Healthy Summer Drinks

1. Puree 1/4 cup peanut butter with 1 cup milk. Pour some chocolate syrup into a glass; top with the peanut butter milk. Slowly add seltzer and stir. .....

Vietnamese Iced Coffee

2. Pour 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk over ice; stir in 1 cup cooled strong coffee. .....

Honeydew Ice

3. Puree 1 cup each frozen honeydew melon and frozen diced cucumber with the juice of 1 lime and some sugar. .....

Sake Spritzer

4. Combine 1 basil leaf, 6 mint leaves, 2 lemon twists, 1 orange wedge, 1/4 cup diced cucumber and 1 1/2 ounces orange liqueur in a shaker with ice; shake. Pour into a glass and top with sparkling sake. .....

Peach Ginger Iced Tea

5. Mash 6 canned peach halves with 1 1/2 cups of the juice, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon grated ginger in a pitcher. Add ice and 6 cups cold English breakfast tea. .....

Pineapple Rummy

6. Fill a glass partway with sparkling cider and ice. Add a shot of dark rum and a few pineapple chunks. .....

Concord Cow

7. Scoop some vanilla ice cream into a glass. Mix equal parts concord grape juice and lemon lime soda, then slowly pour over the ice cream. .....

Real Mans Margarita

8. Salt the rim of a beer mug; fill with ice. Add Mexican beer, a squeeze of lime juice, a splash of tequila and hot sauce to taste. .....

Cherry Cooler

9. Puree 1/2 pound pitted cherries, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup strong hibiscus tea. Serve over ice and garnish with cherries. .....

Agua Fresca

10. Puree 2 unpeeled cucumbers, the juice of 2 limes, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 cup water and 1/4 serrano pepper; strain. Serve over ice. .....

Elderflower Fizz

11. Fill a glass halfway with ice and cranberry juice. Add a splash each of vodka and elderflower liqueur; top with seltzer and garnish with mint. .....

Tequila Paloma

12. Pour a shot of tequila into an ice filled glass; top with grapefruit soda. .....

Guava Green Tea

13. Pour equal parts guava juice and green tea over ice; garnish with lemon. .....

Lychee Sparkler

14. Puree half the lychees from a 20 ounce can with all the syrup; strain. Mix with 2 1/2 cups Lillet and a few dashes of rose water and bitters. .....

Kiwi Punch

15. Puree 7 peeled, cubed kiwis with 1/2 cup sugar, the juice of 2 limes and 1 cup water; strain and serve over ice. .....

Bulls Eye Brew

16. Mix equal parts tomato juice and pale ale. Serve on ice with lime wedges. .....

Strawberry Limeade

17. Make simple syrup: Dissolve 1 cup sugar in 1 cup water in a saucepan over low heat; let cool. Combine with 1 cup lime juice, 2 cups water, some frozen chopped strawberries and ice. .....

Pimms Ginger Cup

18. Pour 2 ounces Pimm s No. 1 over ice. Squeeze in a lemon wedge; top with ginger ale and garnish with a cucumber stick. .....

Iced Chai

19. Brew 6 black tea bags in 4 cups water with a 1 inch piece ginger and 2 teaspoons Chai spice blend. Cool, remove tea bags and ginger and stir in 1/4 cup honey. Serve over ice with sweetened condensed milk. .....

Fruity Protein Shake

20. Puree 2 ounces silken tofu, 1 cup frozen fruit, 1/4 cup fruit juice, 1/2 cup soy milk and a little honey. .....

Russian Cherry Soda

21. Bring 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup pitted cherries to a boil and cook until syrupy; stir into seltzer. .....

Lavender Peach Cooler

22. Make half a batch of simple syrup (see No. 17), adding 1/4 cup dried lavender to the hot syrup; let cool. Puree 1/2 cup of the syrup with 1? pounds peaches and 1 cup water; strain. Stir in lemon juice and serve on the rocks. .....

Go To Margarita

23. Shake 3 ounces tequila, 2 ounces lime juice, 1 ounce simple syrup (see No. 17) and ice in a shaker. Strain into an ice filled glass. .....

Apricot Sun Tea

24. Steep 4 bags orange pekoe tea in 4 cups cold water in a sunny spot for several hours. Stir in 2 cups apricot nectar, 1/4 cup simple syrup (see No. 17), the juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 cup fresh mint; chill. .....

Instant Horchata

25. Sweeten rice milk with sugar; add a pinch of cinnamon. Serve over ice with diced cantaloupe and pecans. .....

Watermelon Coconut Cooler

26. Blend 8 cups frozen cubed watermelon with 8 ounces lemon vodka, 7 ounces simple syrup (see No. 17) and a 17.5 ounce can coconut juice. Serve with watermelon wedges. .....

