Planning to host a house party but stuck on deciding the drinks menu? How about you make your own to save a few bucks and also earn a name as a great host? To debunk the myth that cocktails are difficult to make, here we have some of the most popular cocktail recipes that can be made at home:

Summer punch
This is an easy and refreshing summer drink perfect for a pool party. The ingredients are measured for 8-10 servings:
Ingredients

• Vodka – 250 ml
• Lemon Juice – 125 ml
• Caster sugar – 50 grams
• Elderflower liqueur – 250 ml
• Apple juice – 500 ml
• Sparkling water – 125 ml
• Lemon slices – 4 (sliced)
• Basil – 6 sprigs
• Ice

Mix the sugar and lemon juice in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. Then, add the vodka, elderflower liqueur, apple juice, sparkling water, lemon slices, and ice and stir gently. Finally, add the basil before serving.

Sea breeze
These ingredients are measured for a single serving of one of the most popular beach cocktail recipes that can be made at home.
Ingredients

• Vodka – 1.5 ounce
• Cranberry juice – 3 ounces
• Grapefruit juice – 1.5 ounce
• Lime – 1 wheel for garnish
• Ice
• Add the ingredients into a highball glass, stir gently, and garnish with the lime wheel.

Gin and tonic
This simple and popular gin cocktail is something everyone can try at home.
Ingredients

• Gin – 1 ounce
• Tonic water – 2 ounces
• Lime – 1 wedge for garnish
• Ice

Add ice to a cocktail glass and then pour the gin and tonic water. Garnish with a piece of lime wedge and serve.

Classic Martini
Bring Bond’s favorite cocktail to your home with this recipe!
Ingredients

• Gin – 2 ounces
• Dry vermouth – 1 ounce
• Lemon peel – 1 for garnish
• Ice

Add the gin, dry vermouth, and ice in a mixing glass and stir for about 10 seconds. Strain the mixture gently into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a lemon peel.

Daiquiri
The class daiquiri was popular among people like John F. Kennedy and Ernest Hemingway. Try it at home to know why!
Ingredients

• White rum – 2 ounces
• Fresh lime juice – 1 ounce
• Simple syrup – 3/4 ounce
• Lime – 1 wheel for garnish

Put everything, along with ice, in a cocktail shaker and shake until frosty. Strain the cocktail into a coupe and garnish with a lime wheel.

Gimlet
This old classic is one of the most popular cocktail recipes that can be made at home with simple ingredients.
Ingredients

• Gin – 2 ounces
• Rose’s lime juice – 2/3 ounce
• Lime – 1 wheel for garnish
• Ice

Combine all ingredients and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake the mixture well until the shaker turns frosty. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish it with a lime wheel.

Negroni
The story goes that this cocktail was born when a Count Camillo asked a bartender at Cafe´ Casoni to improve his Americano by replacing the soda water with gin.
Ingredients

• Dry gin – 1 ounce
• Sweet vermouth – 1 ounce
• Campari – 1 ounce
• Orange peel – For garnish

Combine all the ingredients and in a mixing glass with ice and stir for about 20 seconds. Strain it into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel.