soda and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a honeydew ball on a pick and a basil leaf.

💡 Pro Tip: Pick a honeydew that feels heavy for its size — that’s how you know it’s sweet and juicy.

Ingredients

• 6 fresh blackberries
• 3 sage leaves
• ¾ oz lemon juice
• ¾ oz honey syrup (1:1 honey and warm water)
• 3 oz club soda

How to Make It

1. Muddle blackberries and sage in the bottom of a glass until juicy.
2. Add lemon juice and honey syrup, then fill with ice.
3. Top with club soda and stir gently, leaving the muddled fruit at the bottom.
4. Garnish with a fresh sage leaf and a skewered blackberry.

💡 Pro Tip: Strain the muddled mixture first if you prefer a cleaner sip without berry seeds.

Ingredients

• 4 oz chilled hibiscus tea (steeped & cooled)
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 2 oz club soda
• Dried hibiscus flower & lime wheel, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Steep 2 hibiscus tea bags (or 2 tbsp dried hibiscus) in hot water for 10 minutes, then chill.
2. Fill a glass with ice and add hibiscus tea, lime juice, and simple syrup.
3. Top with club soda and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a dried hibiscus flower and a lime wheel.

💡 Pro Tip: Brew a big batch of hibiscus tea the night before — it’s the base for both this drink and rehydrated dried-hibiscus garnishes.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh lemonade
• 8 blueberries
• ½ oz lavender simple syrup*
• Ice
• Blueberries & a lavender sprig, to garnish

How to Make It

1. *Simmer 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
2. Muddle blueberries gently at the bottom of a glass.
3. Add lemonade, lavender syrup, and ice.
4. Stir gently and garnish with blueberries and lavender.

💡 Pro Tip: Use culinary-grade lavender only — decorative lavender from a craft store isn’t food-safe.

Ingredients

• 6 oz red grape juice
• 5 strawberries, sliced
• 1 tsp rose water
• 6 oz sparkling water or ginger ale
• Edible rose petals, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Combine grape juice, sliced strawberries, and rose water in a pitcher.
2. Chill for at least 15 minutes so the strawberries infuse the juice.
3. Top with sparkling water right before serving and stir gently.
4. Pour over ice and garnish each glass with rose petals and a strawberry.

💡 Pro Tip: A little rose water goes a long way — start with ½ teaspoon if you’re new to it, since too much can taste soapy.

Ingredients

• 3 oz cranberry juice
• 2 oz fresh orange juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Orange wheel & fresh cranberries, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Pour in cranberry juice and orange juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with an orange wheel and a few cranberries on a pick.

💡 Pro Tip: This one batches beautifully in a pitcher — just multiply everything and add the sparkling water right before serving.

Ingredients

• 3 oz pomegranate juice
• ½ oz ginger syrup*
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Pomegranate arils, to garnish

How to Make It

1. *Simmer ½ cup sliced fresh ginger with 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar for 10 minutes, then strain.
2. Fill a glass with ice and add pomegranate juice, ginger syrup, and lime juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a spoonful of pomegranate arils floating on top.

💡 Pro Tip: Buy pomegranate arils pre-packaged if you want a stress-free garnish — deseeding a whole pomegranate is not a girls’-night activity.

Ingredients

• 4 oz pineapple juice
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz ginger syrup (or ½-inch grated fresh ginger)
• 3 oz ginger beer
• Pineapple wedge, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, and ginger syrup.
3. Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a mint sprig.

💡 Pro Tip: Fresh pineapple juice (blend chunks and strain) tastes noticeably brighter than canned.

Ingredients

• 4 oz mango puree or juice
• ½ oz lime juice
• Pinch of tajín or chili-lime seasoning (plus more for the rim)
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Mango slice, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, then dip it in tajín.
2. Fill the glass with ice, then add mango puree, lime juice, and a pinch of tajín.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a mango slice dusted lightly with chili-lime seasoning.

💡 Pro Tip: Frozen mango chunks blended with a splash of water make an instant, no-waste puree.

Ingredients

• 3 oz lychee juice (from canned lychees)
• ½ oz lime juice
• 4 oz sparkling water
• 3 whole lychees, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add lychee juice and lime juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Skewer whole lychees onto a pick and rest across the glass.

