Ready to try your hand at some mixology cocktails at home? Here’s my list of 24+ creative and flavorful cocktails that will make you feel like a true mixologist.
Whether you’re at a fancy lounge or in sweatpants on your couch, sipping on a beautiful cocktail always makes you feel fabulous. So why not have a few mixology cocktail recipes in your back pocket to shake up at the drop of a hat?
With each cocktail, you can expect to find creative new ways to enjoy your drinks, as well as little green tips to reduce your carbon footprint. Because who doesn’t love saving the planet one sip at a time?
Whether you are looking for something fun to serve up at your next party or just in the mood for a unique drink during happy hour, this list of Mixology Cocktails to try at home is the ultimate guide to mixing up delicious cocktails that will make you say “ahhh” with every sip.
Mixology Cocktails To Try At Home
Whiskey Cocktails
Whiskey is a dark distilled alcohol made from grains. There is a wide variety of whiskeys, but most generally have hints of caramel and oak, making it a bold-flavored favorite in cocktails.
1. Old-Fashioned Cocktail
New Old-Fashioned Cocktail with Bourbon
The New Fashioned is a satisfying and delicious twist on the classic Old-Fashioned. This cocktail is deliciously made using bourbon, honey, and vanilla
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2. Bourbon Smash
Fresh and Minty Bourbon Smash
Combine citrus, sweetness, and fresh herbs to lighten up your bourbon and create the perfect summer cocktail in this awesome Fresh and Minty Bourbon Smash.
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3. Special Whiskey Blues Cocktail
Special Whiskey Blues Cocktail
This Whiskey Blues Cocktail balances the subtle caramel flavor in your whiskey with the sweet and acidic taste of blueberry, all tied together with the aromatic finish of bitters.
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4. Mint Julep
Maker’s Mark Mint Julep
This Maker’s Mark Mint Julep really highlights the naturally delicious bourbon by balancing it with fresh mint and just a touch of sugar.
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5. Aperol Old Fashioned
Quick & Easy Aperol Old Fashioned
This Aperol Old Fashioned uses an Italian bitters Aperitif to bring vibrancy to a well-balanced, subtly sweet, bourbon-forward drink.
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6. Aperol Bourbon Cocktail
Tropical Aperol Bourbon Cocktail
This Aperol Bourbon Cocktail relies on tropical flavors and colors to bring you a super refreshing and fruity drink that tastes like a vacation in a glass.
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Rum Cocktails
Rum is an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar. It’s on the sweeter side and is a great anchor in many cocktail recipe.
7. Ginger Beer Mojito
Fiery Ginger Beer and White Rum Mojito
This ginger beer mojito is a refreshing yet fiery cocktail, featuring just a few ingredients like ginger beer, mint, white rum, and lime. Simple yet delicious!
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8. Coconut Daiquiri with Grapefruit Juice
Coconut Daiquiri with Grapefruit Juice
This Coconut Daiquiri merges the subtly sweet and tropical flavor of coconut with tangy and fresh citrus for a super refreshing sip.
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9. Kiwi Mojito
Refreshing Muddled Kiwi Mojito
Take your classic Mojito up a notch by adding fresh kiwi! This refreshing Kiwi Mojito is the perfect balance of mint, lime, and kiwi.
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10. Rum Punch
Quick Pineapple & Orange Bacardi Rum Punch
This Bacardi Rum Punch highlights two types of Bacardi Rum with tropical juices and citrus to make the best boozy party drink!
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11. Love Potion Cocktail
Rum & Aperol Love Potion Cocktail
Ready to bring the romance for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or date night? This dreamy, delicious, Love Potion Cocktail is all you need to set the tone.
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12. Matcha Mojito
Refreshing Matcha Mojito
This Matcha Mojito is a beautifully balanced fizzy white rum cocktail with fresh citrus and lime and an earthy taste and caffeinated kick from matcha powder!
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13. Classic Spicy Mojito with Jalapeño
Classic Spicy Mojito with Jalapeño
This Spicy Mojito uses a combination of jalapeño, mint, and lime to bring you a flavorful and refreshing rum drink that is worth cheers-ing to!
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14. Tropical Strawberry Pineapple Mojito
Tropical Strawberry Pineapple Mojito
This Strawberry Pineapple Mojito brings fruity, tropical flavors to your classic minty mojito for the ultimate fruit-forward cocktail.
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Vodka Cocktails
Vodka is a clear distilled alcohol often made from wheat or potatoes. It has a very clean taste.
15. Limoncello Cocktail
Refreshing But Strong Limoncello Cocktail
This Refreshing But Strong Limoncello Cocktail is sweet but strong, citrusy and fresh, and dangerously easy to drink.
