By now, you’ve probably read our articles on Stocking Your Home Bar, Essential Bartending Tools, Shakers and so on. Now that the basics are out of the way, we can finally get to the good parts. You have the tools, you have the ingredients, all you need now are the recipes.

For generations, bartenders around the world have been shaking, stirring and putting their own twists on these classics, and now it’s finally time for you to join the party.

Here are 17 classic cocktail recipes you need to try!