5 Easy to Mix Vodka Cocktails
By Monique Farah
Here are five easy-to-mix vodka cocktails that will add an extra kick to your day and get you in a summertime mood.
Mary Light
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Van Gogh Vodka
- 2 oz. tomato juice
- 3 olives
- 1/4 oz. jalapeños (chopped)
- 1⁄4 oz. lemon juice
- 1/4 oz. olive juice
- Celery salt
Preparation: Add vodka, olives and jalapeños into a shaker and muddle. Add tomato juice, lemon juice, olive juice and a handful of ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with a celery salt rim. Garnish with a slice of lemon and olive.
Poolside Lounge
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Deep Eddy Lemon vodka
- Handful of blackberries (about 5)
- 3 1⁄2 oz. lemonade
- 1⁄2 oz. of lychee juice
- 1 lychee nut
Preparation: Put vodka and blackberries into a shaker and muddle. Add lemonade, lychee juice and a handful of ice. Shake and strain over ice into a highball glass. Garnish with a blackberry stuffed lychee.
Tropical Heat
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Broken Shed vodka
- 1⁄4 cup chopped pineapple
- 2 oz. coconut water
- 2 oz. pineapple juice
- Pinch of Cayenne pepper
Preparation: Put pineapple and vodka into a shaker and muddle. Add coconut water, pineapple juice and a handful of ice. Shake and strain over ice into a highball glass. Put a small pinch of cayenne pepper over the top of the drink and garnish with a slice of pineapple.
Fizzy Strawberry
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 oz. Svedka Vanilla Vodka*
- 1 oz. blended-strawberry
- 1 tsp. of agave nectar
- Champagne
Preparation: Put vodka, agave nectar and blended strawberries into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a champagne glass. Pour champagne to the top and garnish with a strawberry slice. *If you don’t have vanilla vodka add 1⁄4 oz. of vanilla extract.
The Bittersweet
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Grapefruit & Rose vodka
- 1⁄2 oz. simple syrup
- 1 oz. grapefruit juice
- 1 oz. prosecco
Preparation: Pour vodka, simple syrup and grapefruit juice into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a Nick & Nora. Top with prosecco. If you have time to get fancy try this grapefruit garnish; Cut grapefruit into thin slices and then spray them with simple syrup on both sides. Place on cookie sheet with nonstick paper and let bake for 2 hours at 225 degrees until crispy (not burnt).