The Best Canned Cocktails for Picnicking, Porching, and Beach Days

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Once upon a time, if you wanted a cocktail for your on-the-go adventures, you had to break out your own bar cart and thermos for a DIY mixology session. But now, between the rise of to-go cocktails and the increasing popularity of pre-mixed cocktail options, enjoying a truly top-notch tipple far from the constraints of your home or your favorite bars and restaurants is easier than ever. In fact, with the season for outdoor drinking (picnics, garden parties, poolside lounging, beach days) upon us, there's never been a better time to dip your toe into the world of canned cocktails.

From classics like Old Fashioneds and Negronis to esoteric options from top bars and day-drinking ready sparklers, here are the boozy canned beverages you need to sip this summer.

Tip Top Proper Cocktails Negroni

If you want a real "right from the bartender" taste, Tip Top's blends strike the perfect chord. They specialize in classic cocktails like the Old Fashioned, Martini, or this perfectly bittersweet Negroni, though they also have more traditionally shaken options like the Bee's Knees or Jungle Bird, and, of course, an Espresso Martini. All of them in handy, single-serve 100mL cans.

Cutwater Tiki Rum Mai Tai Can, 4-Pack

Cutwater makes a variety of interesting canned cocktail options, from Bloody Marys and White Russians to simple G&Ts. For a day at the beach (or just making a day feel like a day at the beach) we like this tropical sip made with barrel-aged rum.

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Dante NYC & Five Drinks Co. Summer Spritz

When a World's Best Bar winner teams up with a canned cocktail brand for a ready-made cocktail, we sit up and take notice. The result—a gin based tipple with flavors of cucumber, lemon, and grape—is perfect for warm weather sipping, even if you can't make it to one of the bar's NYC locations.

Ohza Classic Mimosa

Brunch just got easier thanks to this pop-and-sip mimosa made with real orange juice. If you feel like mixing things up, the brand also creates a Bellini as well as alternately flavored versions of their mimosas like Cranberry and Mango.

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Two Chicks Cocktails Sparkling Paloma, 24-Pack

Think pink with a tangy, sparkling grapefruit and tequila concoction from this women-owned brand which also produces eclectic sparkling cocktails like an Apple Gimlet or a citrusy New Fashioned.

Long Drink

It might be relatively new on this side of the sea, but the Finnish "long drink" aka lonkero traces its roots back to 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki when was developed as a way to serve cocktails to tourists fast. The effervescent gin-based drink is flavored with grapefruit for a refreshing, "drink it all day" experience.

Triple Spice Margarita, Party Can

Want to really bring the party? This mega-sized can serves a dozen spicy twists (think: ginger, cinnamon and chili pepper) of the classic margarita that's ready to serve, resealable, and self-stable for up to 6 months. (if marg isn't your flavor, they also make an Old Fashioned version as well as a Cosmo riff.)

Golden Rule Spirits Espresso Martini

Espresso martinis have been having a moment in recent years (parmesan-topped ones briefly rules TikTok) and this just-sweet-enough canned version makes meeting up with your nearest and dearest for a jolt easier than ever.

Slow & Low Rock & Rye, 4-Pack

Back in the 1800s, concoctions of rye whiskey and rock sugar were sold for their "medicinal" value, but nowadays we think this canned blend of straight rye, rock candy, raw honey, navel oranges and Angostura bitters is just plain delicious.

Miami Cocktail Co. Bellini Spritz, 4-Pack

Get a taste of the tropics with this canned riff on the classic Bellini made with rosé wine and organic mango and peach juices.

CAN 01 + CAN 02

Want to branch out? This collection of lightly fizzy canned cocktails (one's flavors with oolong tea, toasted birch, and green gooseberry-based, another, sour cherry, black currant, pine cones, walnut wood, and a third with fig leaf, carob, and lemon myrtle) is sure to shake you out of your happy hour rut.

Canteen Cucumber Mint Vodka Soda

Like spa water, but boozy. Canteen focuses on highly-drinkable, subtly flavored, canned vodka sodas without the added sugar that makes some hard seltzers overly sweet. (and if the spa=like flavor isn't your go-to, they also make boozy sodas in a slew of other tastes.)

Onda Sparkling Tequila Lime, 4-Pack

Simple and gluggable, this canned sparkler is made from blanco tequila and real lime juice for a flavor that feels tailor-made for poolside sipping.

Hella Cocktail Co. Dry Aromatic Bitters & Soda, 12-Pack

Whether you use it as an effortless answer to the need for a grown-up feeling mocktail or as a mixer for your favorite spirit, this sugar-free, bubbling bitters can is just the refresher you need.

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