Easy 3-ingredient cocktails you can make at home

These cocktail recipes are simple enough that anyone can make them at home and they require only 3 ingredients to concoct.

Aperol Spritz

This bright orange-coloured Italian cocktail is a summer must-have. The orange taste lends freshness to the drink while its full-bodied bittersweet taste gives every sip an interesting flavour.

Below is the recipe recognised by International Bartender’s Association from the Aperol website.

Ingredients: 2 parts (6 cl) Aperol, 3 parts (9 cl) Prosecco wine and 1 part (3 cl) soda

Preparation:

• Take a glass filled with ice and pour in the Aperol, Prosecco and soda.
• Garnish with a slice of lemon and serve.
• Stir well before drinking.
• You can also use sparkling water instead of soda.

Margarita

Margaritas are by now, a staple in every social occasion whether it be a pool party, brunch or a fancy dinner. According to National Geographic, the story behind this drink was that it was first crafted by a Mexican restaurateur in 1938 for a young lady who was unable to drink any alcohol except for tequila. And thus, this delicious tequila cocktail was invented!

Making Margaritas at home requires minimal effort and is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients: 2 parts (5 cl) tequila, 1 part (0.5 cl) lime juice and 1 part (0.5 cl) orange-flavoured liqueur.

Preparation:

• Pour the tequila, lime juice and liqueur into a cocktail shaker. Shake very well until all the elements are blended well.
• Take a wedge of lemon and rub along the rim of the serving glass. Dip the glass’s rim into salt so that you can have the classic margarita salt-rim glass.
• Pour the cocktail into the glass through a strainer, and enjoy your salt-rim Margarita cocktail.

Cuba Libre

As the name suggests, Cuba Libre originated from Cuba. According to Liquor.com, legend goes that the name of the drink came about when a soldier stationed in Havana during the Spanish-American War poured some Coca-Cola and squeezed a lime into his Bacardi rum and toasted, 'Por Cuba libre' or 'To a free Cuba.'

This is a very easy cocktail to whip up at home for the evenings when you need an extra zing beyond the regular rum and Coke.

Ingredients: 1 part rum (5 cl), 2 parts Coca-Cola (10 cl) and fresh lime wedges.

Preparation:

• Fill a glass with ice cubes.
• Squeeze 2 lime wedges into the glass and coat the ice cubes with the lime juice.
• Pour in the rum and Cola and serve.
• You can garnish the drink with fresh lime.
• Stir well before drinking.

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