There are cocktails that are easy to make, and then there are seriously easy cocktails. You know, the kind that require just 2 or 3 ingredients? Here at A Couple Cooks, we’re cocktail experts and certified mixologists with 300+ cocktails in our library. Some of them have fancy ingredients and techniques, but here’s a secret. There are lots of classic cocktails that are ultra simple and barely require thinking at all! Here’s our list of the top easy mixed drinks to make! After making hundreds of cocktail recipes, here’s the criteria for what makes an easy cocktail:
2 to 3 ingredients: Two ingredient cocktails are ideal, three ingredients tops. No weird ingredients: Gotta stick to the basics. (No absinthe or chartreuse allowed.) Ideal if it’s mixed in the glass. Then you don’t have to dirty a cocktail shaker! Most of the cocktails below are mixed in the glass, though a few use a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. Must be able to make it in under 5 minutes. All of these are quick and simple: we promise!
And now, thetop easy mixed drinks to try!
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Outside of these rum cocktails, there are so many great cocktail recipes! Here are some of our best cocktail collections: Ingredients: Vodka, lime juice, ginger beer Variations: Try the Mexican Mule, Kentucky Mule, Mezcal Mule, or Irish Mule Ingredients: Gin, tonic water Ingredients: Whiskey, soda water or ginger ale Ingredients: white or aged rum, lime, cola Ingredients: Vodka and cranberry juice Ingredients: Gin, dry vermouth Ingredients: Bourbon, sugar, bitter Ingredients: White rum, lime, simple syrup Ingredients: Cognac, amaretto Ingredients: Rye whiskey, vermouth, bitters Ingredients: Gin, lime, simple syrup Ingredients: Vodka, soda water, lime Ingredients: Vodka, Kahlua Ingredients: Dark rum, ginger beer, lime wedge Ingredients: Campari, sweet vermouth, champagne or Prosecco 5 from 1 review
Rum Cocktails All the best rum drinks, starting with the daiquiri. Mint Cocktails Great drinks with this fresh herb, from the Mojito to the Southside. Italian Cocktails Italy has gifted the world some of the greatest cocktails! Cognac Cocktails Here’s what to do with this high-end French brandy. Grand Marnier Cocktails This orange liqueur makes a killer fancy margarita or bubbly cocktail. Vodka Cocktails Try the greats like the Gimlet and Mule. Ginger Beer Cocktails Pick from Moscow mule spins, the Pimm’s Cup, and more. Orange Juice Cocktails OJ is a great mixer…and it’s not just for mimosas.
