We Asked 13 Bartenders: What Will Be the Drink of the Summer? (2026)

When temperatures start to spike and OOO messages fill up your inbox, that usually means it’s time to crown the official “drink of the summer.” Some years, it feels like drinkers are on the same page. Like when Spicy Margaritas and icy glasses of frosé dominated patios. Or when, a few years later, those same goblets were replaced by bright orange Aperol Spritzes. But sometimes, the drinks that people can’t stop talking about — looking at you, Dirty Shirley — fail to actually take hold. The article We Asked 13 Bartenders: What Will Be the Drink of the Summer? (2026) appeared first on VinePair.