Are you someone that loves to entertain? Do you love to make cocktails and invite all of your friends over for a little cocktail party? You don’t need a special occasion to throw a cocktail party. Just invite some folks over and have a nice evening in, sipping cocktails and catching up with everyone. But first, you will have to decide on your drink list. Maybe you’d like to create a signature cocktail or try something completely new and trendy.

If so, you’re in luck because we have some suggestions for classic cocktails for your next party:

1. Cosmo cocktail
The first thing you will want to do before you make this cosmo cocktail recipe, is make sure you have all of the ingredients. This only calls for four ingredients: Vodka, lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice. Some of that you may already have on hand. Just mix it all together really well in a shaker.

2. Whiskey sour
If you have never had a whiskey sour drink before you have no idea what you are missing. Bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup are all the ingredients you need to make this cocktail at your next gathering. Mix them all together in your shaker and you are ready to pour them up and pass them out. Your guests will love these.

3. Vodka martini
Get ready to make a vodka martini to die for. This is one of those cocktails that you just can’t forget. The ingredients needed for this fabulous cocktail are just vodka and vermouth. put the two together and shake it up well. Then you are ready to serve. your guests will be tickled pink to have some of this cocktail at your cocktail party.

4. Simple whiskey drinks
There are many different kinds of simple whiskey drinks that you can make. Jack and coke, different kinds of whiskey sours, mojito and more. You could have some different flavors of whiskey on hand and a few different juices to mix with and make different flavors that your guest requests. You can mix just about anything with whiskey and it is a good drink.

These are some of the must-serve cocktails that you should be sure to serve at your next gathering or cocktail party. You could also try experimenting on your own and adding little dashes of different flavors you can find in your kitchen (i.e., spices, citrus peels, garnishes, etc.). Do not be scared to mix drinks as you could discover something quite fabulous!