Raise a Toast to Dad This Father's Day with One of These Delicious Cocktail Recipes

This summer-friendly cocktail is perfect for serving on Father's Day. Puréed yellow watermelon and elderflower liqueur transform the margarita into a seasonal sip bursting with fragrance and flavor.

Dress up Dad's favorite beer with grapefruit sparkling soda. The citrus brightens up a heavy, malty stout beer such as Guinness, turning this cold-weather brew into the ultimate summer refresher.

Think of this as a Moscow Mule made for summer. It starts with three basic ingredients—ginger beer, vodka, and fresh lime juice—but is enhanced with a juicy simple syrup made with cranberries and blood oranges.

If you're inviting a number of relatives over to celebrate Dad on his day, then this crowd-friendly punch is just the thing to serve. It's made with a combination of cold lager and ginger beer, plus lemon juice and Campari. It's the perfect cool drink on a hot summer day.

For the Dad that loves all things classic, make him this totally traditional cocktail. Use good-quality bourbon because he deserves it.

Upgrade a bottle of Pilsner with two starring ingredients: cranberries and ginger. The two are used to make a simple syrup along with sugar and water, which instantly adds flavor to the brew.

Maybe you can't take Dad on a trip to Mexico for Father's Day, but you can certainly serve him a cocktail that will give him smoky, bright, breezy flavors worthy of a getaway.

Calling all of the sophisticated Dads! This drink will never go out of style. Use Luxardo cherries soaked in a rich, sweet syrup for garnish.

Surprise Dad with this cocktail featuring a mind-blowing combination of spicy serrano peppers and cooling mint.

Surprise Dad by turning his favorite drink—a Moscow Mule—into a slightly tart, eye-catching concoction made with cranberry simple syrup.

Does your Dad fancy himself a whiskey man? Then he'll love this cocktail, which is very similar to a Moscow Mule but swaps in Irish whiskey in place of the usual vodka.

Father's Day isn't any old day, so Dad doesn't deserve any old cocktail. A combination of whiskey, applejack brandy, lemon juice, and orange bitters are shaken—not stirred—along with a homemade thyme-rosemary syrup.

Pernod is an anise-flavored apéritif that builds tremendous flavor in this bourbon cocktail. Add some fizz with club soda and sip, sip, sip away.

This classic combination of vodka, ginger beer, and lime is a refreshing cocktail to sip on year-round.

Every Dad loves a Manhattan, but you can take this classic to the next level on Father's Day with a couple of teaspoons of pure maple syrup. The natural sweetness from this breakfast staple is a welcome addition to this classic whiskey-based drink.

You don't have to spend Father's Day in Napa Valley in order to enjoy a red wine-based drink. A cinnamon-based simple syrup sweetens a mixture of bourbon, fresh lime juice, and dry red wine.

This recipe can be a cocktail or a mocktail. Start with a virgin base of lime juice, sugar, jalapeño slices, and grapefruit juice, then top with seltzer. Serve it as is or with a shot of tequila or mezcal, just for Dad.

Three ingredients—Campari, gin, and sweet vermouth—create one classic Italian cocktail.

If Dad can handle some heat, then serve this cocktail on Father's Day. It's made with Pisco, a South American spirit similar to brandy. Shake it up with lime juice and a habanero chile pepper and hibiscus flower-based simple syrup. Top with a frothy egg white for a foamy finish.