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  1. Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz
    Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz

    The McCarren Spritzer at the Elm

    Hipster-bogged Billyburg isn’t exactly the beachy oasis of our summer dreams, but a poolside quaff crammed with tropical umbrellas and colorful straws brings a much-welcome wink of East Hampton to the East River. The Chelsea Hotels resto pours a seasonal swirl of St. Germain, grapefruit and the hotel’s private-label rosé from North Fork’s Mattebella Vineyards. 160 North 12th St between Bedford Ave and Berry St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-218-1088, theelmnyc.com). Glass $14, pitcher $70.

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  2. Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz
    Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz

    Magnolia at Dover

    Matthew Walters bases this lively, pretty-in-pink punch—named after the flowering trees, not the Tom Cruise flick—on his favorite sparkling wine: the much-maligned Lambrusco Rosato, a frothy, frizzante Italian varietal. The fruit-forward glug gets added potency from El Dorado white rum and a slight black-licorice bite from anisette. Spritzed with lime, garnished with mint and finished with a julep’s mound of pebble ice, the result is a bright, cool capper to steamy city nights. 412 Court St between 1st and 2nd Pls, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (347-987-3545, doverbrooklyn.com). $13.

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  3. Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz
    Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz

    Arbor Blush at the Peacock

    The grape harvest comes early this year with this Lillet rosé–riddled quaff, jazzed up with green grapes and pisco, South America’s prized grape brandy. Shaken and strained into a champagne flute, the elegant, vineyard-themed refresher comes topped with a dry-brut-rosé floater because, hell, it’s summer—we can double down if we want to. 24 E 39th St between Madison and Park Aves (646-837-6776, thepeacocknyc.com). $15.

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  4. Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz
    Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz

    2 in the Bush at the Gander

    Your oyster slurping just got turned up to eleven—Michael Flannery stirs a summery bivalve companion at Jesse Schenker’s Recette follow-up. Chilled, citrusy Lillet rosé gets infused with chamomile and fired up with a kick of Del Maguey mezcal, soothed with dry Manzanilla sherry and cheery peach bitters. Sleek in a classic Nick & Nora glass, this beaut will tempt you to enjoy it until those brisk “R” months roll around again—and even after that. 15 W 18th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-229-9500, thegandernyc.com). $14.

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    Master Cutler at the Heath

    Mixing the funk of rhum agricole with earthy amaro should make for one intensely flavored hooch, but beverage director Eric Holloway lightens things up with pinot noir rosé, white aperitif and a citrus twist in this tart, crisp cup. “Think flowers,” Holloway says. “But in a lush tropical garden.” McKittrick Hotel, 542 W 27th St between Tenth and Eleventh Aves (212-564-1662, mckittrickhotel.com/theheath). $16.

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  6. Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz
    Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz

    Endless Spring at the Nitecap

    Inspired by cocktail maven Natasha David’s affinity for low-ABV boozing, this strawberry spritzer is a sweet reprieve from the season’s sticky, sizzling high temps. Straddling the line between spring and summer, the easy-drinking swig mingles Lillet rosé with muddled berries, herbal Ramazzotti amaro and a splash of lemon juice. You can drink it all day—as you should. 120 Rivington St between Essex and Suffolk Sts (212-466-3361, nitecapnyc.com). $12.

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  7. Vice Versa at Dear Irving

    Named after Dorothy Parker’s saucy play on words (“Tell him I was too fucking busy—or vice versa”), this not-so-standard Salty Dog shakes up NY Distilling Co.’s Dorothy Parker gin with fresh grapefruit, Pamplemousse red-grapefruit liqueur and an herbal hit of Luxardo bitters. Crowned with Raventós rosé cava, the vivacious, ruby-colored concoction lives up to Parker’s pun: a little tart, a little sweet and all in good fun. 55 Irving Pl between 17th and 18th Sts (no phone yet, dearirving.com). $15.

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  8. Photograph: Courtesy Morgan's Hotel Group
    Photograph: Courtesy Morgan's Hotel Group

    Vagabondo at Sonny’s Soda Shoppe

    Alas, tanned-and-toned cabana boys are nowhere in sight at this Italian Riviera-inspired aerie, but you can toast la bella vita with this effervescent potable, built with Italian rosé and a fruity one-two punch of mango juice and maraschino-cherry liqueur. Honey-sweet rooibos tea lends richness, while a seltzer blast of Pellegrino adds snappy sparkle. 150 Lafayette St between Grand and Howard Sts (212-389-0000, sonnyssoho.com). $16.

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The new way to rosé: eight summer cocktails in NYC

Quench your thirst with the season’s chicest drink trend—rosé wine–spiked summer cocktails, poured at restaurants and bars all over NYC

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RECOMMENDED: Best summer drinks in NYC

Ah, rosé—the refreshing, Provence-born summer wine is as much a seasonal staple as seersucker suits, rickety rides on the Coney Island Cyclone and Pharrell-crooned dance hits. Once relegated to ladies who lunch and snubbed by wine snobs, the warm-weather blush has become the mixer of the moment for summer cocktails, favored by tumbler-shaking bartenders for its versatility, complexity (a midpoint between tannic red and buttery white) and, of course, that gorgeous signature tint.

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