fruity

Frozen grapes can chill a spritz beautifully. Frozen strawberries can turn it pink and fruity. Here’s which frozen fruit actually works instead of ice — and what happens as it thaws.

Not sure whether tonight calls for something crisp, juicy, sharp, bitter or silky? Use this flavor finder to match your mood to a cocktail style — then try a five-minute taste test if you are still torn.

A Pornstar Martini should taste bright, tropical and silky — not like liquid candy. This easy home version balances passion fruit, vanilla and fresh lime, with a cold shot of Prosecco on the side and a simple answer to what you’re actually supposed to do with it.

One party. Three drinking preferences. Make one pineapple-lime base, then turn each glass into a 0%, low-ABV or full-strength drink without building three separate cocktail recipes.

Calvados can look like a bottle you need to study before opening. You do not. Start with one question — how do you want to drink it? — and Normandy’s cider-based brandy becomes much easier to choose, taste and enjoy.

Skip the candy eyeballs and cauldron smoke. These seven Halloween cocktails use real ingredients, deep colors and one simple visual cue — so they look right for October and still taste good on November 1.

Apple cider cocktails do not have to taste like liquid pie. One carton, three bottles and seven easy drinks can take you from bright and fizzy to cozy and spirit-forward — without piling on the sugar.

Fall cocktails do not have to taste like dessert. These nine easy drinks use apple, pear, cranberry, ginger and herbs, then bring in citrus and bubbles so every glass feels cozy, bright and easy to sip.

Got ginger beer in the fridge? Turn it into seven easy alcohol-free drinks that feel fruity, fresh, tart or spicy — all with four main ingredients or fewer.