Last year around this time we went on a major summer cocktail kick. There were gin gimlets, spiked boba, alcoholic vanilla milkshakes, mango coladas, drinks with basil and lemon and all other sorts of herbs. But we've published a few more since then, so here's a refreshed (and refreshing!) roundup of some serious summer cocktails. Read on for orange blossom fizz, elderflower cordial, margaritas to make you giggle, and more...

Recipes, tips, basics like simple syrup, tools like that jigger cube, simple syrup with rosemary and DIY maraschino cherries, and more. Cocktails away!

Cocktails pictured above are in bold below.

Cocktail Recipes

Gin
• The Cuke
• The Americano
• Elderflower Cordial Cocktail
• Pineapple Basil Cocktail
• Lemon Verbena and Orange Blossom Fizz
• Basil Gimlet
• Gibson Cocktails and All About Eve
• Straight Up: Raw Egg Whites in Cocktails (and Ramos Gin Fizzes) Are Back! plus Ramos Gin Fizz and Dead Reckoning
• The Celluloid Pantry: A Tom Collins with Lime and Chinatown (1974)
• Earl Grey MarTEAni
• 7 Super-Simple Citrus Cocktails
• Silver Fizz Cocktail from Sepia Chicago

Tequila
• Limoncello! Limonada with Limoncello and Tequila
• Lemon Basil Cocktail
• Margaritas to Make Men and Women Giggle
• All About Margaritas

Brandy
• The Celluloid Pantry: Dirty Martinis and Sabrina (1954)
• The Celluloid Pantry: Brandy and Champagne and The Big Sleep (1946)

Whiskey
• Straight Up: The Trouble With Irish Whiskey (and James Joyce Cocktails)
• The Celluloid Pantry: 7 & 7s and Mean Streets (1973)
• Straight Up: Algonquin Cocktails for the Hungry Thirsty Reader
• Whiskey and Ginger
• Mint Juleps

Vodka
• Straight Up: Using Shiso in Cocktails (Mojitos and More)
• The Celluloid Pantry: Victory Lemonade with a Punch and The Miracle of Morgans Creek (1944)
• White Russians and The Big Lebowski
• Strawberry Basil Lemonade
• The Fresh Mango Sweet Escape
• Rhubarb Basil Cocktail
• Spiked Boba from the New York Times
• Raspberry Limeade Cooler
• Spicy Cool Flavors of India

Rum
• Dark and Stormy Cocktails
• Mango Colada
• Will You Help Save the Daiquiri?

Other
• Golden Dream Cocktail for Oscar Night
• Straight Up: Creme de Violette and Blue Moon Cocktails
• Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks with a Twist and Groundhog Day (1993)
• Vanilla, Pear and Sage: Summer Cocktail with Navan
• Trend Spotlight: St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• Pimm's Cup for the English Gardener
• Pimm's Italiano with Mint, Lemon, Cucumber, and Fernet Branca
• Hibiscus Mimosa
• Melon Bellini
• Coffee-Vanilla Milkshake (With a Navan Kick)
• Lillet Blanc and James Bond Casino Royale (a.k.a. "Vesper") Martinis
• Margaritas Made with Beer
• Summer Drink: Pastis

Cocktail Mix-Ins and Guides

• DIY Simple Syrup
• Lemon Verbena Simple Syrup
• DIY Cocktail Onions
• Seasonal Recipe Spotlight: Limoncello
• How to Rim a Cocktail Glass
• Video: Make Your Own Cocktail Onions with Art
• Straight Up: Using Shiso in Cocktails (Mojitos and More)
• Cocktails with Basil
• Rhubarb is Springing Up in Warm-Weather Drinks
• Cocktail Basics: Citrus Garnishes 6 Ways
• Cocktail Basics: All About Bitters
• Melissa Clark’s DIY Maraschino Cherries
• Rosemary Simple Syrup
• How to Make the Best Ice Cubes for Summer Cocktails

Cocktail Gear and Tools

• The Jigger Cube
• Cocktail Gear: Three Good Muddlers
• Favorite Cocktail Books
• IMBIBE by David Wondrich
• Soda Club Seltzer Water Soda Maker
• Waring Pro Electric Martini Maker (and video demo of this odd machine here)