We’re here to let you in on a little secret: great cocktails don’t have to be complicated. If you’re hosting a party and prefer to spend less time juggling bespoke ingredients and more time making memories with friends, then you’ll love these quick and easy cocktail recipes.
They’re so simple that you’ll have them memorized after just a few house parties. So without further ado, here are the simple, yet delicious basic cocktails recipes that every good hostess should know.
Cloud 9 Tequila Sunrise
This cocktail has 3--yes, only 3-- simple ingredients. A tequila sunrise is a simple yet delicious cocktail that can wake up a party in an instant.
2 oz tequila
4 oz orange juice
½ oz grenadine
Shake, shake, shake
Garish with an orange slice, cherry, or both!
Grain of Salt Margarita
Summer’s favorite cocktail has only four simple ingredients. Grab a straw, a beach umbrella and fire up your next fiesta.
2 oz blanco tequila
1 oz fresh lime juice
½ oz triple sec
⅓ agave syrup
Shakkkkkke it
Salt or sugar? Either way, don’t forget to add a lime wedge
City Dweller Cosmo
Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe is so sweet and simple, you’ll wonder how you never learned it sooner. City dwellers and country folk alike can agree that this no-fail cocktail is as delicious as it is sophisticated.
1 ½ oz citrus vodka
1 oz triple sec
½ fresh lime juice
1 dash cranberry juice
Shake what your liquor cabinet gave ya’
Garnish with a lime wedge. Voilá!
All Night Long Long Island
This cocktail may have the longest ingredient list, but don’t let that stop you from having a good time. It's the kind of spirit that keeps the party going all night long.
1 oz triple sec
½ oz light rum
½ oz gin
½ oz vodka
½ oz tequila
1 oz sour mix
7 oz cola
Shake it all night long! (Just kidding, shake it for a few seconds)
All Fun No Fuss Kamikaze
You’re three ingredients away from a delicious drink! This 3-step cocktail recipe is a classic, crowd -leaser that is more fun and less fuss that your averaged mix drink.
1 ½ oz vodka
1 oz lime juice
1 oz triple sec
Time to shake it!
Add a lime wedge for good luck
Seeing You Clearly Martini
Vodka and Vermouth, that’s all you need to know here. Two simple ingredients are clearly the recipe for a good time.
1 ½ oz vodka
½ oz dry vermouth
Shake it up!
With a twist? Or perhaps olives are your snack of choice?
Mint Condition Mojito
Two teaspoons of sugar helps this cocktail go down. Four simple and delicious ingredients will have your guests feelin’ fresh.
2 oz light rum
2 teaspoons of sugar
6-8 fresh mint leaves
Splash of club soda
Now what? You guessed it! Shake it
Garnish with mint and a lime wedge
So there you have it, folks. Seven easy cocktail recipes that you can learn quicker than you can say “bottoms up!” Want to make it even easier to remember these recipes? Pick up our recipe cocktail shaker here.