Vodka Drinks

“This drink has a magical power. It strengthens the weak, and revives those who have fainted. Those tired after work and physical activity can return their life forces by this drink much sooner than by nourishment... it works as a diuretic, an appetizer, an antitoxin.” Thus wrote the 18th-century Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus after he tried vodka for the first time on a trip to Russia. Whether he was under the influence of this fine produce of Russia when he wrote this, we might never know. However, looking at the ever-mounting sales figures of vodka, a lot of people seem to have taken these virtues of the drink to their heart. And not surprisingly so, this neutral flavored, easy mixing drink is the best base drink for cocktails as endorsed by some of the top bartenders or, the more befitting, ‘bar chefs’ of the world. That the concoctions, which are churned out with this drink, have both male and female aficionados is an honor for the drink in a world where very few beverages have managed to bridge the gender divide. Read on to learn some of the best vodka cocktail recipes and give your friends and guests an exotic vodka experience.

Vodka Recipes

Bloody Mary

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
3 oz Tomato Juice
1 dash of Worcestershire Sauce
Ground Pepper
Hot Pepper Sauce to taste
Celery Salt
Lemon and/or Lime Wedge for garnish
Celery Stalk and/or Pickle Spear for garnish

Preparation

Take a highball glass and put in ice cubes.
Build the liquid ingredients by pouring the tomato juice, vodka and lemon juice over the ice cubes in that order.
Mix the ingredients well.
Flavor with the seasonings.
Garnish with the celery stalk/ pickle spear and lemon and/or lime wedge.

Pomegranite Martini

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1 1/2 oz Pomegranate Juice

Preparation

Pour all the ingredients into a shaker.
Put some ice cubes and shake well.
Strain into a Martini glass.

Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 oz Cointreau
1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/4 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Orange Peel for garnish

Preparation

Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
Put some ice cubes and shake well.
Take a chilled cocktail glass and strain the ingredients into it.
Garnish the glass with an orange peel.

Long Island Iced Tea

Ingredients

1/2 oz Triple Sec
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Light Rum
1 oz Sour Mix
Cola
Lemon Wedge for garnish

Preparation

Take a ‘Collins’ glass and put in some ice cubes.
Pour all the spirits into the glass along with the sour mix.
Stir well.
Use the cola to top off the glass.
Garnish using the lemon wedge.

P.A.S.S

Ingredients

3 oz Champagne
4 oz Vodka
1 oz Cassis
2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
Blackberry for garnish

Preparation

Fill an ‘Old Fashioned’ glass with ice cubes.
Pour the champagne, vodka and grapefruit juice over the ice.
Now, top it off with the cassis poured generously over the ice cubes.
Use a blackberry to garnish.

Kashenka

Ingredients

Polish Vodka
4 or 5 Strawberries
2 tsp White Castor Sugar

Preparation

Put the strawberries into a large ‘Old Fashioned’ glass after removing their leaves.
Sprinkle the sugar on top and apply pressure on the fruit so that they bleed slightly but do not get crushed.
Fill the glass with largely cracked ice all the way to the top.
Pour Polish vodka over the ice and stir gently.

Sex On The Beach

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Creme De Cassis
3/4 oz Peach Schnapps
2 oz Cranberry Juice
2 oz Orange Juice
Maraschino Cherry for garnish
Orange Slice for garnish

Preparation

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and pour all the ingredients into it.
Shake well.
Strain the mix into a highball glass.
Garnish using the orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Screwdriver

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Vodka
4 oz Orange Juice

Preparation

Fill a ‘Collins’ glass with ice and pour the vodka and orange juice on top in that order.
Stir well and serve.

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