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Cocktails Recipes, Mocktail Recipes and Other Drinks

Learn how to create delicious cocktails, mocktails, flavored milks, hot chocolate and other drinks for all occasions with ease. As always, drink responsibly!

Trending Cocktails

These recipes are some of our favorites. They are simple shots and highballs that can be whipped up and fit for most any occasion.

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    Vodka And Sprite
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    Rum And Sprite
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    Whiskey and Mountain Dew
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    Royal Flush Shot: The Cocktail You Can Share

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Shots

These shot recipes range from dessert shots to layered shots to simple shaken shots. Give these a try if you are looking for a fun addition to any get togethers or parties.

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  • Chocolate covered strawberry shot with whipped cream and ingredients in the background.
    Chocolate Covered Strawberry Shot
  • Four horseman shot with ingredient bottles in the background.
    Four Horsemen Shot Recipe

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Whiskey Cocktails

There are several different varieties of whiskey you can use to make cocktails with. It tends to have a rich flavor that melds well with several different mixers.

  • Peanut butter whiskey milkshake with chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
    Peanut Butter Whiskey Milkshake
  • Tennessee mule on a wooden table with mint in the mug.
    Tennessee Mule
  • Whiskey on the rocks on a wooden table.
    Whiskey on the Rocks
  • Dropping shot glasses into bear claw drink with ingredients next to the glasses.
    Bear Claw Cocktail

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Occasional Cocktails

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Mixed Drinks

These cocktail recipes are a combination of multiple different liquors and/or liqueurs. They range from easy to mix up to more elaborate drinks with different colors and garnishes.

  • Bailey's on the rocks in a glass on a wooden table with a bottle of baileys in the background.
    Baileys Over Ice
  • Bushwacker drink in a hurricane glass on a wooden table.
    Bushwacker Cocktail Recipe
  • French mule on a wooden table with mint in the mug.
    French Mule
  • Lager and lime in a highball glass with a lime wedge on a wooden table.
    Lager and Lime

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Tequila Cocktails

Tequila is a popular liquor to mix with various sodas like Tequila and Sprite or Tequila and soda to make a simple two-ingredient highball. But, it can also be used in more elaborate cocktails like Margaritas.

  • Mexican bulldog with a coronita bottle in the glass and ingredients in the background.
    Coronita Margarita: a frosty bulldog drink
  • Banana margarita on a wooden table.
    Banana Margarita
  • Tequila on the rocks with a lime wedge on a wooden table.
    Tequila on the Rocks
  • Tequila and soda bottles on a wooden table.
    15+ Best Sodas to Mix with Tequila

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Gin Cocktails

Gin is a robust, botanical flavored liquor. It makes simple two-ingredient highball cocktails like a gin and coke, but also works fantastic in more elaborate cocktails like Martinis.

  • Gin on the rocks with a lime wedge on a wooden table with bottle of gin in the background.
    Gin on the Rocks
  • Foghorn drink in a rocks glass on a wooden table.
    Super Easy Foghorn Drink Recipe
  • gin-gin mule in a copper mug with mint and a copper straw. Ingredient bottles in the background.
    Gin-Gin Mule Cocktail
  • closeup of gin limeade in a highball glass on wooden table
    Gin Limeade Cocktail Recipe

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Recent Cocktails

Checkout the newest cocktail creations here.

  • Lemon simple syrup in a bowl on a saucer with lemon wheels next to it and the syrup being scooped by a spoon.
    Lemon Simple Syrup
  • Scooping brown sugar simple syrup from a bowl with a spoon.
    Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
  • Ginger simple syrup in a bowl being scooped by a bowl.
    Ginger Simple Syrup
  • Simple syrup being scooped by a spoon.
    Simple Syrup Recipe

Recently Updated

Check out these recently updated cocktails to see what is popular right now.

  • Sparkling Lemonade with a lemon wedge in the glass and ingredients in the background.
    Homemade Sparkling Lemonade
  • Virgin strawberry daquiri in a hurricane glass on a wooden table.
    Virgin Strawberry Daquiri
  • Banana simple syrup in a bowl on a saucer with sliced bananas and spoon next to it.
    Banana Simple Syrup
  • Mint simple syrup being scooped by a spoon.
    Mint Simple Syrup

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