Vodka

This Salty Dog recipe is basically grapefruit juice doctored up with booze and salt—what's not to love?

Kate keeps the cocktail local by using Teton Glacier Potato Vodka, which is produced in Rigby, Idaho. Before making this dirty vodka martini recipe, store the vodka in the freezer so it's icy cold.

This is the best Bloody Mary recipe because you make your own mix (which means you can customize it to your heart's content). And hey, don't forget the Guinness.

A perfect summertime cocktail. Because it's a combination of iced tea, lemonade, and booze, we've dubbed it the Tipsy Arnold Palmer.

This grapefruit gimlet recipe is refreshing, sweet, and tart. And you can customize it with other flavored vodkas, any citrus will do the trick.