How to Make Easy Drinks With Vodka

Vodka is one of the most versatile hard liquors in that it can be used for mixing many drinks. You can make cocktails, shots and martinis using vodka as a main ingredient. Here are five easy drink recipes that can be made with vodka.

Things You'll Need

• Vodka Lemon Drop:
• 1/2 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• Sugar cube
• Strawberry Ice:
• 1 1/2 oz strawberry vodka
• 1 1/2 oz strawberry schnapps
• 1 1/2 oz cranberry juice
• Strawberry
• Dirty Vodka Martini:
• 3 oz vodka
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 oz olive brine
• 2 large olives
• Moscow Mule:
• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz dark creme de cocoa
• Ice
• Rocks glass
• Salty Dog:
• 1/2 oz grapefruit juice
• Salt

Instructions

How to Make Easy Drinks with Vodka

1. Pour vodka and lemon juice in a shaker filled with ice to start making a Vodka Lemon Drop. Shake the vodka and lemon juice with ice until the vodka is chilled. Place a sugar cube into the bottom of a shot glass. Pour the vodka and lemon juice into the shot glass over the sugar cube. Serve as a shot with a slice of lemon as a garnish.

2. Make a Strawberry Ice with vodka by combining strawberry-flavored vodka, cranberry juice and strawberry-flavored schnapps in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously, chilling the contents. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry and a cocktail umbrella.

3. Create a Dirty Vodka Martini for an easy, enjoyable drink. Mix vodka, vermouth and olive brine in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with cracked ice. Shake vigorously for two minutes. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve with two large olives on a pick as garnish.

4. Mix a Moscow Mule by putting ice into a rocks glass. Pour vodka over the ice and add dark creme de cocoa on top. This drink is very simple and can be served with or without a garnish. If you wish to add a garnish, simply dip the rocks glass in chocolate sauce to coat the rim before adding the vodka and creme de cocoa.

5. Make a Salty Dog, a quick vodka shot drink, by preparing the shot glass first. Wet the rim of a shot glass and roll in salt to coat the rim. Pour in vodka and grapefruit juice. No additional garnish needed---the salt acts as a garnish.

Tips & Warnings

• Vodka is a versatile liquor that can be used to make almost any mixed drink because it has almost no taste unless it is flavored. Mix it with any fruit juice, punch or tonic water for easy drink mixes.

• Drink responsibly and never drink and drive!

References

• Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide