The Best Outdoor Drinks to Sip in the Summertime

From Micheladas to Provencal roses, the drinks we at Bon Appetit plan to drink outside, all summer long

May 25, 2013

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Happy Memorial Day! We're hoping you're on your way to a wonderful weekend, full of good fun, good food, and especially, good booze. We're sure you have your own go-to outdoor beverage, but just in case you need some alfresco drink inspiration, we asked our staff what they're sipping when relaxing in the great outdoors. Their answers below, and make sure to tell us yours in the comments.

Cold vinho verde, straight from the bottle. --Amiel Stanek, Assistant to the Editor in ChiefTarragon , crushed ginger, lemon juice, splash of cranberry... 100% juice. ALL DAY EVERY DAY --Brad Leone, Contributor, Test Kitchen

I'll be channeling beachy weather with Bermuda's own Dark and Stormy's, ideally made with Gosling rum, Fever Tree ginger beer, and a fat wedge of lime. --Carla Lalli Music, Food and Features Editor

Bourbon + Aperol + Soda. --Matt Novak, Contributor

Chilly Provencal-style rose. Mineraly, crisp, very pale blush color. Yum. --Julia Bainbridge, BonAppetit.com Contributor

Aperol on the rocks, with a splash of prosecco if there's any open. --Christine Muhlke, Executive Editor

Boozy: Cointreau Fizz is the official name, but it's basically Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and club soda. Non-boozy: Iced hibiscus tea with lemon. --Joanna Sciarrino, Assistant Editor

A low-alcohol Riesling from the Mosel, or Lillet on ice. --Chris Morocco, Associate Food Editor

Ice. Cold. Beer. --Dawn Perry, Senior Food Editor

Mexi-style. Michelada: ice, lager, a small limes with of juice. --Scott DeSimon, Special Projects Editor

All summer I'm getting down on Palomas, cheladas (just salt and lime--no funny business) and, yes, beer on ice. I also will grab some Lillet (rose, if you please), Campari, white wine and sparking water for a spritz. --Alison Roman, Assistant Food Editor

The coldest possible (without starting to freeze) tall boy of Budweiser in a Stevie P/World's Best Ever koozie. --Mike Ley, Deputy Art Director

The El Diablo: Combine 1 1/2 oz. tequila, 1/2 oz. Creme de Cassis, 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice, and shake. Fine-strain into an ice-filled Collins glass, top with 2-3 oz. ginger beer and garnish. --Alex Pollack, Photo Director

Pastis. Hot summer day. Love. --Patrick Janelle, Contributor

Lillet rose, big fat slice of orange. --Danielle Walsh, BonAppetit.com Contributor