40 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. 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:

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 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:

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

Dash of chili flakes

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. 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

3.5oz. 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

Ingredients:

3 oz. Chandon Rosé

1 oz. Belvedere Vodka

¾ oz. lemon juice

½ oz. simple syrup

¾ oz. pomegranate juice (freshly squeezed)

Garnish: Pomegranate pearls and rosemary sprig

Glassware: Wine glass

Directions:

Shake all ingredients except Chandon in a shaker tin. Strain into glassware with ice and top with Chandon. Stir the glass. Garnish with pomegranate pearls and rosemary sprig.

Courtesy of Chandon

Ingredients:

1.5 parts Absolut Lime

1.5 parts Fresh Pressed Green Apple Juice

.5 parts Lime Juice

.25 parts Simple

½ part barspoon Matcha Powder

Directions:

Shake all ingredients and strain into a cocktail glass.

Courtesy of Absolut Vodka

Ingredients:

1.5 parts EFFEN Cucumber Vodka

3 parts Soda

Cucumber or Lemon Wedge, for garnish

Directions:

Pour vodka over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Top with soda and garnish with cucumber or a lemon wedge.

Courtesy of EFFEN Vodka

Ingredients:

1.5 parts Absolut Original

.5 parts Crème de Cacao

1 part Raspberry Puree

1 part Room-temperature Espresso

Shaved Chocolate and Raspberries, for garnish

Directions:

Shake all ingredients and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a chocolate-raspberry tuille.

Courtesy of Absolut Vodka

Ingredients:

2 oz. Made Real Vodka

4-5 inch Celery Stalk

1 oz. Grapefruit Juice

1 oz. Lemon Juice

1 oz. Simple Syrup

2 Dashes Green Tabasco

Directions:

In a mixing shaker add celery and simple syrup; muddle. Then add Made Real Vodka, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, and Tabasco. Add ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Serve with a 4-5 inch piece of celery stalk for garnish.

Courtesy of Made Real, a vodka brand created by women (which also supports female-owned businesses and hosts networking events for entrepreneurial females).

Ingredients:

1.5 parts EFFEN Black Cherry Vodka

2 parts White Cranberry Juice

0.5 parts Vanilla Simple Syrup

0.5 parts Fresh Lemon Juice

Brandied Cherries, for garnish

Directions:

Shake and strain all ingredients over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with brandied cherries.

Courtesy of EFFEN Vodka

Ingredients:

2 oz. Made Real Vodka

1 oz. Honey Syrup

.5 oz. Lime Juice

Float Ginger Beer

1 Mint Leaf

Directions:

In a mixing shaker add Made Real Vodka, lime, and honey syrup. Add ice and shake. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with a splash of ginger beer add a mint leaf for garnish.

Courtesy of Made Real

Ingredients:

1 part EFFEN Original Vodka

1 part Grapefruit Juice

1 part Orange Juice

Orange Wheel, for garnish

Directions:

Build over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange wheel.

Courtesy of EFFEN Vodka

Ingredients:

2 oz. Made Real Vodka

4 oz. Ginger Ale

.5 oz. Simple Syrup

3-5 Fresh Raspberries

Directions:

In a shaker add simple syrup and raspberries; muddle. Add Made Real Vodka and Ice; shake. Strain into an ice filled collins glass. Finish with ginger ale and garnish with a fresh raspberry.

Courtesy of Made Real

Ingredients:

1 part Pinnacle Original Vodka

2 parts Cranberry Juice

Splash of Club Soda

Cranberries, for garnish

Directions:

Mix ingredients and serve over ice. Garnish with cranberries.

Courtesy of Pinnacle Original Vodka

Ingredients:

1 oz. Made Real Vodka

.5 oz. Dolin Blanc or Lillet

.5 oz. Lemon Juice

.5 oz. Simple Syrup

Float of Dry Sparkling Wine

Directions:

In a shaker add Made Real Vodka, lemon, Dolin Blanc, and simple syrup. Add ice and shake. Strain into a chilled champagne coupe. Top with a float of dry sparkling wine and a lemon twist for garnish.

Courtesy of Made Real