Best Cocktails for Beginners
Starting your home bar doesn't need to be expensive or complicated. These five cocktails use a handful of affordable bottles and taste great every time.
Aperol Spritz
Three ingredients, zero technique: Aperol, Prosecco, and a splash of soda over ice in a wine glass. It's Italy's most popular aperitif for good reason — it's virtually impossible to get wrong.
Mojito
White rum, lime juice, sugar, fresh mint, and soda. Muddle the mint gently (bruise it, don't shred it), add rum and lime, top with soda. Refreshing and crowd-pleasing.
Whisky Sour
Bourbon, lemon juice, and a little sugar. Shake hard, strain into a glass. Add an egg white before shaking if you want a silky foam on top.
Negroni
Equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth stirred with ice. Garnish with an orange peel. Bitter, beautiful, and almost impossible to make badly.
Moscow Mule
Vodka, fresh lime, and ginger beer over ice in a copper mug. Squeeze in half a lime, add 50ml vodka, fill with ginger beer. Done.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the easiest cocktail to make at home?
- The Aperol Spritz is widely considered the easiest — three poured ingredients, no shaking, no muddling. The Mojito and Moscow Mule are close seconds.
- What spirits should a beginner buy first?
- A bottle of vodka, gin, and rum covers most beginner cocktail recipes. Add Aperol and Campari for Italian-style drinks. Bourbon rounds out the selection for whisky cocktails.
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