Video: How To Make A Bangin' Summer Cocktail

Our cocktail recipe guru Brian Quinn, author of the Food Republic Cocktail Of The Week column, is one of the sharpest dressers we know. A love of tailored vests and skinny (but not too skinny) ties hints at his earlier career as a jazz manager. Anyways, the New York Daily News caught up with Quinn, who teaches reporter Meena Hart Duerson how to make the perfect summer drink at home. Translation: No $75 tab to deal with.