50 Vodka Cocktail Recipes That Taste as Good as They Look

Ingredients:

750 ml Tito’s Handmade Vodka

1 Granny Smith apple

1 Red Delicious apple

2 cinnamon sticks

Directions:

Slice apples, then add to a resealable jar. Add cinnamon sticks and fill with Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Store in a cool dark place
for 5 days, taste testing daily. Strain the infusion once desired
flavor is reached. Enjoy!

Courtesy of Tito's Vodka

Ingredients:

2 oz Basil-infused King St. Vodka

1 oz Simple syrup

¾ oz Fresh lime juice

Fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Directions:

This Gimlet is an Italian twist on the original gimlet, typically made with 2 parts gin, 1 part lime juice. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in ingredients, shaking. Strain into a chilled glass.

Courtesy of King St. Vodka, Kate Hudson's gluten-free, non-GMO, crafted with alkaline water and 7x distilled spirits company.

Ingredients:

2 oz. Tattersall Vodka

1.5 oz. Tattersall Creme De Fleur

.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

.5 oz. Simple Syrup

1 slice cucumber

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, fill with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice.

Courtesy of Tattersall Distilling

Ingredients:

12/31 oz. Tito's Vodka

12/31 oz. Sweet Vermouth

12/31 oz. Lemon juice

12/31 oz. Cocktail Artist Mule syrup

2 whole strawberries

5 oz. Schweppes Club Soda

1 strawberry slice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients sans soda water. Muddle strawberries. Shake with ice. Strain. Top off with Schweppes Club Soda. Garnish with strawberry slice.

Courtesy of Juyoung Kang of The Dorsey

Ingredients:

3 oz of King St. Vodka

1 oz Olive brine

Dash of dry vermouth

Garnish with fresh olives

Directions:

Reportedly, this is Kate Hudson's favorite drink. Mix ingredients in a mixing glass, stir, and pour into serving glasses. Garnish with olives.

Courtesy of King St Vodka.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 part Absolut Juice Apple

2 parts red wine

4 dashes Angostura Bitters

1/2 part Triple Sec or Orange Liqueur

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a glass with ice, and garnish with orange slices, apple slices, and grapes.

Courtesy of Absolut

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. of vodka

3/4 oz. fresh lime juice

1/2 oz. simple syrup

2 oz. ginger beer

Directions:

Add first three ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake for 15-20 seconds. Strain in to your favorite copper mug and fill with fresh ice. Top with ginger beer and stir to incorporate.

Courtesy of Tom Dufek of Plain Spoke Cocktail Co.

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Tito’s Handmade Vodka

4 oz. of water

Directions:

Just add Tito’s Handmade Vodka and water to a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a lemon slice. Enjoy!

Courtesy of Tito's Vodka

Ingredients:

1 oz King St Vodka

.5 oz rose water (pure, unsweetened)

1.5 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

8-12 oz sparkling lemon-flavored water

A dash of honey to taste

Dried roses to garnish

*You can also add a splash of hibiscus extract or cranberry juice for color

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together (not the soda). Once mixed, top with soda, and garnish with dried roses.

Courtesy of King St Vodka.

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. of King St. Vodka

.25 oz. Cointreau

2 oz. Fresh pomegranate

.5 oz. Lemon juice

.5 oz. Pineapple juice

.5 oz. Brown sugar syrup

Directions:

Shake ingredients in mixing tin with orange slices. Pour into tumbler over fresh ice. Garnish with dehydrated oranges and pomegranate seeds.

Courtesy of King St. Cocktails.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 parts Svedka Cucumber Lime

3/4 part Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 part Orange Curaçao

Bitters

Directions:

Combine all ingredients, except bitters, in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice into a sugar-rimmed tall glass. Garnish with cucumber slices and a float of bitters.

Courtesy of SVEDKA

Ingredients:

3 parts Absolut Elyx

1 part Oloroso sherry

1 part Lemon Juice

1 part Maple Syrup

1 part Egg White

Sprig Redcurrants

Garnish with oranges and redcurrants

Directions:

Muddle the red redcurrants in the bottom of a cocktail shaker, add all other ingredients and shake hard without ice, then add ice and shake again. Fine strain over cracked ice in a highball glass and garnish.

Courtesy of Absolut Elyx.

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Belvedere Vodka

5 oz. Carrot Juice

.75 oz. Lemon Juice

Half bar spoon of grated ginger or ginger syrup

.5 bar spoon of miso or dashi powder

.25 oz. honey syrup

For garnish, Dash of chili flakes and carrot leaves

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a shaker and shake with two ice cubes. Strain over fresh ice in a highball glass. Garnish with chili flakes and carrot leaves.

