10 Cocktails For Drinking Outside This Memorial Day Weekend

Can you think of a better time to break out the punch bowl and pitchers than hanging out with your favorite people over Memorial Day Weekend? We sure can't, so be the person who brings the party to the party with these 10 fantastic hot weather cocktails guaranteed to beat the heat just the way we like it. With lots of ice, and maybe a nice garnish.

The origins of the Dark and Stormy are fuzzy, as all good alcoholic histories can be. It is one of the official drinks of Bermuda — the other is the Rum Swizzle. It's a drink that is as simple to make as it is refreshing, consisting of one part rum to 4 parts ginger beer, livened up with lime.

If you love springtime as much as we do and really want to honor the history of the holiday, try the Invasión Francesa Cocktail. The drink represents Chef Julian Medina's signature cooking style of elevating traditional Mexican flavors and ingredients. He adds fresh tarragon and spring peas to the cocktail for a seasonal riff on a very important drink. 

Pairing Indian food with cocktails is notoriously tricky business. Throw a liquor notoriously hard to pair with anything but tacos in the mix, and you've really got your work cut out for you. Thankfully for the world, Aliya LeeKong and the rest of the team at NYC desi khanna palace Junoon have solved the problem by tossing curry leaves at it.

Bourbon sour is really an old school cocktail, and it's definitely not for everybody. The natural sweetness of bourbon in this sour makes it a natural foil for the tart lemon. Adjust the brim on your fedora, light up a Marlboro, and enjoy.

Meet the new spicy drink that could replace your go-to Bloody Mary.

The first days of summer are upon us, and with that, also days of wilting heat and humidity. Along with cocktails like the Julep and Cobbler, the Blackberry Bramble is just the answer.

There's lots of intrigue going on right now during the U.S. Open, but we were more interested in another quandary the other night when we were making our way toward Arthur Ashe Stadium — namely, what were all those people waiting in line for at the Grey Goose bars? We asked, and Grey Goose answered, providing us (and you) with their Cherry Slice Recipe.

Yes, it's intentionally redundant. Here's the Red Negroni cocktail (Photo: Kelly Neal)

Searching for a cocktail to make while watching Tiger Woods take on the field at The Masters this weekend at Augusta? Nolet's Gin — coincidentally, the official gin of the PGA Tour — shared an exclusive and highly refreshing cocktail with us, created by Nolet Spirits U.S. Mixologist Jaren Singh. The recipe, right this way.

Sometimes, you need a closer. Think flowers on Valentine's Day. Or Mariano Rivera, circa 2008. For Italians, the ultimate summertime closer is limoncello, the bright, bracing digestivo that is sipped from May to mid-September. It's time to learn how to make Italy's summer spirit in your own kitchen. Read on.

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