From Better Homes and Gardens

Just four ingredients and ice cubes make a delicious summer punch. Make a nonalcoholic version by choosing the pineapple juice instead of rum.

Strawberry Daiquiri Punch

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve these fun green drinks at a summer party or a Halloween bash.

Mad Mad Martian Juice

From Better Homes and Gardens

This classic drink contains gin and fizzy sparkling water with a splash of lemon juice.

Tom Collins

From Tyler Florence

Pickled Beet Martini

From Better Homes and Gardens

To make this drink well ahead of serving, combine the ingredients and freeze until slushy. For a kids' party, omit the rum, and freeze the fruit juice mixture as frozen pops.

Rum Punch

From Tyler Florence

Grape Cocktail

From Diabetic Living

This spicy tomato juice drink is quick to make. Serve it for brunch or summer parties.

Peppy Virgin Mary

From The Food Channel

For an authentic toast to the races, look no further - beware, these cocktails are no joke, but they are sooo good!

Derby Mint Julep

From Food & Wine

The mojito may be Cuba's national cocktail. The drink gets its name from the African word mojo, which means "to cast a spell." Making mojitos in a pitcher doesn't work--it's impossible to distribute the lime and mint evenly, plus the club soda tends to turn flat. Instead, muddle a large batch of mint, limes and sugar, then pour the mixture into glasses and top with ice, rum and club soda.

Sparkling Mojito

From Midwest Living

Use fresh peaches or strawberries to make this favorite rum drink.

Summer Fruit Daiquiris

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Fruit lambic beers are tart Belgian brews fermented with wild yeasts and aged with crushed fruit or fruit juices. A mix of peach and raspberry lambics makes a drink that sounds like dessert but tastes like an aperitif.

Peach Melba Cocktail

From Fine Cooking Magazine

There are as many variations of the mint julep as there are thoroughbreds that have run in the Kentucky Derby, which is when this sweet concoction is traditionally served. It's often stirred with ice in a silver cup; this version calls for shaking with a slice of lemon for a frothy, refreshing drink.

Derby Day Mint Julep Cocktail

From Food & Wine

The ingredients for Andreas Viestad's fiery Bloody Mary all come from his garden. Like a classic Bloody Mary made with tomato juice, it's a delicious brunch cocktail--with or without vodka. For savory flavor, add a few drops of Worcestershire sauce to each drink.

Fresh Tomato Bloody Marys

From Vegetarian Times

Showcase the sweetness of summer tomatoes with this refreshing beverage. For an original cocktail, add 1/4 cup white wine to each serving and garnish with cherry tomatoes skewered onto toothpicks. The tomato-peach base can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for 24 hours.

Tomato-Peach Spritzer

From EatingWell

You'll feel like you're on a tropical getaway with this refreshing strawberry-coconut cocktail. To keep it cool in warmer weather, freeze fresh berries for 30 minutes before blending. Variation: For a nonalcoholic version, omit the rum and add 1/2 cup additional strawberries.

Strawberry-Coconut Daiquiri

From EatingWell

Take a trip to the islands in this simple tropical cocktail.

Island Limeade

From EatingWell

Passion fruit juice turns a pina colada into something special.

Passion Colada

From EatingWell

Muddling is is a traditional bartending technique where herbs and/or fruit are crushed, releasing their full flavor into a cocktail. Here we muddle blueberries and ginger with sugar and lemon to add another dimension to our take on a bellini.

Blueberry Ginger Bellini

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Sweet iced tea is a southern staple. Adding fresh lemon and orange juice transforms it into a punch that can be made even more festive with a splash of vodka.

Citrus Tea Punch

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This punch is named for a famously private and exclusive social organization founded in Charleston, South Carolina, in the 18th century. The recipe can easily be doubled.

St. Cecilia Society Punch

From Tyler Florence

Fresh Bloody Mary

From EatingWell

Kiwis add a tropical note to the Southern favorite.

Kiwi-Mint Julep

From EatingWell

This bright, vitamin-packed cocktail is eye-opening whether or not it's spiked with vodka.

Bloody Mary with Shrimp

From EatingWell

This refreshing beverage adds sparkle to your summer evenings.

Lemon-Orange Fizz