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Garden Party Super Punch
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If you’re looking for the most summery of punches that doesn’t overdo it on the booze, have your people call our people.
Paper Plane
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This bourbon-Aperol-amaro cocktail is the ideal happy hour pour: simple to make, easy to drink.
19 Frozen Cocktails to Blend Up This Summer
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Like an espresso martini frappé, make-ahead piña coladas, and a spicy mango margarita.
Paper Fleet (Paper Planes for a Crowd)
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One classic Paper Plane—great. Enough of that same classic cocktail to serve a crowd? Sign us up, we’ll bring the bourbon.
Cosmopolitan
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We will avoid all Sex and the City references here, but the fact remains: This cocktail is classic for a reason.
31 Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Champagne, Cava, and Prosecco
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Toast to a new year, a new you, or just another Tuesday with lychee punch, a low-ABV kombucha spritz, or a bubbly sbagliato.
BA's Best Drinks
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These are the drinks you need to master.
33 Punch Recipes to Get the Party Started
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Rum punch, a big batch of rosé-Aperol spritzes, and more big batch cocktails.
Last Word
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Herbaceous, nutty, and bright, this rendition of the Prohibition-era classic doubles the gin for a more robust cocktail.
12 Aperol Cocktails for a Glowing Happy Hour
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From a kombucha spritz to a fruity slushy.
Just Add Soda: 11 Highball Cocktails to Drink All Summer
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Master the classic highball cocktail using these 11 easy, refreshing recipes.
The Best Gifts for Home Mixologists and Cocktail Connoisseurs
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Essential tools, gift-worthy mixers, and elegant glassware for your resident wannabe bartender.

Alaina Chou

The Best Cocktail Books, According to Our Editors
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These cocktail books can teach you everything you need to know about mixing a good drink.

Wilder Davies

This App Taught Me Everything I Know About Cocktails
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Bar menus used to fill me with dread. Not anymore!

Ali Francis

The Secret to Actually Enjoying Your Own Party
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Spare your friends and yourself the fuss of bartending your own party. Do this instead.

Rick Martinez

I Need a New Summer Drink
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On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris, Shilpa, Dan, and Sam chat all things drinks both alcoholic and nonalcoholic.

Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors

The 7 Best Cocktail Recipes of 2024
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From spirited classics to new-school riffs.

Sam Stone

Bartender Mixes 5 Levels of Whiskey Cocktails
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Tim Sweeney, Head Bartender of Pebble Bar at Rockefeller Center in New York, demonstrates how to mix five whiskey cocktails of increasing complexity.

Read More: Our 23 Best Whiskey Cocktails
5 Quick Dips To Make For Your Next Party
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Join Bon Appétit contributor Pierce Abernathy in the BA Test Kitchen as he makes 5 delicious dips with complex layers of flavor that come together quick—perfect for your next summer get together.
5 Pro Chefs Make Their Go-To Cocktails
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Join Brad Leone, DeVonn Francis, Melissa Miranda, Zaynab Issa, and Kendra Vaculin in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each mix up their go-to cocktails (and mocktails!) From a salty and refreshing grapefruit libation to smoky mezcal "ranch water," one of these cocktails is sure to make your regular pool party rotation.

See Zaynab's full Honey-Berry-Kombucha Spritzer recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/honey-berry-kombucha-spritzer-recipe%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EGet Kendra's full recipe for her Salty Grapefruit Refresher: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/salty-grapefruit-refresher-recipe%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="AdWrapper-efOWgS ddFpqJ SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv fXwjGk ad ad--read-more">
The Secret to a Tastier Cocktail Party
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Three different ways—from easiest to hardest—to reinvent your appetizer game.
Tall Boy Cocktails
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Tall boy Andrew Knowlton teaches tall boy Brad Leone how to turn turn tall boy beers into cocktails.
How A Bartender Uses Every Cocktail Glass—And Why
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Head bartender Tim Sweeney joins Bon Appétit to break down every glass that he serves a cocktail in—when and where they originated, how they came to prominence, and why certain cocktail ingredients demand a particular presentation.