Lemon-Orange Fizz

Serves 2

• 2 cups orange seltzer
• 2 tablespoons frozen lemonade
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 ounce lemon or orange vodka, optional
• Lemon wedge
• Sugar
• Ice cubes

1. Combine seltzer, lemonade, lemon juice and vodka, if using. 
2. Rub rim of 2 glasses with lemon wedge and dip in sugar. 
3. Fill glasses with ice and top with the seltzer mixture.

Island Limeade

Serves 4

• 3 cups boiling water
• 1/3-1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
• 6 ounces dark rum

1. Combine boiling water and sugar to taste. Stir until the sugar dissolves; chill. 
2. Add the lime juice to make limeade. 
3. Fill 4 tall glasses with ice and divide the rum among the glasses. Top with the limeade. 

Non-alcoholic variation: Omit the rum.

Cherry Smash

Serves 4

• 1 cup pitted fresh or frozen (thawed) cherries
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
• 8 teaspoons sugar
• 6 ounces (3/4 cup) dark rum
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 3 cups cherry-flavored seltzer

1. Divide cherries, mint leaves and sugar among 4 glasses. Mash everything together with the back of a wooden spoon. 
2. Stir in rum and lime juice. Fill glasses with ice and top with seltzer. 
3. Garnish with mint sprigs.

Kiwi-Mint Julep

Serves 2

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 cups ice
• 3 kiwis, peeled
• 2 tablespoons frozen limeade
• 2 tablespoons. chopped mint
• 3 ounces bourbon, optional

1. Dissolve sugar in hot water in a 1-cup measure; let cool slightly.
2. Combine ice, kiwis, limeade, mint, the sugar mixture and bourbon, if using, in a blender; blend until smooth.