5 Vodka Cocktails You Should Try at Home

Got a bottle of vodka that’s sitting idle on your bar shelf, and you’re wondering how best to utilise it in creative ways? Vodka may have a reputation as being basic or unexciting, but that’s not fair to the alcoholic beverage, as there are a myriad of great vodka cocktails to try, mixed drinks that are as varied as you could imagine! Because of its subtle flavour, vodka quickly takes on the character of a drink. So it mixes well with almost anything, unlike more distinctive liquors like whiskey.

Plus, vodka is great for various meal plans and dietary restrictions. Varieties of vodka that are made from potatoes are naturally gluten-free, making them a great choice for people with celiac disease or who have gluten sensitivity. And the drink often ends up on roundups of healthier alcoholic beverages, as it’s lower in calories than other alcoholic options.

Here is a list of 5 (FIVE) easy peasy vodka cocktails you could whip up at the comfort of your home;

1. COSMOPOLITAN

Ingredients

• 1 ½ ounce of
• vodka
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• ½ ounce fresh lime juice
• ½ ounce Cointreau
• ½ ounce simple syrup (optional)
• Lemon twist, lime wedge, or orange peel, for garnish

Directions

1. Combine vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice, and Contreau in a cocktail shaker over ice, and shake vigorously.
2. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist, lime wedge, or orange peel.

2. BLOODY MARY

Ingredients

• 6 cups tomato juice
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (plus extra)
• 2 teaspoons celery salt (or 1 teaspoon celery seeds plus 1 teaspoon salt)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 18 ounces vodka (or tequila for a Bloody Maria)
• Fresh lemon juice
• Dill pickle spears, lemon wedges, green olives, or celery stalks, for garnish

Directions

1. Combine tomato juice, lemon juice, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, garlic salt, and black pepper in a large pitcher or wide-mouth jar and stir or shake to mix.
2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 3 days to give the flavors time to meld. Ingredients may separate, so stir or shake before serving.
3. For a single drink, combine ½ cup Bloody Mary mix with 1½ ounces of vodka and ½ ounce of fresh lemon juice. Pour it over ice cubes and garnish with a celery stalk or dill pickle spear, a lemon wedge, and olives.

3. Long Island Iced Tea

Ingredients

• ½ ounce vodka
• ½ ounce silver tequila
• ½ ounce gin
• ½ ounce white rum (or a light rum)
• ¼ ounce triple sec liqueur
• ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice or sour mix
• Splash of cola
• Lemon wedge

Directions

1. Add vodka, tequila, gin, rum, triple sec, and lemon juice or sour mix into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake for 10 seconds.
2. Pour the contents, including the ice cubes, into a highball or Collins glass.
3. Top it off with a splash of cola and stir.
4. Garnish with a lemon slice and serve with a straw.

4. Moscow Mule

Ingredients

• 2 ounces vodka
• 3 ounces ginger beer (ginger ale can also be used)
• ½ ounce fresh lime juice
• Garnish with a lime wedge and fresh mint sprigs

Directions

1. Add ice cubes to your cocktail shaker and combine your vodka and lime juice.
2. Shake well until chilled.
3. Fill a copper mug (or similarly sized cocktail glass) with crushed ice.
4. Strain your mixture into your mug or glass.
5. Top with the ginger beer.
6. Garnish with your lime and a sprig of mint.

5. Vodka Martini

Ingredients

• 2 ounces vodka
• ½ ounce dry vermouth
• Dash of orange bitters (optional)
• Lemon twist, pimento-stuffed green olives, or martini onions, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Stir vodka, vermouth, and bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice cubes. If you prefer shaken, use a cocktail shaker.
2. Strain and serve in a chilled Martini glass with your garnish of choice.

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