Drinks Cocktails 8 Cocktails to Make With Summer Strawberries Celebrate strawberry season in style with these refreshing cocktails. By Oset Babür-Winter Oset Babür-Winter Title: Senior Drinks Editor, Food & WineLocation: New York CityExperience: Oset Babür-Winter has completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust's (WSET) Level 3 Award in wines and was previously the magazine's associate culture editor, where she edited Obsessions. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on June 29, 2024 Close Photo: Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon When we're not making jams, sauces, or cakes with fresh strawberries, you'll find us using them to infuse liqueurs, make syrups, and add delicate sweetness to warm-weather cocktails. Once you've properly cleaned and stored a fresh batch of strawberries, reach for the blender to whip up our recipe for Boozy Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, or make a creamy, coconut-forward Miami Vice for dessert. Read on to learn how to make some of our favorite strawberry cocktails for summertime sipping. 01 of 08 Strawberry-Chile Balsamic Shrub Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christine Keely Tart, tangy, and nonalcoholic, shrubs are among the best ways to showcase seasonal fruits and herbs. Bright strawberries find balance from dried chiles de árbol, while balsamic vinegar adds a caramelized, acidic finish to this simple drink. Get the Recipe 02 of 08 Meyer Lemon and Strawberry Caipirinha Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Brazil's national drink, the refreshing caipirinha is one of our favorite drinks to serve at backyard barbecues and pool days. This riff on the classic cocktail calls for floral Meyer lemons and fresh strawberries, making each sip a true celebration of summer. Get the Recipe 03 of 08 Strawberry-Rum Coolers Greg DuPree Making use of both white and dark rum, these cheerful, batch-friendly coolers pack a punch. A combination of spicy ground ginger and ginger beer keeps this cocktail from veering into saccharine territory, while fresh lime juice adds a bright, acidic note to round things out. Get the Recipe 04 of 08 Boozy Frozen Strawberry Lemonade Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Prop Styling by Christina Daley / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall Who doesn't love a frozen cocktail in the summertime? Developed by longtime Union Square Hospitality Group pastry chef Claudia Fleming, this frozen lemonade straddles the line between dessert and cocktail. This cocktail gets its pink hue from strawberries, but is also perfect for lemon lovers. Get the Recipe 05 of 08 Strawberry Daiquiri Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon To make this frozen fruity treat, Chuck A. Rivera Rodriguez of JungleBird, a cocktail bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico, uses a syrup made by macerating lime peels and strawberries with granulated sugar at room temperature. This drink easily scales up for a crowd, and comes together without the use of a blender. Get the Recipe 06 of 08 The Retropolitan Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Consider the Retropolitan (a riff on a classic Cosmopolitan) your sign to infuse Aperol with ripe strawberries. This grown-up fruit punch calls for an overnight infusion of fruit into Aperol, which can be stored for up to two weeks in an airtight, refrigerated container. Get the Recipe 07 of 08 Miami Vice Photo by Caitlin Bensel / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley The Miami Vice looks and tastes like vacation in a glass. Soaking strawberries with orange bitters gives the fruit a bittersweet, almost floral flavor, which plays especially nicely with rich, creamy Coco Lopez and white rum. Get the Recipe 08 of 08 Frosé José Mandojana A beloved warm-weather classic, Frosé is one of our favorite wine-based cocktails. Our recipe calls for fresh strawberries and your clear spirit of choice. Opt for a botanical gin for a more complex, floral cocktail, or vodka to really keep things simple. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit