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Vodka cocktails

Making cocktails at home Starter ingredients Basic tools & equipment Easy recipes by spirit

Making cocktails at home
Starter ingredients
Basic tools & equipment
Easy recipes by spirit

Vodka cocktails

Espresso Martini

Forget the 'Vodka Red Bull', this is the cocktail connoisseur's way of combining caffeine and vodka.

Espresso Martini (simple 3 equal parts recipe)

Balanced, tasty and enlivening, this cocktail is incredibly quick and easy to make using just three ingredients that should be every day essentials in

Kangaroo Dry Martini

Temperature is key to the enjoyment of this modern classic. Consume while icy cold.

Milano

A vodka-based Negroni.

Vodka Espresso

Vodka and coffee combine in this tasty wake up call.

Vodkatini / Vodka Martini

Temperature is key to the enjoyment of this modern classic. Consume while icy cold and you'll enjoy a clean and crisp Martini.

Balalaika

Richly flavoured with orange and lemon.

Black Russian

This popular cocktail is simple but tasty. Try with just a splash of cola (rather than also with the cream that makes a Colorado Bulldog).

Caipirovska

Vodka replaces cachaça in this Caipirinha-style drink.

Detroit Martini

Vodka doused mint with the merest hint of lime. Clean and flavoursome.

Dowa

Very similar to the Caipirovska in its use of vodka, lime and crushed ice: the honey makes the difference.

Hard Lemonade

Refreshing lemonade with a kick. Great for a hot afternoon.

Honey Vodka Collins

The honey and lemon combo are reminiscent of a toddy but here served long and iced with cleansing vodka.

Kamikaze

A bite-sized vodka take on the Margarita.

Momo Special

Enrich the minty flavour by macerating the mint in the vodka some hours before making.

Pharmaceutical Stimulant

A real wake-up call and the drink that led to many Espresso Martinis.

Ray's Hard Lemonade

Alcoholic lemonade with mint? A vodka mojito? However you describe it, it works.

Screwdriver (Difford's recipe)

The temperature at which this drink is served and the freshness of the orange juice are crucial to its success, but it's perhaps better made into a Harvey