It is quite surprising to realize that the best and most popular cocktails recipes are very simple and can be made at home. Over many decades, mixologists have come up with remixes of exciting cocktails that have become popular, and are very easy to prepare. Here are 3 zingy cocktails that you can make quickly.

Lemon Orange White Wine Sangria
This makes for a perfect choice on a very refreshing sangria for hot afternoons or barbecue parties. It can be made in large amounts and refrigerated for hours before serving too. Here, we have ingredients that serves 15 people or more.

Ingredients

Large oranges – 4 (sliced)

Lemons – 8 (sliced)

Limes – 8 (sliced)

Mint leaves – 1 cup

Citrus vodka – 2 cups

Agave nectar – 8 tsp

Dry white wine – 7 bottles

Add all the sliced fruits and mint leaves in a pitcher. Pour the agave nectar, virtues vodka, and finally dry white wine into the pitcher and stir well. Serve with ice.

Fresh Pineapple Margarita
An easy cocktail for tropical parties and summer weekends.

Ingredients

Pineapple – 2 slices

White tequila – 2 ounces

Triple Sec – 1 ounce

Fresh lime juice – 1/2

Sea salt – 1 tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Cayenne – 1/2 tsp

Mix the salt, sugar, and cayenne in a dish and set aside. Rub a piece of lime on the rim of your cocktail glasses and place the mouth of the glass on the dish. The mixture sticks to rim, and cocktail glasses are ready to be filled in. Cut the pineapple into small cubes and then place them in a cocktail shaker or jar, and add the Triple Sec and white tequila. Muddle the pineapple until they turn into pulp. Finally, add the fresh lime juice and ice, and shake the mix until the shaker or mason jar turns frosty. Strain this mix into the cocktail glasses that were set aside.

Spiked Ginger-Mint Lemonade
Ginger-mint lemonades are great, but spiked ones are just awesome. They are easy and can be made in large portions. Here, the ingredients are measured to 8 servings.

Ingredients

For the cocktail:

Citrus vodka – 1 bottle (750 ml)

Fresh lemon juice – 2 cups

Lemons – 2 sliced

Mint leaves – 4 sprigs

For the syrup:

Chopped mint leaves – 1/2 cup

Peeled and chopped ginger – 1/2 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Water – 2 cups

To make the syrup, add chopped mint, ginger, sugar, and water in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat while whisking the mixture to dissolve the sugar. Once the sugar has been dissolved, remove from heat and let the mash rest for about an hour. Then strain it through a sieve in a jar or bowl. Once the syrup has returned to room temperature, close the lid and refrigerate until the syrup turns chill. This syrup can be made one month ahead and refrigerated for convenience too.

Now, to make the cocktail, pour vodka, fresh lemon juice, ginger-mint syrup and 4 cups of water in a big jar and stir. Finally, ladle the spiked ginger-mint lemonade into glasses filled with ice and garnish with sliced lemon wheels and mint sprigs.