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16. Matcha Vodka Cocktail
The Green Irish – A Matcha Vodka Cocktail
This Matcha Vodka Cocktail, The Green Irish, is a fresh new take on a classic White Russian, with matcha instead of coffee!
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17. Vodka Sour
3 Ingredient Vodka Sour with Fresh Lemon
This 3-Ingredient Vodka Sour relies on three simple, but powerful ingredients to bring you a super fresh cocktail to kick back with.
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18. Vodka Margarita
Sparkling Vodka Margarita
If you love the idea of a margarita but are not a tequila fan, this refreshing and simple Sparkling Vodka Margarita is for you!
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19. White Chocolate Martini
Decadent White Chocolate Martini
This White Chocolate Martini is creamy, smooth, sweet, and boozy. The absolute best decadent dessert cocktail!
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Gin Cocktails
Gin is a distilled alcohol that is derived from Juniper berries. It has a very floral, aromatic taste with subtle hints of pine.
20. Red Rosemary Foghorn
Refreshing Red Rosemary Foghorn
Switch it up from your everyday gin and tonic and try something new with this light, fresh, vibrant, and summery Red Rosemary Foghorn.
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21. Gin Smash
Citrus and Basil Gin Smash Cocktail
This super refreshing Citrus and Basil Gin Smash is the perfect happy hour cocktail to kick back and cool off with on a hot summer day.
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22. Cherry Martini
Cherry Martini: Queen of Hearts
This Cherry Martini, also known as The Queen of Hearts, uses fresh cherries and a dash of sugar to enhance your classic gin martini.
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23. Gin Mojito
Crisp and Refreshing Gin Mojito
This Gin Mojito has all the refreshing citrus, mint, and sparkling finish of a classic Mojito, plus the addition of pine from the gin.
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24. Aperol Gin Cocktail
Aperol Gin Cocktail with Ginger Beer
This Aperol Gin Cocktail is crisp, refreshing, and beautifully balanced. The bitterness from the Aperol complements the sweet ginger beer and citrusy lime so well.
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25. Blueberry Gin Fizz
Quick & Easy Blueberry Gin Fizz Cocktail
This Blueberry Gin Fizz is the perfectly refreshing summery twist on a classic, with bright blueberries and fresh mint.
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26. Aperol Negroni
Easy Gin Aperol Negroni
This Aperol Negroni is easy to whip up, balanced and bold in flavor, and gorgeous in color—the cocktail trifecta!
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Tequila Cocktails
Tequila is made from the blue agave plant, giving it a very distinct flavor.
27. Aperol Margarita
Vibrant Aperol Margarita
This fresh new take on a classic margarita uses fresh lime and an Italian bitters apértif to give you a crisp, vibrant, Aperol Margarita.
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28. Passion Fruit Margarita
Refreshing Passion Fruit Margarita
This Passion Fruit Margarita is simple, fresh, and fun—the perfect twist on a classic cocktail to mix up for any occasion.
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29. Watermelon Basil Margarita
Watermelon Basil Margarita
This Watermelon Basil Margarita is refreshing and slightly sweet, with fresh basil and citrus to make it taste like summer in a glass!
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Enjoy this list of 24+ Mixology Cocktails to Try at Home! And if you can’t decide where to start, here is one of my all-time favorites (okay maybe I say that about a lot of cocktails, but this one holds a special place in my heart!), the Ginger Beer Mojito:
Mixology Cocktails To Try At Home, including Fiery Ginger Beer and White Rum Mojito
PRINT PIN RATE24+ mixology cocktails to try at home, including this perfectly balanced Fiery Ginger Beer and White Rum Mojito that combines all the refreshing citrus and cooling mint of a mojito with the flavor punch of spiced and aromatic ginger beer.
Equipment
- Cocktail Muddler (optional)
Ingredients
- ½ ounce lime juice (½ oz lime juice usually = juice from ½ a lime)
- 5 fresh mint leaves (+ more for garnish)
- ½ cup ice
- 3 ounces white rum
- 6.8 ounces ginger beer (6.8 oz usually = 1 can)
Instructions
- Cut your lime in half, squeezing the juice from one half into a highball glass, and setting aside the other half for garnish.
- Add about 5 mint leaves into the glass and muddle for about 30 seconds to release the flavor of the mint.
- Add ice, rum, and ginger beer and stir.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and more mint and serve ice cold!
Pro Tips
- It’s best not to use a shaker for this cocktail. You won’t want to lose the crisp carbonation of the gingerbeer.
- I like to really taste the rum, so I add two full jiggers worth of it to each drink, but if you want the rum to be less prevalent, start with one. You can always add more!
- 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons
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2 thoughts on “24+ Mixology Cocktails To Try At Home”
The ginger beer mojito is the best mojito ever! I am always craving it.
Right!? Thank you Chelsea!!