Lillet Rose Cocktail

Pick up a bottle of fruity Lillet Rosé—made with Sauvignon Blanc and Muscatel wines plus a citrusy liqueur—and pair it with tart grapefruit juice and a splash of gin for an aromatic aperitif.
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Ginger Mint Mojito

Mojitos may have a bad rep for being a pain to make, but this no-muddle version fuses mint and fresh ginger into a simple syrup, making it easy to whip up for a crowd.
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The Paloma

Hosting friends for brunch? Skip the mimosa for this simple-but-sophisticated Mexican cocktail, which requires just four ingredients: grapefruit, tequila, club soda, and lime.
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Vodka Thyme Lemonade

This lemonade is spiked with citrus vodka, lemon wedges, and a DIY lemon-thyme syrup, which delivers an earthy flavor to balance out the pucker.
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Ruby On Rails

If there’s a better use for the season’s first strawberries than mixing them with gin, rosé, and the layered complexity of Pimm’s No. 1, we haven’t found it.
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Cucumber And Sorrel Cooler

Use sorrel in a salad, why not add the spring to a cocktail? It’s bright herbaceous flavor needs nothing more than club soda and a splash of gin.
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Rhubarb Collins

The rhubarb simple syrup, Soffer explains, is simultaneously sweet and tart, not unlike a rhubarb-apple crumble or a strawberry-rhubarb pie. If you want to make this drink outside rhubarb’s short early-spring season, frozen fruit makes a great substitute.
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