Cocktail Time

It's summertime and the drinking is easy. Are you looking for some new summer cocktail recipes? We asked the experts at Zachys to share what they're pouring this summer and also a borrowed a recipe from culinary website Food52.

Cheers!

The Little Devil

- 1 ¾ parts Reyka Vodka
- ¾ part fresh lemon juice
- ¾ part maple syrup
- ¾ part Ancho Reyes
- Soda water
Combine ingredients. Shake and strain into Collins glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a lemon wheel.

Scottish Summer

1.5 oz. Hendrick's Gin
1.5 oz. St. Germaine Liqueur
2 drops Tabasco Sauce
1 lemon wedge

In a Boston shaker, add gin, liqueur, and sauce. Squeeze and drop in lemon wedge. Fill shaker with ice and shake lightly. Pour into highball glass.

Watermelon Paloma from Food 52

Makes one cocktail, with lots of extra watermelon juice

1 small watermelon (about 5 pounds), cubed
1 1/2 ounces tequila blanca
Juice of 1/2 a lime
Club soda to taste

To make the watermelon juice, put half the watermelon cubes in a blender and blend until liquid. Set a fine mesh strainer over a large bowl and pour the watermelon juice into the strainer, gently stirring with a wooden spoon to coax the juice through the strainer.

Discard any pulp in the strainer and then blend and strain the rest of the watermelon cubes. Cover and chill the juice until you're ready to use it.

To make the drink, put 4 or 5 ice cubes in a tall glass. Add the tequila, 1/4 cup watermelon juice and lime juice and stir gently. Top with club soda and stir briefly. (Use these same proportions to whip up an entire pitcher of Palomas.)