Cocktails On the Rocks

Preparation Style

If you're looking for something cold and with a little dilution, check out these cocktails served on the rocks. From the Moscow Mule to the Tom Collins, find your ice-filled drink and start mixing.

Rosita cocktail in rocks glass with single large ice cube and lemon twist, on blue-metal background

While this spirit-forward tequila cocktail follows a similar template to the Negroni, equal parts sweet and dry vermouth are included, along with a dash of bitters, to make all the difference. Here's why it works.

A thin-walled rocks glass is filled with a light golden drink over a large ice cube. A burning bunch of rosemary garnishes the drink, sending smoke into the air. Another sprig of rosemary rests behind the glass.

This cocktail features an irresistible mix of smoke and rum, including a smoky rosemary simple syrup.

Spicy Margarita in ice-filled rocks glass with half salt rim and jalapeno coin garnish, shot on wooden surface

Spicy Margarita

Fresh jalapeños are the key to this wildly popular Margarita variation, which is just the right combination of tequila, lime, and heat.

A Collins glass filled with bright yellow punch garnished with a pineapple slice and a sprig of fresh mint.

Reggae Rum Punch

Mojito cocktail

Suffering Bastard cocktail with bamboo straw and mint garnish

Suffering Bastard

Four punch glasses with beaded glass handles sit on a blue surface next to an elegant punch bowl. The bowl and mugs are filled with a golden punch over ice, garnished with lemon and star anise.

Champagne Holiday Punch

CBD Spritz cocktail on a wooden coaster, garnished with a grapefruit slice and straw, served next to a Sprig CBD can

A Collins glass with diamond etchings along its base sits on a wooden table. It’s filled with ice and apple brandies, and a bottle of cider pours in from the side.

Saison Highball

canchanchara cocktail

Tom Yum on a Rock cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with a skewered red chile pepper and a lime wheel

Tom Yum on a Rock

A glass jar shaped like a honey bear sits on a reflective black bar top. It’s filled with a honey-toned drink and garnished with an edible red flower and a sprig of rosemary. A clear plastic straw juts from the mouth of the jar.

Bear With Me, Honey

The Spice Is Right

CBD Gin & Tonic in a highball glass, garnished with a lime wheel and rosemary sprig

CBD Gin & Tonic

red-colored Rosemary Mezcal Negroni cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with a lit rosemary sprig releasing a wisp of smoke

Rosemary Mezcal Negroni

Three rocks glasses rest on a dark marble bar top. Each is filled with ice, a bright red punch, a large slice of grapefruit, pomegranate seeds, and a sprig of rosemary. Next to them is a bottle of Fever-Tree ginger beer.

Ginger Fever Punch

bourbon old fashioned

Bourbon Old Fashioned

long island iced tea cocktail

Long Island Iced Tea

A hammered-copper Moscow Mule mug sits on a white surface. A large sprig of mint drapes over the mouth of the glass, with a lime wedge behind it. The background is minimal, and pale blue.

CBD Moscow Mule

A glass of iced tea sits on a white surface, garnished with blue berries and strawberry pieces cut into stars, as well as a mint leaf. A pitcher of the same is in the background, and a white ramekin to the side holds more of the garnish.

Bourbon Strawberry Iced Tea

hand holding the Benton's Old Fashioned cocktail in a rocks glass with an orange peel garnish

Benton’s Old Fashioned

Negroni cocktail

Bourbon and Root Beer cocktail on yellow surface with red-and-white straw

Bourbon & Root Beer

sparkling watermelon punch cocktail served in a mini watermelon with lime wheels, mint and straws

Sparkling Watermelon Punch

On a sold blue backdrop, a multi-faceted rocks glass holds a single large ice cube, a full orange wheel, and an amber-colored bourbon drink.

Tom Collins cocktail garnished with a lemon wheel and cherry

red-orange summerthyme screwdriver in a pitcher alongside two full Collins glasses, each garnished with a thyme sprig and orange wheel

Summerthyme Screwdriver

A rocks glass that tapers towards the top holds a Margarita. Half its rim is coated with salt and the other side has a lime wheel garnish. The background is solid blue.

Spiced Margarita

A margarita with a large sprig of fresh mint is centered in the photo on a marble slab. It is surrounded by green: limes, jalapeños and avocado.

Spicy Mint Avocado Margarita

A Tiki glass with white markings holds a golden Mai Tai. Crushed ice, mint and a lime wedge pick from above the lip of the glass. The background is wood lines, and the drink rests on a wicker mat.

Latitude 29 Mai Tai

bright-red picon punch cocktail in an Irish Coffee glass over ice, garnished with a lemon peel and served on a round silver tray

Bourbon Rosemary Punch

A double Old Fashioned glass is against a solid sky-blue backdrop. The glass is filled with a few large ice cubes, a juicy orange drink and a thin slice of grapefruit.

Lounge Chair Afternoon

Margarita

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

pimm's cup cocktail with cucumber, mint and strawberry garnishes

Deep red Bloody Caesar cocktail with lime and celery garnishes

Caipirinha cocktail in a rocks glass with limes, served on a bamboo mat

Whiskey Sour cocktail next to fruit, bitters and jigger

bermuda rum swizzle cocktail on blue surface next to green plant

Bermuda Rum Swizzle

Bloody Maria on a striped coaster, garnished with citrus and peppers

Mezcal Mule cocktail

scotch and soda cocktail in a highball glass with ice

Dark n Stormy cocktail

Dark ’n Stormy

oaks lily cocktail garnished with two skewered blackberries, served on a bar cart

Monte Carlo cocktail in a rocks glass over one large ice cube, served on a white napkin

bicicletta cocktail in a double rocks glass with ice and orange slices, served on a wooden coaster

Singapore Sling cocktail

Singapore Sling

White Russian cocktail

sea breeze cooler cocktail with straw and mint garnish

Sea Breeze Cooler

two tumblers of Green Beast punch with cucumbers, sitting in front of a full punch bowl with ice, cucumbers and ladle

spanish gin & tonic cocktail

Spanish Gin & Tonic

New York Sour cocktail in a rocks glass on a sunny countertop

Rum Old Fashioned cocktail with orange peel garnish, served on a yellow backdrop

Rum Old Fashioned

vieux carre cocktail in gold-laced glass with lemon peel garnish

Boston Rum Punch

Boston Rum Punch

Hurricane cocktail on a light blue surface beside fresh fruit and juice carafes

London Lemonade cocktail surrounded by lemons and green leaves

London Lemonade

Kentucky Mule served in a copper mug and topped with a mint sprig garnish, served on a straw mat

Bright green Midori Sour cocktail with a lemon wheel garnish

whiskey mac cocktail on the rocks, served on a wooden bar

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