Drinking fancy cocktails always puts us in the mood to have a good time, like crafting edible garnishes and floral beverages. But sometimes we don't feel like having to mix up an elaborate drink even if it's supposedly healthier than our usual tipple just to quench our cocktail craving.
Luckily, mixology doesn't have to be complicated. These 34 deliciously simple cocktail recipes take the hard work out of bartending, so you can spend more time enjoying the fruits of your labor.
Sparkling Campari Orange Cocktail Slightly bitter, slightly sweet, and full of fizzies, this drink is refreshingly simple to make. With five ingredients and 10 minutes, you can churn out this baby for Friday's virtual HH. These two-ingredient shots taste just like a celebration. Honey lovers, take note — you'll want to memorize this simple cocktail. We can't wait to sip this Garden Gnome in the garden because, well, where else would we drink it?
Shake and strain into Collins glass over ice—top with soda, black pepper on top and cucumber wheel garnish. Grapefruit vodka and seltzer water put a healthier twist on the salty dog, usually made with grapefruit juice and plain vodka.
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Sign Up. Food Cocktails. Whiskey Sour Punch Mix up this sweet and sour whiskey punch for your social distancing party crew. Single Serve Ingredients: 1.
Easy Pomegranate Margaritas With five ingredients and 10 minutes, you can churn out this baby for Friday's virtual HH. This drink is very much a blend of the flavors of peach, orange and lemon-lime.
It is definitely a little bit on the sweeter side, with the fruity orange flavor from the blue curacao. But the Sprite adds a nice lemon-lime tartness to it. And the soda bubbles give it a lighter feel that makes it refreshing. The ice keeps it chilled while the bubbles give it some zing. Why would you want to learn to make this drink?
This is a great drink for casual get-togethers with old friends. For occasional or light drinkers, it can sneak up on them. That makes this cocktail more of a long, thirst-quenching treat than a drink designed to knock you off your feet. That is, compared to other drink recipes. This is also a great drink for a very hot day. This drink is perfect for barbecues because it has a light feel that seems to cut through greasy and heavy foods.
La Croix in lemon, lime or both also works very nicely. It goes well with lots of foods because the flavor is mainly citrus and peach. That makes it easy to enjoy with almost anything, even heavy and greasy dishes.
You can also enjoy this one alongside slow cooker barbecued ribs. The flavor is perfect, and the drink is light enough to balance the heavier food. Cloyingly sweet margarita mixes have given this drink a bad name. A well-made version is a fresh mix of lime juice and tequila, with a hint of sweetener:. Since this recipe includes fresh juice, it should be shaken. Serve over ice in a glass with a salted rim.
The cosmo became almost ubiquitous in the '90s thanks to the TV show Sex and the City , but this spin on the martini remains just as tasty today as when Carrie Bradshaw made it famous. Build all ingredients in a shaker tine with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with lime wheel or zest. Popular for good reason, the Moscow Mule is one of the most refreshing things to sip on a hot summer day. Its suggested vessel, a copper mug, also just looks sharp. Squeeze lime juice into a Moscow Mule mug.
Add two or three ice cubes, pour in the vodka, and fill with cold ginger beer. Stir and serve. More: Essential Vodka Cocktails. James Bond was wrong—whether you drink it with gin or vodka, stirred is the way to go when ordering a martini. Stir ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel into the glass or garnish with olive.
Originating in Cuba, this refreshing rum-based sip is filled with mint and lime—a perfect combination for sipping by the pool or beach. If you're craving a little literary cred, the mojito was also said to be a favorite of author Ernest Hemingway. Muddle mint into a shaker tin, then add ice and all other ingredients.
Shake to chill and strain into a highball glass with ice. Top with club soda if desired and garnish with mint. More: Delicious Rum Cocktail Recipes. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake bartenders use this "dry shake" to incorporate the egg white. Add ice and shake again. Strain over ice in a rocks glass. Created during World War I, the name of this drink was supposedly inspired by the fact that taking a sip of it feels like getting shelled with a French 75mm field gun, a powerful piece of artillery.
Shake gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice with ice. Strain into a champagne glass. Top with champagne.
Strain into chilled martini glass or cocktail coupe. Low on alcohol and high on refreshment, the spritz has been a crowd-pleasing favorite aperitivo for more than two centuries. Though it can be made with any amaro or liqueur as a base, by far the best known version is the classic Aperol Spritz :. Mix all ingredients in a wine glass with ice and gently stir.
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