Fizzy Gin and Lillet Punch

We threw a little shindig today to say goodbye to SE Ad Sales Director Erin Adamo. I mixed up this bubbly punch—it's a good brunch or predinner drink: a little tart, a little sweet, and a little more complex than you'd expect.

Campari Sanguinea

When warm days are chased by chilly evening breezes, I crave autumnal things like nubby sweaters, terra cotta earth tones, and crisp glasses of pomegranate juice with a splash of delightfully bitter Campari. To lighten things up for brunch, a little grapefruit juice does the trick.

Pisco-Grapefruit Brunch Pitcher

Bottle up this bright and tangy pisco cocktail today for brunch tomorrow.

Pamplemousse Cooler (Vodka-Cucumber Cocktail With Grapefruit LaCroix)

You'll be cool as a cucumber sipping this vodka drink, which gets a delicate vegetal flavor from muddled cucumber and a soft sweetness from elderflower liqueur.

Bramble

As gorgeous as it is delicious, with blackberry liqueur slowly seeping into every sip.

Cotogna's Aperol Fizz

This recipe from Jason "Buffalo" LoGrasso of Cotogna in San Francisco is a frothier, creamier version of the classic Aperol Spritz.

Fall French 75

Playing up the tart, fruity side of Concord grapes, this drink pairs fresh grape purée with floral St. Germain in a variation on the classic French 75.

The Pinkest Gin

This mash-up between a gimlet and a pink gin combines quince syrup and a couple dashes of Peychaud's bitters for a bright, fruity, complex pink drink.

The Blur

You've seen bubbly brunch drinks before, but this tart lime variation, served at San Francisco's Nopa (one of our favorite Bay Area brunch spots) is a bit unusual, made with herbal Green Chartreuse and maraschino liqueur to sweeten.

The Jasmine

Don't let the color fool you. With its gentle pink hue, the Jasmine may look as prissy and cute as a Hello Kitty armband, and its unassuming appearance and sprightly color has no doubt appealed to many drinkers of the once-ubiquitous Cosmo. But unlike that candy-colored alcopop, the Jasmine is all business, its alluring tint supplied not by the Cosmopolitan's innocuous red cranberry juice but by the intensely garnet Campari, an Italian aperitif famous for its powerful bitter flavor.