"The vodka drink with a kick" is simply vodka and ginger beer with a squeeze of lime served over ice. This drink's all-important enlivening spice is provided...
Since it was Christmas and I had cranberry juice, I added a shot and a dash of orange bitters - Christmas Mule! (alternatively, as it's a cross between a Moscow Mule and a Cosmopolitan, Cos-Play Mule!}