10 easy cocktails you can make at home

We love cocktails, and you're probably here because you do too! We've put together some 10 of our favorite cocktails that you can make at home. 

Here are 10 easy cocktails that you can whip up at home with just a few simple ingredients:

1. Classic Margarita:

   • Ingredients: Tequila, Triple Sec (or Cointreau), Lime Juice, Salt (for rimming)
   • Method: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a glass with a salt-rimmed edge, and garnish with a lime wedge.

2. Mojito:

   • Ingredients: White Rum, Fresh Mint Leaves, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Soda Water
   • Method: Muddle mint leaves and lime juice in a glass, add rum and simple syrup, fill with ice, top with soda water, and stir.

3. Gin and Tonic:

   • Ingredients: Gin, Tonic Water, Lime Wedge
   • Method: Fill a glass with ice, pour in gin, top with tonic water, and garnish with a lime wedge.

4. Moscow Mule:

   • Ingredients: Vodka, Ginger Beer, Lime Juice
   • Method: Fill a copper mug with ice, add vodka and lime juice, top with ginger beer, and stir gently.

5. Old Fashioned:

   • Ingredients: Bourbon or Rye Whiskey, Sugar Cube, Angostura Bitters, Orange Twist
   • Method: Muddle sugar cube and bitters in a glass, add whiskey and ice, stir gently, and garnish with an orange twist.

6. Whiskey Sour:

   • Ingredients: Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
   • Method: Shake whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice, strain into a glass filled with ice, and garnish with a cherry.

7. Cosmopolitan:

   • Ingredients: Vodka, Triple Sec, Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice
   • Method: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with a lime twist.

8. Paloma:

   • Ingredients: Tequila, Grapefruit Soda (or Grapefruit Juice and Soda Water), Lime Juice, Salt (for rimming)
   • Method: Rim a glass with salt, fill with ice, add tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda, stir gently, and garnish with a lime wedge.

9. Aperol Spritz:

   • Ingredients: Aperol, Prosecco, Soda Water, Orange Slice
   • Method: Fill a wine glass with ice, add Aperol and Prosecco, top with soda water, stir gently, and garnish with an orange slice.

10. Pina Colada:

• Ingredients: White Rum, Coconut Cream, Pineapple Juice
• Method: Blend rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice with ice until smooth, pour into a glass, and garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

These cocktails are not only easy to make but also perfect for enjoying at home, whether you're entertaining guests or simply treating yourself to a refreshing drink. Cheers!

Here at giraffe cocktails, we like to make life easy, so we hope you enjoyed having a go at it yourselves. If you'd rather us just make them for you, check out our ready to drink pre-mixed cocktails!