Whether you’ve got company coming over or you’re just craving something basic and boozy, one of these easy recipes will do the trick. We made the instructions and ingredients as pared down as possible so you can keep them in your back pocket for future entertaining endeavors—and if you already have some of these committed to memory, even better. We’d bet you can mix up most of them with what’s already on your bar cart (read: no egg white foam or blood orange reduction required). Get the recipe: Classic Margarita Get the recipe: Big-Batch Negronis Get the recipe: Mint Julep Get the recipe: Sazerac Pitchers Get the recipe: Classic Amaretto Sour Get the recipe: Red Sangria Get the recipe: Moscow Mule Get the recipe: Clementine and Ginger Old-Fashioned Get the recipe: Cherry Manhattan Get the recipe: Martini Get the recipe: Cucumber and Basil Gimlet Get the recipe: Sidecar Punch
