Spring doesn’t announce itself with a memo. It shows up one afternoon when the air smells different and you suddenly want to be outside with something cold in your hand that isn’t a glass of wine. That’s your signal. The heavy bourbon drinks of winter served their purpose — they got you through — but the season has turned and your bar cart deserves to reflect it.
These three cocktails are built for the transition: bright, fresh, and easy enough that you don’t need a culinary degree or a bar tool you’ve never heard of. Name-brand bottles you likely already own, ingredients from any grocery store, and results good enough that whoever you’re pouring for will ask you to make another one before they’ve finished the first. Spring has a flavor. Here it is.
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