Making drinks at home can be intimidating. First of all, booze isn’t cheap, so stocking a home bar takes time and money. Then, there’s the fact that most drinks call for more than just one type of alcohol.
For these reasons, plenty of people settle for beer and wine when it comes to making drinks at home. If you want to mix things up a little bit, try one of these two-ingredient cocktails that taste fancy but couldn’t be simpler.
Black Russian
Need a little boost? A Black Russian will do the trick and requires only vodka and coffee liqueur.
Aperol Spritz
An Aperol spritz is sweet and refreshing. Bonus points for the gorgeous orange color.
The History of The Aperol Spritz
If you like a good spritz, you can thank the Habsburgs. The cocktail was the incidental creation of the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Venice in the early 1800s. Apparently, the local wine was too muc
Dark & Stormy
Pour dark rum into a glass and top it off with ginger beer — boom, a dark and stormy!
Screwdriver
A screwdriver makes a great brunch cocktail, but the combination of orange juice and vodka works any time of day.
Cuba libre
Thousands of Cuba libres are prepared each day, making it the world’s most popular cocktail.
The World’s Most Popular Cocktail Is The Simplest To Make
It’s the time-honoured combination of rum and cola with a lime, otherwise known by its official name, the Cuba Libre.
Mimosa
There’s no better way to day drink than with a simple mimosa. You can also mix things up by using different kinds of juice or adding bitters or flavored syrups.
Martini
Martinis may seem old school, but we can all agree sipping a cocktail from a long-stemmed martini glass feels fancy.