Cocktails and Drinks for a Crowd

Hosting a party is easy when you serve up cocktails by the batch. Get our best recipes for cocktails and drinks for a crowd.

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Grown-Up Hurricane Punch

A medley of juices meets light rum, amaretto liqueur and grenadine in this sweet (and spiked) summertime punch.

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Spiked Fruit Sun Teas

While sun tea steeps outside for four to six hours, you have plenty of time to make flavor-infused purees, like mango-lime, blackberry-lime, cantaloupe-lemon, watermelon-basil, and the unexpected raspberry, orange and almond.

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Coney Island Iced Tea

This Coney Island Iced Tea has all the usual suspects of the Long Island variety, with added touches of lemon and orange.

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Sunrise Punch

Keep the rum on the side so both kids and adults can enjoy this fruity tropical punch.

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Lavender Black Iced Tea and Bourbon

Give bourbon a floral twist with aromatic edible lavender, black tea and soothing honey.

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Limoncello Spritzer

Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar take the classic summer drink and make it their own with fresh raspberries and Prosecco.

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Blackberry-Bourbon Iced Tea

Mash blackberries into iced tea to add sweet-tart flavor and a pretty purple hue, then float bourbon on top of the chilled tea just before serving to ensure a kick.

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Long Island Iced Tea

Like all Long Island teas, there's a blend of liquors, not actual tea, in the mix. Serve this tea-hued cocktail with a wedge of lemon.

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White Sangria

This white sangria goes down easy, but it packs a real punch. Instead of diluting your punch with ice, put out an ice bucket so people can fill their glasses just before they serve themselves.

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Mulled Hibiscus Punch

An infusion made from bright, exotic hibiscus flowers gives this punch a deep red color — and fills your kitchen with a lovely floral scent.

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Bourbon Tea Punch with Citrus Ice Cubes

You won't want to miss out on this ingenious punch recipe — citrus slices are frozen and then used to cool and flavor the apple-lemon, bourbon-brandy mixture without watering it down.

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Sinless Sangria

Kelsey Nixon's virgin sangria starts with a sparkling grape juice base, plus cranberry, lime and orange juices for sweet tang and color. She mixes in strawberries, citrus and mint, but you can feel free to use any on-hand fruit and fresh herbs.

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Grape Juice-Ginger Ale Spritzer

Frozen red grapes make a colorful addition to Kelsey's sparkling sweet summer sip.

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Rum Punch

The Jamaicans have a ditty for this recipe that makes it very easy to remember: one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong and four of weak.

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Muddled Screwdrivers

Class up the typical vodka-based brunch cocktail with muddled oranges and lemons instead of just store-bought orange juice.

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DIY Vodka Bar with Spicy Pomegranate and Lemongrass Limeade Mixers

Let your guests choose their poison with a selection of booze — vodka, gin and rum are Nadia G.'s go-to picks. And set out chile-spiced pomegranate and zesty citrus-lemongrass mixers.

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Tea Breeze

Give sweet tea a Southern kick with a shot of Kentucky bourbon. If you've got company, just up the ante by multiplying the ingredients by the number of guests and mixing it all up in a pitcher or bowl.

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Luau Punch

Combine sweet mango and guava nectars, pineapple juice, cherries, and orange juice for a kid-friendly punch that's almost as good as a trip to Hawaii.

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