Courtesy of Chef Candice Kumai for Belvedere Vodka

Ingredients:

2 Parts Svedka Rosé

1 Part Fresh Lemon Juice

1 Whole Berry Strawberry

0.5 Parts Simple Syrup

3 Sprigs Cilantro

Splash Club Soda

Directions:

Muddle all ingredients except soda water in a shaker tin. Add ice. Strain into a Collins glass over ice. Top with soda. Garnish with another strawberry and cilantro sprigs.

Courtesy of SVEDKA

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Titos Vodka

1 oz. Blood Orange Pure

1/2 oz. Triple Sec

1/2 oz. Lime juice

Directions:

Add ingredients to a shaker, shake, and strain into glass. Garnish with a toasted orange peel.

Courtesy of Ocean Restaurant at Cape Arundel Inn & Resort.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Grey Goose vodka

1 oz. single origin finest quality espresso

3/4 oz. premium coffee liqueur

1 pinch of salt

Garnish: salted dark chocolate powder

Directions:

Shake all ingredients and strain into a martini glass.

Courtesy of Grey Goose

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Belvedere Vodka

.75 oz. Lemon Juice

.75 oz. Honey Syrup

1 oz. Matcha Tea

Ginger Beer

Dried Roses

Directions:

Shake all ingredients but the ginger beer together. Strain into highball glass and top with ginger beer. Garnish with dried roses.

Courtesy of Chef Candice Kumai for Belvedere Vodka

Ingredients:

1.5 parts Grey Goose vodka

3 parts fresh lemonade

½ part Premium Raspberry Liqueur

3 honeydew melon balls for garnish

Directions:

Chill a Collins glass by placing in the refrigerator or freezer. When sufficiently chilled, fill with ice. Measure and add vodka to Collins glass. Top with measured amount of fresh lemonade. Measure and add raspberry liqueur. Garnish with a skewer of 1 or multiple frozen honeydew melon balls.

Courtesy of Grey Goose

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. handcrafted Vodka

1.5 oz. sour apple liqueur

Splash of Angostura Bitters

4 oz. chilled Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini Lemon/Lime

1 maraschino cherry

Ice

Directions:

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, liqueur and bitters; shake well. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with Brooklyn Crafted and the cherry.

Courtesy of Brooklyn Crafted

Ingredients:

5 oz. Natalie’s Orange Juice

2 oz. vodka

1 oz. Triple Sec

Splash of lemon/lime soda

1 slice of lime for garnish

Directions:

Fill a glass with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Add slice of orange for garnish.

Courtesy of Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Tito’s Handmade Vodka

3-4 oz. your favorite Bloody Mary mix

Garnish such as celery, olives, dill pickles, bacon and/or smoked sausage

Ice

Directions:

Combine Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bloody Mary mix, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake well and pour everything into a glass. Add your favorite garnishes. Enjoy!

Courtesy of Tito's Vodka

Ingredients:

8 Strawberries

Half a Lime

Basil Sprig

1. 5oz. Premium Vodka

3.5 oz. Brooklyn Crafted Lemon Lime Ginger Beer

Directions:

Muddle fresh strawberries (roughly 6), 2 lime wedges and basil in a copper mule mug. Top with ice, vodka and Brooklyn Crafted. Garnish with strawberry and lime wedge and basil leaves.

Courtesy of Brooklyn Crafted

Ingredients:

2 parts Svedka SVEDKA

2 Lime Wedges

4 parts Ginger Beer

Directions:

Squeeze lime wedges into a Collins glass and fill with ice. Pour in SVEDKA Vodka and top with cold ginger beer. Garnish with lime wedges.

Courtesy of SVEDKA

Ingredients:

2 oz. Tattersall Vodka

.5 oz. Tattersall Orange Crema

.75 oz. Lime Juice

.15 oz. Simple Syrup

.5 oz. Tattersall Cranberry Liqueur

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with a lemon pigtail.

Courtesy of Tattersall Distilling in Minneapolis

Ingredients:

5 oz. Ketel One Family-Made Vodka

5 Leaves Apple Mint

.5 oz. Snap Pea Reduction*

.5 oz. Lemon juice

Splash of Soda Water

Small Handful Micro Mizuna

Directions:

Tear apple mint leaves and throw in a mason jar. Add all ingredients except the soda water and ice and cap the jar. Shakevigorously. Open and top with a splash of soda water. Garnish with micro mizuna and serve directly from Masonjar.

*Either juice the peas or blend with water and then fine strain.

Courtesy of Ketel One