cocktails

This summer, Ainsworth Park in New York will offer its take on sweet tea, made with Belvedere Lemon Tea vodka, Aperol, lemon juice, simple syrup, and iced tea, served in a summer-appropriate Mason jar.

The Floozy, a cheekily named cocktail served at Hill & Dale, a new gastro-lounge in New York, is made with vodka, fresh lime, simple syrup, and muddled strawberries, then topped with a fresh daisy.

V.I.P. guests at GoogaMooga also sipped on Quiet Storms, a mix of Bulleit bourbon, lemon juice, extra-dry vermouth, simple syrup, and ginger beer.

Like strawberry shortcake in a glass: the Red Velvet Shortcake cocktail includes 1½ ounces of the new Zing Red Velvet vodka, two ounces of cream soda, two muddled strawberries, and a splash of lemon juice.

Frozen berry and bourbon lemonades with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries, topped with mint and served in Mason jars, by Tasty Catering in Chicago

Boozy Jell-O shots: margarita; Tom Collins with a maraschino cherry and candied ginger; and John Daly, topped with lemon zest and slice, by Word of Mouth Catering in Austin, Texas

The Summer-Thyme: lemon cocktails mixed with vodka, St. Germain, and honey-thyme lemonade, by Sweet Hospitality Group in New York

Grown-up “Bug Juice” cocktail with vodka, pear juice, house-made cranberry syrup, and lemon juice or gin, cucumber and lime juices, simple syrup, and cucumber bitters, by Relevant Events in Brooklyn, New York

At a party celebrating the Toms for Target partnership in Los Angeles last year, colorful nonalcoholic drinks were presented in glass decanters.

Garden Brunch guests could choose from three types of tomato juice and a variety of vodkas and garnishes at a make-your-own Bloody Mary bar, sponsored by the Distilled Spirits Council.

For its Fall Ball in 2014, the New York-based art nonprofit Creative Time created a sleepover followed by a late-night dance party. For the sleepover portion, a bar served milk and cookies. But instead of milk, the offering was white Russians served in milk bottles.