15 vodka cocktails recipes you have to try

Summer time and the living’s easy! That should be your mantra this whole season. After the tough year and a half we’ve had, we’ve earned some down time. We have also earned the right to enjoy ourselves on the beach or at home with a nice, icy drink in hand. That is exactly why, today, we have prepared 15 vodka cocktails with easy recipes you should defintiely try at home. What’s more, those summer backyard parties won’t be as much fun if you are not serving cocktails. So, grab your shakers, prepare your glasses, make sure you have enough ice in the freezer and let’s get this party started!

Let’s start things off with something pretty simple – a vodka martini

The basic vodka cocktail – vodka martini recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 onces vodka
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth (to taste)
• 2 dashes bitter
• lemon twist or lime wedge for garnish

Put all of the ingredients into a shaker and fill it with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist, lime edge or any other garnish you like.

Lemon drop martini for everyone who loves a sour taste

Lemon drop martini recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• granulated sugar, lemon wedge and lemon twist for garnish

Place the sugar on a plate, run a lemon wedge around the rim of the glass and dip in the sugar. Fill a shaker with the other ingredients. Shake well and strain into the glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Now it is time for a nice Mojito recipe

Classic vodka cocktails – blackberry Mojito

Ingredients:

• 4 blackberries
• 4 basil leaves
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 6oz. lemon-lime soda
• grystalized ginger and berries for garnish

In the glass muddle the basil and blackberries. Fill with ice and add the other ingredients, stir well. Garnish with the ginger and berries.

Everyone’s favorite with a twist – Black Russian

Black Russian cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 3/4 ounce coffee liqueur
• maraschino cherries for garnish

Fill a glass with ice and add the vodka and liqueur, stir well and garnish with cherries.

Martini with a twist

Easy vodka cocktails

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 ounces vodka
• 3/4 ounces tomato water
• 1/2 ounce olive juice

Add the ingredients to a shaker. Shake well and strain into a martini glass. Garnished with pickled olives or pickles.

Blueberry vodka cocktail

Blueberry vodka cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 10 fresh blueberries
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1-2 ounces pinot noit

Muddle the blueberries into the shaker. Add the other ingredients except the wine. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Pour the pinot noir over a spoon into the glass.

Everyone’s favorite Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce orange liqueur
• 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/4 ounce cranberry juice
• orange peel for garnish

Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker, fill with ice and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the orange peel.

Ready for a Screwdriver?

Screwdriver vodka cocktails recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 5 ounces orange juice (or any other juice you like)
• orange slice for garnish

Mix the ingredients in a pitcher and add ice. Stir well and serve with a few glasses, so that your guests can help themselves. Garnish the glasses with orange slices.

Now a special vodka spritz recipe for you

Vodka spritz cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce Belvedere ginger zest
• 3/4 ounce lime juice
• 1/2 ounce honey syrup
• 4 ounces soda water

Combine all of the ingredients in a spritz glass and garnish with ginger and lime slices.

Kamikaze time

Kamikaze cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• lime wedge for garnish

Add the ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake well, strain into a glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

The good old vodka tonic cocktail

Vodka tonic cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 1/4 ounce freshly squuezed lime juice
• 5 ounces tonic water
• lime wedge for garnish

Ina  glass filled with ice add the vodka and lime juice. Fill with tonic and stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Apple martini also knows as Appletini

Appletini vodka cocktails recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 ounce green apple schnapps
• 1/4 ounce lemon juice
• apple slice for garnish

Mix the ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a martini glass and garnish with an apple slice.

Vodka cranberry – a true classic

Vodka cranberry recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 3 ounces cranberry juice
• lime wedge for garnish

Put a few ice cubes in a glass. Pour the vodka and cranberry juice in and stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Bloody Mary cocktail recipe for the real connoisseurs

Bloody Mary cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash hot sauce
• 3 ounces tomato juice
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice
• 1 pinch celery salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• horseraddish, optional
• lemon wedge for garnish
• celery stalk for garnish

Add a few ice cubes to a glass. Pour the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce in the glass. Then, add in the hot sauce, celery salt and black pepper. Add the horseraddish as well. Stir well and garnish with a lemon wedge and celery stalk.

Let’s finish things off with an Espresso Martini

Vodka cocktails – the classic Espresso martini

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 3/4 ounce coffee liqueur
• 1/4 ounce creme de cacao liqueur
• 1 ounce chilled espresso
• 3 coffee beans for garnish

Fill a shaker with ice and add the ingredients. Shake well until you have some froth on top. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the coffee beans.

Everyone deserves a good cocktail in this hot summer