Vodka is wonderfully versatile and blends superbly well with most ingredients. It’s clear, clean taste is a fantastic companion to practically all flavors, from sweet to savory, dry to tangy. It is hugely preferred and is incorporated in a host of cocktail recipes, imparting piquancy and zest! Within the wide-ranging list of vodka drinks, here are a few that really stand-out and are the darling choice of a majority!
Vodka Cocktails
If you’re partial to vodka, and are tired of the run-of-the-mill vodka tonic, here’s what you can try! We’ve rounded up a list of seven gorgeous vodka cocktail recipes with distinctive flavors and easy to follow instructions; that any vodka lover is sure to relish!
1. Cosmopolitan
The legendary Cosmopolitan is a gianormous favourite! It reached its peak of popularity during the 1990s, when the show “Sex and the City” was a huge success. The pink-colored Martini was a beloved drink with all the characters on the show. Some prefer this pretty pink, fruity cocktail rather sweet and whisk in a lot of cranberry, while others favour just a splash of color. It’s brilliant either way!
Ingredients
1 and ½ oz Absolut citron vodka
1 oz cointreau
½ oz fresh lime juice
1 dash cranberry juice
How to make
Add all the ingredients in a shaker, along with ice, and shake.
Pour in to a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lime wheel.
2. Appletini
Another popular fruit martini, the appletini is a bright green, fun cocktail! Some use green apple schnapps; while others lean towards an apple liqueur. You could also opt for the seasonal apple cider martini.
Ingredients
1 and ¼ oz vodka
1 oz calvados
1 and ¼ oz fresh granny smith apple juice
¼ oz lemon juice
¼ oz syrup
How to make
Add all the ingredients in a shaker, along with ice, and shake.
Pour in to the cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lime wheel.
3. Vodka Martini
If you favor a vodka-based Martini, here’s the drink for you! A martini is a super simple cocktail, comprising of only two ingredients. However, because it is such a simple cocktail, people tend to add a few variations and modifications which impact the final drink. You could incorporate lemon or orange or grapefruit rind.
Ingredients
1 and ½ oz Ketel One vodka
½ oz dry vermouth
How to make
Add both ingredients to a Martini glass.
Garnish with a large twist of lemon.
4. Dirty Martini
The Dirty Martini took a while to reach the wide fan base that it has today. Now, it has become the go-to sipper for all salt-craving drinkers!
Ingredients
2 and ½ oz Absolut Vodka
½ oz dry vermouth
½ oz olive brine
How to make
Add all the ingredients in a shake with ice.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with 2 olives.
5. Screwdriver
A classic drink, this one combines orange juice and vodka. The origin story states that the drink was made fashionable by American oil workers who mixed the drink first with a screwdriver, when a spoon was not on hand, and dubbed it the Screwdriver!
Ingredients
1 and ½ oz Absolut vodka
½ oz orange juice
How to make
Add the vodka into a highball glass, over ice.
Top with the orange juice.
6. Bloody Mary
A tomato-based cocktail with a host of blends and variations; it is best to start with the classic recipe and work towards the way you like it. A huge favorite for brunch, you can modify the drink to fit your taste buds. Make it mild, or spicy, it’s up to you! Astonishingly, this drink has a potent hang-over fighting ability! The Bloody Mary sure is an icon in the cocktail world!
Ingredients
2 oz vodka
4 oz tomato juice
2 dashes tobasco sauce
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp prepared horseradish
1 lemon wedge
1 lemon
1 pinch celery salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 pinch smoked paprika
How to make
Pour a little celery salt onto a plate.
Rub the lime wedge along the lip of the glass.
Roll the outer edge of the glass in the celery salt until coated.
Fill the glass with ice.
Squeeze the lemon into a shaker and drop it in.
Add all the ingredients and shake.
Strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with a parsley sprig, 2 speared green olives, a lime wedge and a celery stalk.
7. Vodka Mimosa
An out-and-out brunch favourite, this one is a delicious amalgamation of vodka, champagne and orange juice. This cocktail is a perfect blend of a laid-back, down-to-earth drink and a glitzy, sensational party beverage!
Ingredients
¾ oz Absolut Vodka
1 and 2/3 orange juice
Champagne to top
How to Make
Pour the vodka and orange juice into a champagne glass.
Top with champagne.
