For a simple spring cocktail, buy some sparkling wine to mix with berries or passionfruit.

The mint julep is the quintessential springtime cocktail. To make it, you'll need Bourbon, sugar, ice, and fresh mint. Here's a general cocktail tip: Mint is a great drink ingredient to have on hand as it's an especially nice addition to fruit-based drinks.

There's something about its herbaceous freshness that makes sweet vermouth a springtime favorite. To truly revel in the season, make a pre-dinner Negroni and serve it in the garden.

Key limes start coming into season around March in certain areas. You can either use them with rum and vodka for a key lime pie cocktail, or just appreciate them in spirit, with a gimlet: gin or vodka with a generous splash of bottled lime syrup, garnished with a wedge of lime.

Lemongrass works extremely well with floral- or spicy- toned drinks. Try making a simple syrup and then infuse it with lemongrass and ginger for the perfect counterpart to ice-cold vanilla vodka.