Top 50 Simple Mixed Drinks

Top 50 Simple Mixed Drinks – This fabulous lineup features our favorite gin, vodka, rum, tequila, whiskey, and bourbon cocktails that are easy to make and perfect to serve for nearly any occasion!

Why We Love Simple and Easy Mixed Drinks

Whether you are enjoying a quiet night by the fire or hosting a rowdy summer pool party, any occasion becomes a bit more festive when cocktails are involved!

But, thankfully, celebration-worthy drinks do not need complicated recipes.

In fact, with just a few key ingredients and a couple of glasses, you can mix up any number of delicious drinks in a snap! So, without further ado, here are our 50 Favorite Cocktail Recipes that are easy to make with gin, vodka, rum, tequila, whiskey, or bourbon.

Best Easy Gin Mixed Drinks

Light and floral, cocktails made with sweet or dry gin are always a refreshingly good idea! These drinks are terrific for fancy occasions and to sip on during the spring and hot summer months.

1. The Best Gin and Tonic
2. Watermelon Basil Gin Cocktail
3. Lavender Lemon Meyer Tom Collins
4. White Negroni

5. Late Summer Negroni
6. Watermelon Shrub Collins
7. Best French 75
8. Grapefruit Sparkler
9. Hibiscus Ginger Tea and Martini – also can be made with vodka!
10. Sloe Gin Fizz

Best Easy Mixed Cocktails with Vodka

If you are looking for a crowd-pleasing cocktail, these classic alcoholic beverages with smooth vodka are sure to be a hit!

11. Salty Dog Cocktail
12. Perfect Cosmopolitan
13. Asian Bloody Mary
14. Lieutenant Dan’s Bloody Mary Mix

15. Sweet Tea Old Fashioned Cocktail
16. Peppermint Martini (Peppermintini)
17. Stormy Donkey Punch – also includes rum!
18. Transfusion Drink

Best Easy Rum Mixed Beverages

Ready to party? You certainly will be once you mix up any of these flavorful and festive rum cocktails! (And don’t forget the adorable little mini umbrellas, of course!)

19. Drunken Monkey Cocktails
20. Watermelon Rum Punch
21. Killer Bee Cocktails
22. Raspberry Mojito
23. Perfect Mojito

24. Bonita Apple (Apple Butter Rum Cocktails)
25. Bahamian Blaster Party Punch
26. Large-Batch Goombay Smash Caribbean Cocktails
27. POG Punch Hawaiian Cocktail
28. Holiday Champagne Punch
29. Haleakala Holiday Cocktail
30. Mai Tai Cocktails – also made with tequila!

Tequila Cocktails

When you hear “tequila” is in a drink, you just know you are in for a big time! With a distinct (possibly notorious?) sharp earthy taste, this stout alcohol is perfect to combine with both light and bold fruity flavors.

31. Smoke and Mirrors Classic Cocktail
32. Salty Miami
33. Texas Ranch Water Cocktail

34. Best Margarita Recipe
35. Spicy Pineapple Habanero Margaritas
36. Pink Grapefruit Margarita
37. Bangkok Margarita
38. Cranberry Pomegranate Margarita

Best Easy Mixed Drinks with Whiskey and Bourbon

These adult beverages with whiskey or bourbon are easy to make, but feel so sophisticated when served in a stylish glass – neat or on the rocks! Savor by the sip as you enjoy the balance of sharp and smooth flavors.

39. Plum Ginger Whiskey Sour
40. Perfect Manhattan Cocktail
41. Sherry Cherry Cobbler Cocktail
42. The Champ Bourbon Cocktail
43. Best Vegas Bomb
44. Sazerac Cocktail

45. Rosemary Old Fashioned
46. Burnt Honey Bourbon Sour
47. Mint Julep
48. Apple Ginger Buck Easy Cocktail Recipe
49. Indian Summer Cocktail
50. Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey

Simple Bar Staples

Need help setting up your bar? Here is a list of basic equipment items and ingredients that will help you imbibe in style in a hurry!

Bar Equipment

• Cocktail shaker
• Muddler
• Cocktail strainer
• Double-sided jigger
• Bar spoon
• Highball glasses
• Lowball glasses
• Martini glasses
• Copper mugs

Basic Bar Liquors

For mixed drinks, it’s best to buy mid-range alcohol. Look for brands with great flavor, but not too expensive.

• Vodka
• Gin
• White rum
• Spiced rum
• Tequila
• Rye whiskey
• Bourbon

Additional Mixing Liquors

• Orange liqueur
• Campari or Aperol
• Sweet Vermouth
• Flavored vodka or rum (like lemon vodka or coconut rum)

Additional Bar Ingredients for Mixed Drinks

• Simple syrup
• Grenadine
• Ginger beer
• Club soda
• Tonic water
• Fresh lime juice
• Lemon juice
• Orange juice
• Pineapple juice
• Grapefruit juice
• Cranberry Juice
• Tomato juice
• Angostura bitters
• Mint leaves
• Hot sauce
• Horseradish
• Worcestershire sauce
• Maraschino cherries
• Fresh mint
• Fresh citrus for a lemon wedge or lime wheel
• Salt and black pepper
• Sugar

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