You don’t have to be a mixologist to follow our Mix & Match cocktail guide! This guide gives you a simple concoction and recipe for making fresh cocktails with 3 ingredients!

Follow the proportions on our guide and choose a simple syrup, a spirit, and a citrus juice to create a delicious cocktail with fresh ingredients!

You’ll be amazed at how many different concoctions there are for shaking up a lovely drink.

What do you need to make a cocktail?

The basic ingredients you need is a spirit, citrus, and a sweetener. You’ll also need ice, a cocktail shaker, and a jigger.

How to Make a Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1-ounce citrus
• 1-ounce simple syrup
• 2-ounces spirit

Directions

Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for at least 30 seconds, this is an important part of diluting the ingredients, then strain over ice and garnish.

Tips for Making a Good Cocktail

Make sure you shake it with ice for at least 20-30 seconds. This is a very important step for diluting the ingredients.

Use fresh ingredients, like fresh-squeezed citrus juice and homemade simple syrups. See our guide to creating a delicious simple syrup.

HERE ARE A FEW CONCOCTIONS THAT WE LOVE:

Lemon juice + sage simple syrup + vodka 

Lime juice + rosemary simple syrup + tequila 

Lemon juice + lavender simple syrup + gin

Grapefruit juice + tequila + jalapeno simple syrup

Also, using these bottles to serve the simple syrup and fresh citrus juice in… they’re only $6!

Print our Mix & Match Cocktail Guide Here!

You can download and print our guide and frame it for a party. Guests can follow this guide to make their own cocktails.

See how to Create a Mix & Match Garden Cocktail Bar!

More fun cocktail recipes to try!

Earl Grey Tea Cocktail

Easy and Traditional White Sangria Recipe

Pretty Pink Gin and Cranberry Martini

A Refreshing Watermelon Punch Cocktail

Simple Havana Cocktail Recipe

We hope you learned a new trick for making easy cocktails! Cheers!