Vodka is a distilled alcoholic beverage, which is made by fermenting grains, sugar or potatoes. Vodka is known to be a perfect alcohol for both women and men because its alcohol content is not too high.
Vodka is very popular in European countries where it is consumed neat. However, vodka is also used to prepare some of the most famous cocktails. So, if you are planning to host a vodka party, make sure that you include some of these below mentioned vodka mixed drinks in your list of cocktails and mixed drinks.
Vodka is very popular in European countries where it is consumed neat. However, vodka is also used to prepare some of the most famous cocktails. So, if you are planning to host a vodka party, make sure that you include some of these below mentioned vodka mixed drinks in your list of cocktails and mixed drinks.
Melon-Ball Cocktail
Ingredients
3/4th oz. of Midori melon sour A splash of fresh pineapple juice 1 oz. of vodka
Tools
1 bar spade 1 cocktail glass 1 bar strainer 1 jigger 1 Boston shaker
Preparation Process
Chill a cocktail glass by filling it up with some ice cubes and water. Once done, set aside the cocktail glass for late use. After that, take a Boston shaker and divide its two parts. Grab the tin part of the Boston shaker and then fill it up with ice cubes. Once done, pour 1 oz. of vodka and 3/4th oz. of Midori melon sour into it. Follow that by adding a splash of fresh pineapple juice to the mixture.
Once you have added everything, cover up the shaker tin with its other part and then shake it forcefully to mix up all the ingredients. Once the shaker tin turns chilled, remove the other part from its top and then place a bar strainer on top. Now fetch the chilled cocktail glass and dump out the ice cubes and the water from it. Then pour the mixed drink into the glass by straining it. Once done, serve the cocktail right away.
Godmother
Ingredients
½ oz. of vodka 1 fresh maraschino cherry, for garnishing ½ oz. of amaretto
Tools
1 jigger 1 rocks glass 1 cocktail stirrer
Preparation Process
1.Stuff a rocks glass with enough ice cubes to fill it up almost entirely. Next, take a jigger to measure the required amounts of Amaretto and vodka with it. Once the liqueurs are measured, pour those into the ice cube filled glass and then stir the mixture a little with a cocktail stirrer to mix up the ingredients. Once ready, garnish the drink by dropping a fresh maraschino cherry into the glass and then serve it.
Shalom
Ingredients
1 oz. + ½ oz. of 100 proof vodka 1 wheel of orange, for garnishing 1 oz. of Madeira 2 teaspoons of fresh orange juice
Tools
1 cocktail shaker 1 old-fashioned glass 1 bar strainer 1 ice tong 1 knife 1 citrus press 1 jigger
Preparation Process
Roll an orange over a hard surface to extract maximum amounts of juice from it. After that, slice the orange in half to extract 2 teaspoons worth of fresh juice from it. Once done, stock up a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and then pour 1 ½ oz. of vodka, 1 oz. of Madeira and 2 teaspoons of fresh orange juice into it.
Once added, blend the mixture by shaking the cocktail shaker for a few seconds and then take an old-fashioned glass.Fill up the glass with ice cubes and then strain the drink right into it. Finally, cut out a wheel of orange to garnish the drink with that.
Boston Gold
Ingredients
1 oz. of vodka Freshly squeezed orange juice ½ oz. of banana liqueur
Tools
1 highball glass 1 jigger 1 ice tong 1 cocktail stirrer
Preparation Process
- Pick up some ice cubes with the help of an ice tong and then drop them one by one into a highball glass. After that, build the drink by filling up the glass with 1oz. of vodka and ½ oz. of banana liqueur. Once done, give a little stir to the mixture and then pour enough orange juice to fill up the glass entirely.
Warsaw Cocktail
Ingredients
1 oz. + ½ oz. of vodka ½ oz. of blackberry brandy 1 twist of lemon, for garnishing ½ oz. of dry vermouth 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
Tools
1 cocktail glass 1 cocktail shaker 1 ice spade 1 twist knife 1 citrus press 1 knife 1 jigger
Preparation Process
Fill up a cocktail shaker tin with ice cubes and then pour 1 ½ oz. of vodka, ½ oz. of blackberry brandy and ½ oz. of dry vermouth into that. After that, slice a lemon in half and then squeeze the halves to extract 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. Once done, pour the lemon juice into the cocktail shaker and then put the lid on the shaker.
Hold the shaker tightly with your hand and then shake it to combine the added ingredients. Once done, remove the lid and place a bar strainer on top of the shaker. Now fetch a chilled cocktail glass and then strain the cocktail into it. Finally, cut out a peel of lemon and then twist it with your hands. Once tightly twisted, drop the lemon twist into the cocktail glass to garnish the drink.
57 Chevy
Ingredients
3/4th oz. of vodka 3/4th oz. of Grand Marnier orange liqueur 3/4th oz. of Southern Comfort peach liqueur 1-2 oz. of fresh pineapple juice
Tools
1 Boston shaker 1 martini glass 1 ice spade 1 jigger 1 bar strainer
Preparation Process
Fill up a martini glass with some ice cubes and a little bit of water to keep it chilled. After that, drop some ice cubes into a Boston shaker. Follow that by pouring 3/4th oz. of vodka, 3/4th oz. of Southern Comfort peach liqueur, 3/4th oz. of Grand Marneir orange liqueur and 1-2 oz. of fresh pineapple juice into the Boston shaker.
Once done, place the other part of the shaker over the tin part containing the ingredients and then pat it tightly to lock the parts. Once done, hold up the shaker and then shake it for 6-7 seconds. Once the shaker turns very cold, remove the other part from its top and then strain the drink into the chilled cocktail glass after throwing out the ice cubes and the water from it.
Red Death
Ingredients
½ oz. of vodka ½ oz. of sloe gin ½ oz. of Amaretto almond liqueur 2-3 oz. of orange juice (fresh) ½ oz. of Southern Comfort peach liqueur ½ oz. of fresh lemon juice ½ oz. of triple sec
Tools
1 cocktail shaker 1 knife 1 jigger 1 bar strainer 1 cocktail glass 1 ice spade
Preparation Process
Extract 3 oz. of orange juice and ½ oz. of fresh lemon juice. After that, take a cocktail glass and stuff it up with ice cubes and water to keep it chilled. Next, take a cocktail shaker and dump some ice cubes into it. After that, pour ½ of slow gin, ½ oz. of vodka, ½ oz. of Southern Comfort peach liqueur, ½ oz. of triple sec, ½ oz. of Amaretto almond liqueur, ½ oz. of lemon juice and 2-3 oz. of orange juice into the cocktail shaker.
Once everything is added, put the lid on the shaker and then shake up the drink for 7-8 seconds. Once the time elapses, strain the drink into the chilled wine glass and enjoy…