We’ve all had just about enough of winter this year, so perhaps just thinking about colorful spring and summer cocktails will encourage the weather to clean up its act. Check out some of these recipes courtesy of mixologists across the country that will transport the taste buds to the beach with just a single sip.

Toasted Tropics
Whiteface Lodge’s Lead Mixologist Zachary Blair (Lake Placid, New York)

·2oz Leblon Cachaca
·1oz Banana Liquor
·.75oz Peach Syrup
·2oz Pineapple Juice
·3 dashes of Coffee Bitters
·Splash of lime
·Shake and roll into a Collins glass

Harlemese Sangria
McCoy’s Oceanfront at Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa

·1.5oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
·4oz Reisling
·In an ice-filled wine glass add strawberries, blueberries, mint lemon and orange
·Pour St. Germain and Reisling and top with soda water

Mango Daiquiri
Red’s Restaurant & Lounge at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel (North Falmouth, Massachusetts)

·3oz Mango Puree
·.5oz Bacardi Gold
·.5oz Sweet and Sour Mix
·Blend with 1.5 cups of ice until smooth and frozen
·Garnish with slice of orange and mint

Honeydew Cucumber Sour
elements at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain (Paradise Valley, Arizona)

·1oz Martin Miller’s Reformed Dry Gin
·.5oz Freshly Pressed Lemon Juice
·1.5oz Freshly Extracted Honeydew Jucie
·¼oz House Blended Clover Honey Syrup
·1 dash Regan’s No. 6 Orange Bitters
·Shake, pour and add sliced cucumber

Painted House Margarita
Henry’s Bar at the Harbor View Hotel (Martha’s Vineyard)

·2oz Silver Tequila
·1oz Triple Sec
·2oz of POM Pomegranate Juice
·House Made Sour Mix (Mix two cups of simple syrup to one cup of lemon juice, one cup of lime juice, and 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice)
·Salt
·Lime wheel
·Combine tequila, triple sec, sour mix and pomegranate juice over ice in a pint glass and shake back and forth into a metal shaker
·Rim the pint glass with salt, pour contents from shaker into glass, and garnish with a lime wheel

Shape & Spice Daiquiri
Gaby Bar at the Sofitel New York

·2oz Lemon Voli Vodka
·1oz Coconut Water
·.5oz Ginger Puree
·.5oz Fresh Lime Juice
·1.5 dash Tabasco
·3 Blackberries
·Muddle vodka, coconut water, ginger puree, lime juice, tobacco and one blackberry
·Pour into a high ball glass filled with ice
·Top with club soda and two blackberries