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Discover 20 vodka cocktails that you’ll love crafting for yourself as well as for your friends. In other words, these vodka drinks are practically guaranteed to get the party started.
Clear and relatively easy to distill, vodka may be the most versatile cocktail liquor of them all. It’s also the opposite of new and trendy. People have been distilling and drinking vodka for centuries in countries located in the former Soviet Union as well as in Scandinavia and North America.
Perhaps the spirit’s global popularity is due to the simplicity of ingredients like water and potatoes. Or perhaps people just like sipping the final product.
While vodka is traditionally neutral in both color and flavor, some modern vodkas are flavored with botanicals and other flavor enhancers. Either way, the potent potable is great for sipping neat (on its own), on the rocks (over ice) or in cocktails.
The Black Russian cocktail is more than just a White Russian without cream. Whether you're curious about the dark drink or if you're simply looking for a Black Russian recipe, you've come to the right place.
Canada's Bloody Caesar is a delicious brunch drink whether you sip the tasty tipple in the Great White North or elsewhere. It's also the most famous vodka cocktail crafted with Clamato juice.
Discover the pleasures of drinking a Bloody Mary at home. Easy to craft despite its laundry list of ingredients, the iconic brunch cocktail's zesty flavors will make your taste buds sing with delight.
Leave your impressions behind when you craft a Cosmopolitan cocktail at home. Despite its pretty pink hue, the Cosmo is a serious vodka cocktail that's appropriate for both genders.
The Dirty Shirley isn't just a grown-up version of the popular Shirley Temple drink. Like its inspiration, it's sweet, refreshing and ridiculously easy to craft without any special equipment.
Crafted with two liquors and a shot of espresso, the Espresso Martini may be the buzziest cocktail of them all. It's a serious drink for people who like staying alert while getting a buzz.
Simultaneously refreshing and tart, the Greyhound cocktail has just two ingredients. The question is whether those two ingredients are gin and grapefruit juice or vodka and grapefruit juice.
The gummy bear cocktail is a fun and fruity drink that literally tastes like liquid gummy bears. However, unlike the colorful candy, this drink is for grown-ups only.
The Lemon Drop Martini is a classy citrus sipper that's served with a frosty, sugar-studded rim. It's also super easy to craft at home and tastes like liquid candy.
Leave your jaded impressions of Long Island Iced Tea behind. Not only is the potent potable popular with 20-somethings looking for a quick buzz, but it also tastes great if you're in your 30s or beyond.
One of the most popular cocktails across America, the Moscow Mule is having a moment more than 80 years after it was invented. It makes sense. Despite its name, the Moscow Mule has American roots.
The mudslide is a creamy, dreamy cocktail that's decadent enough to drink for dessert. However, with three different liquors, this decadent dessert drink provides an alcohol kick that can't be denied.
The Salty Dog cocktail is essentially a Greyhound with a salt rim. Simultaneously salty, sour and surprisingly sweet, it's an ideal drink to sip during the dog days of summer.
The Screwdriver is proof that a cocktail doesn't have to be complicated to taste great. Learn how to craft the popular vodka cocktail at home with just two ingredients plus ice.
While the Sex on the Beach cocktail has a name that will either make you giggle or cringe, there's no denying that this Sex on the Beach recipe is both easy to craft and delightful to sip.
The Vesper Martini may or may not be a double agent. After all, this cocktail's code name is the James Bond Martini. Either way, you don't have to go undercover to craft the sophisticated sipper at home when you follow this special mission also known as the Vesper Martini recipe.
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Daryl and Mindi Hirsch
Saveur Magazine’s BEST TRAVEL BLOG award winners Daryl and Mindi Hirsch share their culinary travel experiences and recipes on their website 2foodtrippers. Since launching the site in 2012, they’ve traveled to over 40 countries in their quest to bring readers a unique taste of the world.
You forgot the ScrewDew…vodka and diet Mtn Dew
We’ll look into it.