The Americano: An Easy, Low-ABV Summer Cocktail

Plus! A decadent beer-based variation, and a Suderman riff.

For the last month or so, we’ve mostly been looking at tiki drinks. These cocktails are juicy, sweet, and great for hot summer weather. They are also quite boozy and, in many cases, quite complex to make. They’re always delicious — but sometimes they’re a delicious chore. 

That’s obviously not true of all hot weather cocktails. So this week I wanted to l…