Tequila

For best flavor, head to the farmers' market for peak-season fruit. Freeze in a single layer on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet until solid.

This bracing cocktail introduces ginger beer to crème de cassis and tequila for a truly memorable combination.

Be sure to taste your jalapeños before you muddle them. They range far and wide on the heat scale.

The spicy and perfectly tart shrub (flavored drinking vinegar) gives this pitcher-friendly cocktail a refreshing quality.

For this Thanksgiving-in-a-glass cocktail, feel free to sub (thawed) frozen cranberries for fresh.

This recipe came to us courtesy of master mixologist Junior Merino, who's based in New York.

No sugar here—this margarita get its sweetness from agave syrup. Choose your favorite tequila blanco for the base.