How to Drink Your Berries
Quentin Bacon1/13Blackberry Mojitos
This blackberries in this mojito make it tart and refreshing—not to mention drop-dead gorgeous.
Kate Mathis2/13Strawberry Rum Float
A well-known fact about ice cream floats: the only thing that can improve them is booze.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks3/13The Mosé
What happens when you cross rosé and a margarita? Summer magic.
Christina Holmes4/13Strawberries and Vodka
This cocktails tarts with frozen strawberries, making it literally the coolest cocktail of summer.
Photo by Con Poulos5/13Spiked Strawberry Lemon Spritzer
Yes, it's spiked with vodka. But this summery cocktail is also spiked with honey.
Photo by Romulo Yanes6/13Berry Rosé Sangria
Take rosé wine. Add crème de cassis. Mix in summer berries. Rejoice.
Antonis Achilleos copyright © 20097/13Blackberry-Poblano Margarita
A little poblano in this blackberry tequila margarita keeps it dangerous.
Chris Gentile8/13Blackberry-Gin Fizz
When berry picking has given you too many berries, make syrup. Then make this blackberry gin fizz, which starts with that syrup and ends with Thai basil.
Sang An9/13Sangria Blanca
There are no rules when it comes to summer sangrias—just take a sparkling wine like Spanish cava, add whatever berries you have on hand, and finish with lots of citrus.
Christina Holmes10/13Berries and Rum
Blackberries and raspberries form the sweet and tart backbone for this frozen rum drink.

Sang An12/13Peach-Berry Sangria
Hot tip: Freeze your fruit for an hour before stirring it into your drinks. The pieces will act like ice cubes without watering the drink down.
Ditte Isager13/13Aquavit Spritzer
Jam isn't just for toast anymore. Here, a berry jam gives body and flavor to an Aquavit spritzer.

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Matt Duckor

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