Vodka Cocktails
39 recipes, page 1 of 2
This Field Manual holds 39 recipes built on vodka. Vodka is distilled to strip character rather than to build it, so it is chosen for what it does not add.
That absence is the reason to reach for it. In an espresso martini or a bloody mary the vodka carries strength and texture and lets coffee, or tomato and spice, do the work where gin would argue with both. In a moscow mule it lets ginger lead. The trade is that a vodka drink has nowhere to hide: with no botanicals to cover a thin mixer or warm ice, the build and the temperature are the whole drink.
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Appletini
An Appletini is 45ml of vodka, 30ml of sour apple schnapps and 15ml of fresh lemon juice. Shake it hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds, double strain it into a chilled martini
Black Russian
A Black Russian takes 50ml of vodka and 20ml of coffee liqueur, stirred in a rocks glass over a single large cube for 15 to 20 seconds and served without a garnish. The measures
Black Widow
A Black Widow is three blackberries muddled in the shaker with 45ml of vodka, 20ml of blackberry liqueur, 15ml of fresh lemon juice and 10ml of sugar syrup, shaken hard and double
Bloody Mary
A Bloody Mary is 45ml of vodka, 90ml of tomato juice, 15ml of fresh lemon juice and two dashes of Worcestershire sauce, with Tabasco, celery salt and black pepper to taste,
Cape Codder
A Cape Codder is vodka and cranberry juice with a squeeze of lime: 50ml vodka and 120ml cranberry juice, built over ice in a highball, with a lime wedge squeezed over the top and
Chocolate Martini
A Chocolate Martini is 45ml of vodka, 30ml of dark chocolate liqueur or dark crème de cacao and 15ml of single cream, shaken hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds, double strained
Cosmopolitan
A Cosmopolitan is 40ml of citrus vodka, 15ml of Cointreau, 15ml of fresh lime juice and 30ml of cranberry juice, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into a
Dawa
A Dawa is 50ml of vodka poured over one lime, quartered and muddled with 20ml of honey syrup and 5ml of sugar syrup, in a rocks glass filled with crushed ice, with a stick coated
Espresso Martini
An Espresso Martini is 50ml of vodka, 30ml of Kahlúa, 10ml of sugar syrup and one freshly pulled espresso of about 30ml, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into
French Martini
A French Martini is 45ml of vodka, 15ml of raspberry liqueur and 15ml of fresh pineapple juice, shaken very hard with ice for 12 to 15 seconds and double strained into a chilled
Greyhound
A Greyhound is 50ml of vodka and 120ml of fresh grapefruit juice in a highball full of ice, stirred once and garnished with a grapefruit wheel. About 2.0 UK units. Salt half the
Gypsy Queen
A Gypsy Queen is 60ml of vodka, 30ml of Bénédictine and a dash of Angostura, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled Nick and Nora glass, with a lemon
Harvey Wallbanger
A Harvey Wallbanger is 45ml of vodka and 120ml of fresh orange juice over ice in a highball, stirred once, with 15ml of Galliano floated on top over the back of a spoon and an
John Daly
A John Daly is 45ml vodka, 135ml cold black tea and 45ml still lemonade, built over ice in a highball and stirred once, with a lemon wheel. It is an Arnold Palmer with vodka in
Kamikaze
A Kamikaze is 45ml vodka, 22.5ml triple sec and 22.5ml fresh lime juice, shaken hard and strained into a chilled coupe with a lime wheel. It is a vodka sour sweetened with orange
Lemon Drop Martini
A Lemon Drop Martini is 30ml of vodka, 20ml of triple sec and 15ml of fresh lemon juice, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into a chilled coupe with sugar on
Moscow Mule
A Moscow Mule is 45ml of vodka and 10ml of fresh lime juice over ice in a copper mug, topped with 120ml of cold ginger beer and stirred once, with a lime wedge. Those are the
Pornstar Martini
A Pornstar Martini is 50ml vanilla vodka, 20ml passion fruit liqueur, 50ml passion fruit purée and 10ml vanilla syrup, shaken, double strained and served in a chilled martini
Raspberry & Orange Blossom Spritz
A Raspberry & Orange Blossom Spritz is 50ml of vodka or unsweetened pink gin over ice in a large wine glass, topped with 150ml of Fever-Tree Raspberry & Orange Blossom Soda Water
Russian Spring Punch
A Russian Spring Punch is 25ml of vodka, 25ml of fresh lemon juice, 15ml of crème de cassis and 10ml of sugar syrup, stirred over ice in a collins glass and topped with 60ml of
Salty Dog
A Salty Dog is 50ml of vodka and 120ml of fresh grapefruit juice in an iced highball with salt on half the rim, stirred once and garnished with a grapefruit wheel. About 2.0 UK
Screaming Orgasm
A Screaming Orgasm is 25ml of vodka with 12.5ml each of amaretto, coffee liqueur and Irish cream, shaken hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds and strained over fresh ice in a rocks
Screwdriver
A Screwdriver is 50ml of vodka and 120ml of fresh orange juice, built over cubed ice in a highball, stirred once and finished with an orange slice. About 2.0 UK units. It is not
Seabreeze
A Seabreeze is 40ml of vodka, 120ml of cranberry juice and 30ml of fresh grapefruit juice, built over ice in a highball, with a lime wedge squeezed over and dropped in. About 1.6