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Swap it in for your next Bloody Mary, try it with a tall pour of soda and a squeeze of lime—or in one of these three cocktails.

Even Wellness Expert Candice Kumai Can't Resist a Good Flavored Vodka—Here's Why

The health guru chef-writer dishes on her favorite cocktail upgrade for entertaining friends and family this summer.

11 Essential Vodkas Everyone Should Have in the Liquor Cabinet

For mixing into dirty martinis, splashing with soda, or spiking up any drink you can think of, vodka is a necessary bottle. And it’s key for entertaining; while some drinkers aren’t partial to gin, say, or tequila, virtually no one has a vodka aversion. But which should you get? Here are eleven bottles to know and try. - Carey Jones

How to Make a Boozy Watermelon Slushy

Crush on this slushy.

Boozy Watermelon Slushy

After last summer’s frosé frenzy,  we’re all craving the next big  chill. At Treasury  in San Francisco, there’s always something icy churning at the bar. “Slushies signal  a good time,” says beverage director Carlos Yturria, the brains behind this watermelon-based party starter,  spiked with sherry and Aperol.   Slideshow: More Frozen Drink Recipes

Barbecue Bloody Mary

Chris Lilly has been at the helm of Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama, for some time now, constantly perfecting and producing quintessential barbecue goodness. I had the chance to try Chris’s barbecue at the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in 2011, and I can honestly say it has forever changed me. I compare all barbecue I have eaten since against his majestic mountaintop of flavor. Hope you feel the same about his Bloody, featuring beef jus (save the drippings from your next barbecue, or use unsalted beef broth), smoked celery salt, and lotsa smiles and high fives. —Brian Bartels Reprinted with permission from The Bloody Mary, copyright 2017 by Brian Bartels. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Photographs copyright 2017 by Eric Medsker Slideshow: More Cocktail Recipes

East Jaffa Mule 

Drinking from an icy copper mug amps up the refreshment of this fig-and-date-inflected take on the Moscow mule. Slideshow: More Refreshing Cocktail Recipes

Suburban Anxiety

Charmed by the idea of a lavender lemonade, Lindsay Ferdinand of Common Quarter in Atlanta created this drink for a bridal shower. "It's bright, bubbly and deliciously different with the hint of lavender--a perfect girls'-day-out drink, but secretly men love it too," she says. Slideshow: More Easy Cocktail Recipes This recipe originally appeared in the Food & Wine 2016 Cocktails book.

Coco Cooler

Skyliner

Kamikaze

Moscow Mule

A More Perfect Union

Tyler Stevens made this cocktail for a guest who told him, “I’m a vodka martini drinker, but I feel bad for ordering something so plain.” Stevens says this variation on a Vesper “has the clean and streamlined style that guest was looking for.” Slideshow: Vodka Cocktail Recipes Recipe from Food & Wine Cocktails 2015