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Vodka cocktails
Clean and neutral — the most versatile base, letting mixers and citrus take the lead.
12 recipes · step-by-step · exact ratios
Black Russian
A two-ingredient after-dinner sipper of vodka and coffee liqueur built right over ice. Its fixed spirit-to-liqueur ratio and zero-juice profile make it trivially scalable, with dilution coming only from the rocks.
See recipe →Bloody Mary
The savory brunch classic: vodka lengthened with tomato juice, citrus, and a spice backbone. The large juice volume dominates the build, so batch math centers on holding the vodka-to-mix ratio steady across a big pitcher.
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Cosmopolitan
Vodka, cranberry, lime, and triple sec — elegant and easy to batch.
See recipe →Espresso Martini
Vodka, Kahlúa, espresso — the after-dinner crowd-pleaser.
See recipe →French Martini
A silky vodka cocktail with raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice that shakes up a signature frothy cap — fruity and smooth, batch the vodka-Chambord base and shake hard with fresh pineapple for the foam.
See recipe →Moscow Mule
Vodka, ginger beer, and lime — simple and refreshing.
See recipe →Mudslide
A rich dessert cocktail of vodka, coffee liqueur and Irish cream; the cream content means it must be shaken cold and batched fresh, with low effective ABV from the heavy non-spirit volume.
See recipe →Screwdriver
A two-ingredient brunch highball of vodka and fresh orange juice; trivially batchable since it's just a single spirit plus juice, so the dilution math hinges almost entirely on the OJ volume and any pre-batch chilling.
See recipe →Sea Breeze
A tart, refreshing vodka cooler layering cranberry and grapefruit juice; built straight in the glass over ice, it scales cleanly for a crowd with only one spirit driving the ABV.
See recipe →Sex on the Beach
A fruity, crowd-pleasing highball of vodka and peach schnapps lengthened with cranberry and orange juice; high juice volume and forgiving ratios make it ideal for big-batch pitchers and party pours.
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Vodka Martini
The clean, neutral vodka take on the Martini; smooth and spirit-forward, it scales reliably for batching when you nail the water dilution.
See recipe →White Russian
A smooth, dessert-like build of vodka, coffee liqueur and cream — the spirit base batches perfectly, with cream floated fresh on each pour.
See recipe →Vodka cocktail FAQ
What cocktails can I make with vodka?
There are 12 classic Vodka cocktails in our reference, including Black Russian, Bloody Mary, Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini. Each has a step-by-step recipe and exact ratios.
What's the easiest Vodka cocktail to make?
Start with the Black Russian — it's a easy built drink with just 2 ingredients.