The 5 Most Popular Cocktails of August

Could it be that the quiet, humble, under-the-radar Gimlet was this year’s real Drink of the Summer? A pastis-based version of the cocktail and a refreshingly salty take were among this month’s most popular recipes on Punch. It may not have the flashiness or cute name of past years’ entrants (looking at you, Dirty Shirley), but it is everything you want in an August drink: refreshing, reliable and, maybe most importantly, really easy to make. 

If the Gimlet’s not your speed, the top recipes of August have got you covered for the rest of the season. From an icy Daiquiri to a coconut Margarita, here are the drinks you deemed best this month.