💡 Pro Tip: Save the syrup from a can of lychees in the fridge — it’s the secret shortcut ingredient here.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup frozen dragon fruit, blended into a puree
• 3 oz fresh orange juice
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Dragon fruit wedge, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Blend frozen dragon fruit with a splash of water until smooth.
2. Fill a glass with ice and add the dragon fruit puree, orange juice, and lime juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently — don’t over-mix, so the pink swirls stay pretty.
4. Garnish with a fresh dragon fruit wedge.

💡 Pro Tip: Frozen dragon fruit cubes (found in most grocery freezer aisles) give a far more vivid pink than fresh, underripe fruit.

Ingredients

• 3 oz pineapple juice
• 2 oz coconut cream
• ½ oz lime juice
• 1 cup ice
• Pineapple wedge & maraschino cherry, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Add pineapple juice, coconut cream, lime juice, and ice to a blender.
2. Blend until smooth and slushy.
3. Pour into a glass.
4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.

💡 Pro Tip: Shake the coconut cream can well before opening — it separates in the can and needs to be recombined for a smooth blend.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp passionfruit pulp (fresh or from frozen puree)
• ½ oz vanilla simple syrup
• ½ oz lime juice
• 4 oz sparkling water

How to Make It

1. Spoon passionfruit pulp into the bottom of a glass.
2. Add vanilla syrup and lime juice, then fill with ice.
3. Top with sparkling water.
4. Stir once gently so the seeds swirl through, then garnish with a passionfruit half on the rim.

💡 Pro Tip: Add a drop of real vanilla extract to store-bought simple syrup if you don’t want to make vanilla syrup from scratch.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup raspberries, mashed (or 2 oz raspberry puree)
• 1 oz coconut cream
• 4 oz cream soda or plain sparkling water
• Whipped coconut cream, for topping
• Fresh raspberries, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Mash raspberries and strain to remove seeds, if desired.
2. Add raspberry puree and coconut cream to a glass filled with ice.
3. Top with cream soda and stir gently.
4. Finish with a dollop of whipped coconut cream and a few raspberries.

💡 Pro Tip: Chill the coconut cream can overnight so the thick cream separates cleanly from the liquid for whipping.

Ingredients

• 3 oz peach puree or peach nectar
• 4 oz sparkling white grape juice, chilled
• Peach slice, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Pour peach puree into a champagne flute or wine glass.
2. Slowly top with chilled sparkling white grape juice.
3. Stir once, gently, from the bottom up.
4. Garnish with a thin peach slice on the rim.

💡 Pro Tip: Use very ripe peaches and blend with a squeeze of lemon to keep the puree from browning before serving.

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 cinnamon stick, plus extra for garnish
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 star anise
• 2 orange slices

How to Make It

1. Warm the apple cider, cinnamon stick, cloves, and star anise together in a small pot over low heat for 8 minutes (don’t boil).
2. Strain out the spices.
3. Serve warm in mugs, or chill and serve over ice for a cold version.
4. Garnish each glass with a cinnamon stick and an orange slice.

💡 Pro Tip: This one’s the easiest to batch for a crowd — just multiply and keep it warm in a slow cooker on low.

Ingredients

• 2 ripe kiwis, peeled and pureed
• 6 mint leaves
• ½ oz lime juice
• 4 oz sparkling water
• Kiwi wheel, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Muddle mint leaves gently in the bottom of a glass.
2. Add kiwi puree and lime juice, then fill with ice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a kiwi wheel and a mint sprig.

💡 Pro Tip: Blend the kiwi skin-on if you like a slightly tangier, more textured puree, then strain for smoothness.

Ingredients

• 3 oz tart cherry juice
• ½ oz vanilla simple syrup
• 4 oz club soda
• Whipped cream, for topping
• Maraschino cherry, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add cherry juice and vanilla syrup.
3. Top with club soda and stir gently.
4. Finish with a swirl of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.

💡 Pro Tip: Tart cherry juice (not cherry cocktail mixers loaded with sugar) gives the most balanced, grown-up flavor.

Ingredients

• 3 oz pear juice or nectar
• ½ oz cinnamon simple syrup*
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Pear slice & cinnamon stick, to garnish

How to Make It

1. *Simmer 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cinnamon stick for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
2. Fill a glass with ice and add pear juice, cinnamon syrup, and lime juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a thin pear slice and a cinnamon stick.

