Staycation: Whip Up an Exotic Cocktail

Summer's here! Toast your Staycation with these three delicious, refreshing libations—they'll transform any gathering into a tropical fiesta.

Sapphire Pineapple & Aloe Martini
1½ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin
1 ounce sweetened aloe vera juice (you can get this at Whole Foods or your local health food store)
1½ ounces pineapple juice
5-6 cilantro leaves
½ ounce lime juice
½ ounce simple syrup
Cilantro sprig for garnish 

Muddle lime juice, simple syrup and cilantro. Add aloe juice, pineapple juice and Bombay Sapphire. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled martini glass.

Corzo White Sand Martini
1½ ounces Corzo Silver tequila
1½ ounces white grape juice
¾ ounce St. Germain
¾ ounce sweet & sour

Add all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Sugar one quarter of the glass rim if desired.

Bacardi Heat Wave
3 ounces Bacardi Superior rum
1 ounce lime juice
Splash of simple syrup
Sliced jalapeños
Lime (for garnish)

Mix all ingredients in a shaker and lightly muddle the jalapeños. Add ice, shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass on the rocks.