Orange Berry Daiquiri

27. Puree 2 cups crushed ice, 1 cup sliced strawberries, 4 ounces light rum, 1 ounce orange liqueur, 2 ounces lime juice and 1 tablespoon superfine sugar. Pour into 2 glasses. .....

Virgin Daiquiri

28. Swap the alcohol in the above recipe for 1/2 cup fresh orange juice. .....

Derby Martini

29. Shake 1 1/2 ounces bourbon, 1/4 ounce Lillet, 1/2 ounce cherry brandy, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, a dash of bitters and ice in a shaker; strain into a martini glass. .....

Old Cuban

30. Muddle a handful of mint leaves in a shaker with 1 1/2 ounces rum, the juice of 1 lime, 1 ounce simple syrup (see No. 17) and 2 dashes bitters. Shake with ice; strain into a flute and top with champagne. .....

Berry Guava Lemonade

31. Mash 4 diced strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar and 4 tablespoons guava juice in a glass. Fill with ice, then add 6 tablespoons lemon juice and lemon slices. .....

Cherry Lime Rickey

32. Mash 6 pitted cherries, 3 lime wedges and 2 teaspoons sugar in a glass. Add 3 ounces gin and ice. .....

Blueberry Slush

33. Puree 4 ounces tequila, 2 ounces blue cura?ao, 1/2 cup blueberries, the juice of 3 limes, 1 tablespoon sugar and 3 cups ice until slushy; pour into 2 sugar rimmed margarita glasses. .....

Ginger Shandy

34. Mix equal parts ginger ale and pale ale; serve on the rocks. .....

Chocolate Cherry Shake

35. Puree 1 cup softened vanilla ice cream, 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup frozen cherries and 8 chocolate wafers. .....

Pink and Green Aperitif

36. Mix 2 parts Aperol and 1 part vodka with muddled lime wedges and pink grapefruit juice. Garnish with raspberries. .....

Vir Gin and Tonic

37. Crush 2 tablespoons juniper berries with 2 tablespoons fresh mint. Add 1 cup tonic; steep for 20 minutes, then strain. Serve on ice; top with tonic and 2 dashes bitters. .....

Smoky Creamsicle Float

38. Scoop some vanilla ice cream into a glass; add 1 ounce mezcal and 6 ounces orange soda. .....

Raspberry Egg Cream

39. Puree 1/4 cup raspberry jam with 1 cup milk. Place 1 tablespoon jam in a glass. Top with the raspberry milk and seltzer; stir. .....

Pink Lemonade

40. Boil 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water and 1 cup raspberries; let cool. Strain into a pitcher, then stir in 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1 cup cold water and ice. .....

Melon Sangria

41. Mix 1 bottle white wine, 1/2 cup green melon liqueur, the juice of 3 limes and 1/4 cup sugar in a pitcher; chill. Garnish with melon balls. .....

Cucumber Water

42. Combine 1 gallon ice water, 1 sliced lemon and 1/2 sliced cucumber; chill. .....

Bluetini Drizzle

43. 2 teaspoons blue cura?ao into a chilled martini glass; add 2 dashes orange bitters. Shake a shot of blueberry vodka with ice in a shaker, then strain into the glass; garnish with blueberries. .....

Boozy Cherry Pop

44. Pour 2 ounces each cherry syrup and gin over ice; add a splash of seltzer. Float a layer of red wine on top by pouring over the back of a spoon; garnish with a maraschino cherry. .....

Rosemary Gin and Tonic

45. Mash a lime wedge with 4 cucumber slices in a glass. Add 2 ounces gin, a sprig of rosemary and some ice; top with tonic. .....

Caramel Java Freeze

46. Puree 1/2 cup espresso, 1/2 cup milk, 2 tablespoons each caramel sauce and sugar and 1 cup crushed ice. Pour into 2 glasses; top with whipped cream and caramel. .....

Champagne Punch

47. Mix 1 bottle champagne, 2 cups seltzer, 1 cup peach nectar and 1/2 cup brandy in a punch bowl; add sliced peaches and berries. .....

Raspberry Shrub

48. Fill a jar with raspberries; cover with cider vinegar and steep overnight. Strain into a saucepan and add 1 cup sugar per 1 cup liquid; boil 15 minutes, then cool. Combine 3 tablespoons shrub in a glass with ice, lime juice and seltzer. .....

Ginger Juice

49. Soak 1 cup grated ginger in 8 cups water overnight. Add 1 cup sugar; simmer 1 hour, strain and chill. Stir in a dash of almond extract and serve over ice; top with seltzer. .....

White Grape Spritzer

50. Mix equal parts white grape juice and lemon lime soda; serve over ice with sliced fruit. .....