Ready to impress your friends or enjoy a relaxing evening? Let’s shake things up with five simple cocktails you can make at home. Grab your shaker, ice, and favorite glasses, and let’s get started!

Classic Margarita

What you’ll need:

• 2 oz tequila
• 1 oz lime juice
• 1 oz triple sec
• Salt for rimming

Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and dip it in salt. In a shaker, combine tequila, lime juice, and triple sec with ice. Shake well and strain into your prepared glass. Cheers to a tangy treat!

Refreshing Mojito

What you’ll need:

• 2 oz white rum
• 1 oz lime juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• 6-8 mint leaves
• Soda water

Muddle mint leaves and sugar in a glass. Add lime juice, rum, and ice. Top it off with soda water and give it a gentle stir. Garnish with a mint sprig for that extra flair.

Whiskey Sour

What you’ll need:

• 2 oz whiskey
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Ice

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until chilled. Strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a cherry or an orange slice.

Cosmopolitan

What you’ll need:

• 1.5 oz vodka
• 1 oz cranberry juice
• 0.5 oz triple sec
• 0.5 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or a twist of orange peel.

Piña Colada

What you’ll need:

• 2 oz white rum
• 2 oz coconut cream
• 4 oz pineapple juice
• Ice

Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with a pineapple wedge or cherry.

Which one will you try first? Let us know your favorite twist or how you customized these classics!

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