💡 Pro Tip: Brush pear slices with a little lemon juice so they stay a fresh, bright color on the glass rim.

Ingredients

• 4 oz coconut water
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• 5 mint leaves
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Lime wheel, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Muddle mint leaves gently at the bottom of a glass.
2. Add coconut water and lime juice, then fill with ice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel and a mint sprig.

💡 Pro Tip: Use chilled coconut water straight from the fridge so the drink doesn’t need extra ice to water it down.

Ingredients

• 3 oz peach nectar
• ½ oz ginger syrup
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Peach slice, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add peach nectar, ginger syrup, and lime juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a thin peach slice on the rim.

💡 Pro Tip: A splash of ginger beer instead of sparkling water adds extra warmth and spice.

Ingredients

• 6 blackberries
• ¾ oz lemon juice
• ½ oz honey syrup
• 4 oz soda water
• Blackberry & lemon twist, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Muddle blackberries in the bottom of a glass.
2. Add lemon juice and honey syrup, then fill with ice.
3. Top with soda water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a blackberry and a lemon twist.

💡 Pro Tip: Strain the muddled blackberries through a fine sieve first for a smoother, seedless sip.

Ingredients

• 3 oz tart cherry juice
• ¾ oz lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Cherry & lime wheel, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add cherry juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a cherry and a lime wheel.

💡 Pro Tip: Freeze whole cherries into your ice cubes ahead of time for a drink that gets prettier as the ice melts.

Ingredients

• 3 oz fresh orange juice
• ¼ oz vanilla simple syrup
• 4 oz cream soda
• Whipped cream, for topping
• Orange twist, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add orange juice and vanilla syrup.
3. Top with cream soda and stir gently.
4. Finish with a swirl of whipped cream and an orange twist.

💡 Pro Tip: Pour the cream soda in slowly and stir just once — it keeps the drink fizzier for longer.

Ingredients

• 3 oz cranberry juice
• ½ oz lime juice
• 4 oz ginger beer
• 4 mint leaves
• Lime wheel & cranberries, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Gently muddle mint leaves in the bottom of a copper mug or glass.
2. Add cranberry juice and lime juice, then fill with ice.
3. Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel and a few fresh cranberries.

💡 Pro Tip: A copper mug keeps this one ice-cold longer and gives it that classic mule look for photos.

Ingredients

• 4 oz green apple juice
• 6 mint leaves
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Thin green apple slice, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Muddle mint leaves gently at the bottom of a glass.
2. Add apple juice and lime juice, then fill with ice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a thin apple slice and a mint sprig.

💡 Pro Tip: Brush the apple slice with lime juice so it stays crisp and green on the glass instead of browning.

Ingredients

• 3 oz white grape juice
• ¼ oz vanilla simple syrup
• 4 oz sparkling water
• Frozen green grapes, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add grape juice and vanilla syrup.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a few frozen grapes on a pick — they double as ice cubes.

💡 Pro Tip: Freeze a bag of grapes ahead of time; they’re the best no-dilution ice trick for any of these drinks.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh lemonade
• 1 oz coconut cream
• 2 oz raspberry puree
• Ice
• Fresh raspberries, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice and pour in the lemonade.
2. Stir in the coconut cream until lightly combined.
3. Slowly pour the raspberry puree down the side of the glass so it layers at the bottom.
4. Garnish with fresh raspberries and stir before drinking.

💡 Pro Tip: Pour the puree over the back of a spoon to get a clean, layered look instead of it mixing in right away.

Ingredients

• 4 oz pineapple juice
• ½ oz cinnamon simple syrup
• ½ oz lime juice
• 3 oz sparkling water
• Pineapple wedge & cinnamon stick, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add pineapple juice, cinnamon syrup, and lime juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cinnamon stick.

💡 Pro Tip: A light dusting of ground cinnamon on top adds aroma the moment the drink is served.

Ingredients

• 4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• 4 basil leaves
• ½ oz honey syrup
• 3 oz soda water
• Grapefruit wedge & basil leaf, to garnish

How to Make It

1. Muddle basil leaves gently in the bottom of a glass.
2. Add grapefruit juice and honey syrup, then fill with ice.
3. Top with soda water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and a fresh basil leaf.

💡 Pro Tip: Pink or ruby-red grapefruit gives a sweeter, less bitter base than white grapefruit.