24 Refreshing Drinks You Can Make This 4th of July

Dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, and cream of coconut come together in this tiki classic.

Move over, margarita! A combination of fresh grapefruit juice, lime juice, and blanco tequila are topped with sparkling water to lighten everything up.

It’s the perfect summer sipper! A simple combination of sparkling wine with a splash of Aperol (a bitter liquor) and club soda.

Shake up the best margarita of your life with just lime juice, blanco tequila, and orange liqueur.

This celebratory Jamaican drink will convince you that you’re the best dancer at the party. It has allspice berries, nutmeg, pure fruit juice, and Jamaican white rum.

Learn how to make refreshing white sangria — the best make-ahead pitcher cocktail for summer cookouts and parties.

This classic cocktail, made with fresh mint, lime juice, sugar, white rum, and seltzer, is the perfect summer drink.

Blanco tequila, orange juice, and grenadine naturally produce the sunrise effect of this classic cocktail.

This big-batch margarita is ideal for serving a crowd — and requires just three ingredients!

With very little effort, you can make a pitcher of gorgeous sangria that's perfect for your summer cookout.

A classic daiquiri — light rum, lime juice, and simple syrup served straight up — is so much better than the frozen kind.

This easy blueberry syrup takes takes classic mojitos to a whole new level.

A spicy twist on the classic gin cocktail, made with honey, fresh lemons, and jalapeño peppers.

Red sangria is one of the easiest big-batch cocktails you can make. As the party host, it’s a no-brainer – pull a pitcher from the fridge as guests arrive and no one needs much encouragement to start pouring glasses.

A quick, 3-ingredient recipe a vodka cocktail with pineapple juice and spicy jalapeños.

Ditch the simple syrup for the easiest homemade lemonade ever.

It's not summer until there's a pitcher of Southern sweet tea in the fridge. Here's how to make a batch everyone will enjoy (this sweet tea pitcher cocktail is fantastic, too!).

Loosely translating to "red wine of summer", this low-ABV cocktail is endlessly customizable and easy to make.

A fresh and floral Italian cocktail featuring elderflower syrup, bubbly prosecco, and soda water. It's so light and refreshing!

This refreshing pitcher drink, made with juicy strawberries and freshly squeezed lemon juice, is great for lemonade stands and family cookouts alike.

This classic cocktail features Midori, vodka, and sweet honeydew melon balls for garnish.

An easy, affordable recipe for red wine sangria that's perfect for a crowd.

A splash of basil simple syrup makes this refreshing vodka cocktail stand out.

This boozy, icy slushy is made right in the Capri-Sun pouch for the easiest cocktail ever.