The Fresh Watermelon ‘Rita is a fun, easy watermelon margarita. You crush the watermelon instead of pureeing it, and that makes a difference in texture.

This drink looks complicated, but there's a great method for making it in bulk and serving to guests without much effort. It's basically a Tom Collins plus Limoncello, but what the Limoncello adds is considerably refreshing and delicious.

This drink blends George Dickel No. 12 with lemonade. So simple, tasty and hydrating. It's like an Arnold Palmer, but with whiskey instead of tea.

This delicious old classic features vodka blended with cranberry and grapefruit juice – mostly grapefruit juice – for a light, refreshing treat. They're easy to pour as you go, or you can also mix up a pitcher or beverage dispenser of Sea Breeze and let guests serve themselves.

The Blue Long Island is similar to a Long Island Iced Tea, but it features Blue Curacao instead of cola. This gives it a nice orange flavor that's really enjoyable.

This drink is just two ingredients over ice, namely Jack Daniels Honey and ruby red grapefruit juice. You can make up pitchers in advance and chill them so the ice won't melt as quickly when you pour.

This one is lightly sweet, but with enough tartness to cut through all the grease and fat from the barbecue.

This drink features gin, lemon juice, lime juice and simple syrup with club soda. It's easy to make a pitcher of everything but the club soda ahead of time, and then each drink refill is just two quick pours.

This is a refreshing, light citrus cocktail that cuts through the heavy foods and grease. Try Hendrick's Gin to enhance the lemon flavor.

Even simpler than the Apple, Ginger and Cranberry Vodka, the Felicia blends apple-flavored vodka with cranberry juice. It's tart and refreshing after a big meal.

This one blends gin with cranberry juice, along with Absolut Mandarin and lime juice. It's lightweight with just the right balance of tart and sweet.

This Southern classic might as well have been made for barbecue. It's refreshing and cooling, and the taste of the bourbon complements barbecue sauce.

There's an easy way to serve it at a barbecue: put the bourbon, mint sprigs and simple syrup in glasses (muddling is optional). When a guest is ready, scoop in some ice and garnish with mint.

You can also top it off with club soda. This makes the drink longer and more hydrating, and weakens the bourbon a little so that even the bourbon haters will get on board.

The Aviation cocktail features creme de violette along with gin and maraschino liqueur. It's sweet with just the right amount of tartness from the lemon juice, and the flavor is complex.

This much beloved classic of ginger beer, vodka and lime is easy to serve in the traditional way. Either pour the whole thing as you go, or mix the lime juice and vodka together in a pitcher beforehand to save a step. Serve it in traditional copper mugs to help keep it cool outside.

Simple as can be, this one blends Southern Comfort with fresh lime  juice. The tartness of the lime counters greasy and heavy foods while the sweet peach of the Southern Comfort enhances the flavors of the meal.

You can't go wrong with a traditional Gin & Tonic. This drink is a quick pour and stir. To make it really special, make your own tonic with this easy tonic making kit.

This lightweight blended drink features the flavors of peach, mango and berry with lots and lots of ice. It's made with mango chunks, which give it some real fruit flavor and a nice texture.

This blue twist on the Sex on the Beach is made up of vodka, peach schnapps, blue curacao and Sprite. Make up pitchers with all the liquors already blended.

When it's time to serve, put ice in a glass and fill it halfway from the pitcher and the rest of the way with Sprite.

This beloved favorite features Southern Comfort with two liqueurs and orange juice is a little heavier than some of the options here, but still wonderful on a hot day.

One of the simplest drinks every, you can pour this one as you go or make it up in pitchers. Be sure to serve it chilled either way.

This one's particularly good after a meal of BBQ and heavy sides, because the tartness of the orange juice counters the heavy flavors lingering on your tongue, and the sweetness is like a light dessert.

This Mix That Drink original recipe blends Southern Comfort with Patron Citronge and sparkling water, or a white soda if you want it sweeter.

Either way, it's one of the most refreshing BBQ drinks on this list. Blend the first two ingredients together in a pitcher and chill, and add the sparkling ingredient when you serve.

This classic blends bourbon, lemon, lime and Benedictine. As with the Mint Julep, you can either serve it as is - which is pretty strong - or weaken it with ice and/or a little club soda added when you serve.

The Black Russian is a simple cocktail recipe that tastes like a sweetened mocha. But don't let the simplicity fool you - it's a rich, delicious drink.

You can easily let guests service this one themselves. Or you can pre-mix it and put it in a beverage dispenser.

This drink mixes Southern Comfort with amaretto, orange juice and beer. To make it in batches, just mix everything together in a pitcher and chill.

This drink spikes beer with raspberry-flavored rum. It's simple, but it tastes terrific, and that makes it especially good for an outdoor BBQ gathering.

Heineken meets 7-up. Couldn't be simpler, but it's surprisingly good at a BBQ party. This one is easy to pour as you go, but it also works well mixed in a pitcher and chilled.