You don’t need to be a pro bartender to impress your guests. Not all drinks require expertise and years of experience. Some cocktails might have fancy names but they all have really simple recipes. Here are some of our handpicked recipes, which you can proudly make at home with easily available ingredients.
1. Arizona Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp powdered sugar
- 2 oz fresh lemon juice
- 2 oz tequila
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients in a glass full of ice and shake until the sugar dissolves. Now, garnish it with lemon if required.
2. Assisted Suicide
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Grain Alcohol (examples: Alcohol-95, Everclear, Golden Grain) or Light White Rum
- 1 oz Jagermeister
- Cola
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients in a glass full of ice and cola and shake until the sugar dissolves. Stir the drink and its ready to be served.
3. B-52 Cocktail Shot
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Coffee Liqueur (like Kahlua)
- 1 oz Irish Cream (Like Baileys)
- 1 oz Orange Liqueur (like Grand Marnier)
Preparation:
1. Pour the Kahlua into a shot glass or glass. Pour the Irish cream over the back of a spoon slowly.
Gradually drizzle the Grand Marnier over the spoon's back, letting it settle and form a coating. The Grand Marnier layer is more noticeable due to the shot glass's lower size. Before sipping, if you're drinking as a cocktail, you should stir. Have fun!
4. Banana Boat
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Coconut Rum (Eg. Malibu)
- 1 oz Banana Liqueur (Eg. Creme de Banana)
- 2 oz Pineapple Juice
Preparation:
Fill a mixing glass and with lots of ice and shake the glass. Now, strain the liquid into a chilled glass.
5. Bat Bite
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Bacardi Rum
- 1/4 oz Cranberry juice
- Lemon wedge
Preparation:
First, fill a serving glass full of ice and add the rum and cranberry juice. Mix the liquid and garnish with lime if required.
6. Beer Buster
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz chilled Vodka
- 1 can Beer
- 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients in a chilled beer glass and top it up with beer.
7. Cape Codder
Ingredients :
- 2 oz Vodka
- Cranberry juice
- Lime Wedge
Preparation:
Fill a serving glass with ice and add all the ingredients together.
8. Catfish
Ingredients:
- 1 part Peach Liqueur
- 3 part Bourbon
Preparation:
Fill a serving glass with ice. Add all the ingredients and shake. Garnish with lime if required.
9. Chelada
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Lime juice
- A pinch of Salt
- 12 oz Beer
Preparation:
Fill a glass with ice and top it with beer. Add lemon and a pinch of salt. Stir the drink.
10. Colorado Bulldog
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
- 1 oz LightCream/Milk
- 1 oz Cola
Preparation:
Pour vodka and coffee liqueur into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Mix in the cream and then add Cola. Stir & Enjoy!
11. Mango Peach Sangria
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup Grand Marnier
- 1 bottle Viognier
- 1 mango, chopped
- 2 peaches, thin wedges
- 1/4 cup mint
Preparation:
Cook the sugar and water in a saucepan. Until the sugar dissolves, transfer it to a pitcher and refrigerate it until its cold. Now, stir in the Grand Marnier, Viognier, mango, peaches and mint. Serve it over some ice.
12. White Sangria
Ingredients:
- 2 apples, cored and coarsely diced
- 2 pears, cored and coarsely diced
- 2 juice oranges, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 cup gin
- 1/2 cup triple sec
- 3 bottles (500 ml each) or 2 bottles (750 ml each) dry white wine
Preparation:
Cover and refrigerate all the fruits in a bowl dipped in some Gin and Triple sec overnight. Now, transfer this mix into a bigger pitcher and add some white wine. Stir. Later, divide the liquid and the fruit into the wine glasses. Serve it over some ice.
If you enjoy the art of cocktail-making then you should definitely try these easy drinks and let us know how you did and which one was your favourite in the comments below ⬇️