
A Bartender's Guide to Make These 19 Super Easy Vodka Drinks
Mixing drinks is a culinary art, which is often regarded as difficult or something only a professional bartender can do. But all it takes is the right ingredients and correct measurements to create a cocktail. Below are some easy cocktail recipes, involving vodka as the main ingredient.
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Last Updated: Jan 27, 2018
The best friend to have for any drinking occasion, is vodka. Drunk bottoms up in a shot, it can turn people into tigers. And it blends subtly into any cocktail, with a distinctive taste of its own. It's no wonder, that some of the world's most popular cocktails are vodka based. You name the cocktail, there has to be vodka in it. Is the bartender within you, fearful of mixing cocktails? Never fear, your mixing skills can be honed and perfected with some easy-peasy cocktail recipes. And for planning those parties at home, need a quick cocktail? Look no further, here's a mixed bag of easy vodka drinks.
Easy Vodka Cocktails
Apricot Breeze
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Black Russian
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Hints
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Cape Cod
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Cosmopolitan
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Hints:
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Kremlin Colonel
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Kamikaze
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Hints: Use orange liqueur and cranberry juice with sweetened lime juice to make a cranberry kamikaze.
Moscow Mule
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Hints: Garnish with mint sprig and lime juice. Add sugar syrup for sweet taste.
Strawberry Cheesecake Martini
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Sex on the Beach
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Screwdriver
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Hints: Add a splash of Galliano on top to make a Harvey Wallbanger.
Samurai
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Tom Collins Vodka
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Tiramisu Martini
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Vodka Greyhound
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Hints: Use 10ml cranberry juice to make a pink greyhound.
Vodka Espresso
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Vodka Red Bull
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Woo Woo
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Cocktail Mixing Hints
To make easy vodka drinks, here are some quick tips to remember:
Easy Vodka Cocktails
Apricot Breeze
Ingredients
- 1 oz vodka
- 3 oz apricot nectar
- Tonic water
- Ice
Black Russian
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- 45ml Kahlua liqueur
- 45ml vodka
- Ice cubes
Hints
- For a cola twist, top up with cola
- Add cream after liqueur and vodka to make a White Russian.
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- 25 ml vodka
- 25 ml Blue Curacao liqueur
- Lemonade to top
Cape Cod
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- 2 oz vodka
- 4 oz cranberry juice
Cosmopolitan
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- 45ml vodka
- 15ml cointreau
- 5ml fresh lime juice
- 45ml cranberry juice
Hints:
- Triple Sec can be used instead of cointreau
- Use orange-flavored brandy liqueur to get a tangier taste.
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- 2 oz Grey goose vodka
- 3 oz gin
- ½ oz dry vermouth
- ½ oz olive brine
Kremlin Colonel
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- 4 parts vodka
- 1 part lime juice
- Simple syrup
- 3 mint leaves
Kamikaze
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- 90ml vodka
- 90ml triple sec liqueur
- 45ml fresh lime juice
- 45ml bottled lime juice
Hints: Use orange liqueur and cranberry juice with sweetened lime juice to make a cranberry kamikaze.
Moscow Mule
Ingredients
- 50ml of vodka
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- Ginger beer or ale
- Ice
Hints: Garnish with mint sprig and lime juice. Add sugar syrup for sweet taste.
Strawberry Cheesecake Martini
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- 30ml cranberry juice
- 30ml vanilla flavored vodka
- 15ml grenadine syrup
- 1 strawberry
Sex on the Beach
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- ⅔ ounces peach Schnapps
- 1⅓ ounces vodka
- 1⅓ ounces cranberry juice
- 1⅓ orange juice
Screwdriver
Ingredients
- 45ml vodka
- 175ml pulp free orange juice
- Ice cubes
Hints: Add a splash of Galliano on top to make a Harvey Wallbanger.
Samurai
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces Absolut Pear
- ¾ ounce triple sec or cointreau
- ½ ounce fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce plum wine
Tom Collins Vodka
Ingredients
- 3 parts vodka
- 2 parts lemon juice
- 1 part sugar syrup
- 1 lime wedge
- Soda water
Tiramisu Martini
Ingredients
- 45ml vanilla flavored vodka
- 45ml creme de cacao
- 45ml coffee flavored liqueur
Vodka Greyhound
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 5 ounces grapefruit juice
Hints: Use 10ml cranberry juice to make a pink greyhound.
Vodka Espresso
Ingredients
- 50ml of vodka
- 1 shot of fresh espresso coffee
- Dash of sugar syrup
- Dash of Kahlua
Vodka Red Bull
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 1 can, Red Bull energy drink
Woo Woo
Ingredients
- 45ml vodka
- 45ml peach schnapps
- 30ml cranberry juice
Cocktail Mixing Hints
To make easy vodka drinks, here are some quick tips to remember:
- When the shaker starts to condense over, the cocktail is chilled enough.
- When stirring, use a glass or metal mixing rod.
- Chill cocktail glasses, in fridge for 1 hour, for a better taste.
- Add ice first, then heavier liquid followed by lighter liquid, then stir with stick.
- Use fresh ingredients over canned or bottled.
- Measure every ingredient and properly.
- Keep fresh ice. Don't store in freezer near strong smelling foods.
- When cocktails include fruit juices, cream liqueurs or other thick, flavors, shake.
- When light or distilled spirits are present, stir.
- To add pizazz and style to any cocktail, garnish appropriately.