Cocktails with vodka and liqueur, interesting shots and other drinks made from different ingredients will help diversify any party for friends. The huge advantage of this strong transparent component is that it does not have a pronounced odor or color. What cocktails with vodka can you easily prepare at home?

Vodka cocktail recipes

This forty-degree clear liquid is one of the main ingredients in many alcoholic cocktails. To get really tasty drinks or shots with vodka, you just need to add it in the right proportions to other ingredients. For some, you will need a special shaker in which all components are mixed, or dishes for proper serving. It will be easy to learn how to make the most famous vodka-based cocktails if you have all the necessary ingredients and step-by-step instructions with photos of the result at hand.

Screwdriver

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Purpose: aperitif.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

If we consider simple cocktails with vodka, then this one will probably be number one, where it is necessary to add juice to the alcohol. The juice can be anything: orange, grapefruit, multi-fruit or any other to your taste. If you want to make the classic “screwdriver” version, then you should choose orange juice. The ideal combination of strong alcohol and juice will appeal to everyone who is partial to sweet alcoholic drinks.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• orange juice – 100 ml;
• orange slice - for decoration.

Cooking method:

1. Pour alcohol into a 200 ml glass.
2. Add juice to it and mix everything thoroughly.
3. Place an orange slice on the edge of the glass.

Bloody Mary

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 100 kcal/100 g.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

Another popular cocktail in many countries, to which hot sauces are added. If you don’t have those on hand, then they can be replaced with ordinary pepper and salt. The ingredients are thoroughly mixed and poured into a glass of at least 150 ml with a straw. The drink is often served with stalk celery as a light, juicy snack.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• tomato juice – 90 ml;
• Wowcestershire sauce – 2-3 drops;
• Tabasco - to taste;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Pour salt and pepper into the bottom of the glass.
2. Next add sauces.
3. Everything is filled with liquid ingredients.
4. Stir with a long spoon.
5. You can sprinkle ground pepper on top.

Vodka energy drink

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 230 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: alcoholic drinks.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

If the fun is planned for the whole night, but you start to fall asleep after 11, then a delicious cocktail with an energy drink will come to the rescue. It is not recommended to drink more than 2 pieces per night, because the effect is really strong: cheerfulness, no feeling of intoxication, lightness. A side effect may be that it will be difficult to fall asleep in the morning. The drink is served in a tall glass with or without ice.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• Red Bull – 100 ml;
• lemon – 2 slices.

Cooking method:

1. Fill the highball with ice.
2. Pour out the alcohol and chilled energy drink.
3. Add a couple of lemon slices.
4. Stir a little. The cocktail is ready!

Cape Coder

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 100 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: aperitif.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

Girls like this long drink because it has a pleasant sweetish taste with sourness. For preparation, cranberry juice is used, and for decoration you can take a few cranberries. In general, you can do without decorating the cocktail and simply serve it in a tall glass with a straw. For a more pronounced taste, you can use cranberry tincture.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• cranberry juice – 150 ml;

Cooking method:

1. Fill the glass with ice.
2. Pour in alcohol and then top up with fruit drink.
3. Stir gently with a bar spoon.

Vodka Martini

• Time: 60 minutes.
• Number of servings: 10 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 90 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: for a snack.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: medium.

James Bond's favorite drink. Yes, he often drinks vodkatini while talking with his enemies or girlfriends. The cocktail is prepared in small quantities, but has a pleasant taste and a strong intoxicating effect. Serve in a martini glass with olives and a small straw. It is better to use dry vermouth, because sweet vermouth does not go well with strong alcohol.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• dry vermouth – 15 ml;
• olive – 2 pcs.

Cooking method:

1. Pour ice into a mixing glass and shake until frost appears on the walls.
2. Drain the water through the strainer.
3. Pour in the ingredients, then mix thoroughly.
4. Pour into a martini glass and add olives.

Long Island Iced Tea

• Time: 10 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 210 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: alcohol.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: medium.

This unique cocktail can be ordered in almost every bar. For preparation use 5 strong alcoholic drinks, lemon juice and cola. When all the ingredients are mixed in the correct proportions, the alcohol is not felt at all, but the effect of the drink is very good. Served in a large glass, this is perhaps the largest cocktail offered in establishments today.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 20 ml;
• golden rum – 20 ml;
• gin – 20 ml;
• silver tequila – 20 ml;
• orange liqueur (Cointreau or Triple sec) – 20 ml;
• lemon juice – 20 ml;
• cola – 100 ml;
• cubed ice – 150-200 grams.

Cooking method:

1. Fill a tall glass to the brim with ice.
2. Alternately add gin, vodka, rum, tequila, liqueur, juice and cola.
3. Gently mix all ingredients with a bar spoon.
4. You can garnish the cocktail with a slice of lemon or cherry on top.
5. Serve with a straw.

Cossack dose

• Time: 2 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 120 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: alcoholic drink.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

This delicious drink first appeared in the late 80s in the USA. The recipe was developed by one of the Russian emigrants, and the cocktail got its name because of its high strength, so only real Cossacks can drink even one serving. It can be easily prepared at home because it does not require special bartending skills or additional tools.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 45 ml;
• cognac – 15 ml;
• cherry brandy – 15 ml.

Cooking method:

1. All ingredients mix well.
2. Serve in a tall stemmed glass.

Sea foam

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 180 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: aperitif.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: medium.

The cocktail turns out not only tasty, but also very beautiful. The pleasant blue color certainly attracts attention and everyone immediately wants to try what this drink tastes like. Thanks to the ingredients, the taste of alcohol is not felt at all. Preparation does not take much time, but requires a shaker in which all ingredients can be mixed evenly.

Ingredients:

• egg white – 1 pc.;
• lemon juice – 20 ml;
• sugar syrup – 10 ml;
• curacao liqueur – 10 ml;
• vodka – 60 ml.

Cooking method

1. Add crushed ice to a shaker.
2. Pour all ingredients into a shaker.
3. Whip until thick foam forms.
4. Serve in a tall glass.
5. If desired, you can decorate the edges of the glass with sugar.

Kaypiroska

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 110 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: for a snack.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

This vodka cocktail is a sour made with lots of crushed ice. To avoid the strong taste of alcohol, use sugar syrup and a slice of lime. Served in a 100 ml glass with a short straw. It is not advisable to use shaped ice in cubes, because it will not give the same effect as crushed ice and the taste of the cocktail will be slightly different.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• sugar syrup – 20 ml;
• crushed ice;
• lime – 1 slice.

Cooking method:

1. In a rocks glass, place a lime wedge directly on the bottom.
2. Top with crushed ice.
3. Pour alcohol and sugar syrup on top.
4. Stir with a bar spoon.
5. Add more ice on top.

Salty dog

• Time: 5 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 person.
• Calorie content of the dish: 120 kcal/100 g.
• Purpose: aperitif.
• Cuisine: international.
• Difficulty: easy.

A pleasant tasting cocktail with vodka, the history of which began in Texas. According to legend, its creation took place not without the participation of Russian sailors, who brought a lot of forty-degree drink to that distant area. The main difference is that they drink the drink without a straw, and the salty edges of the glass give it a special note of taste. Salt is used because sailors always paid tribute to the sea in any way, and cocktails were asked to be made salty.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• grapefruit juice – 150 ml;
• salt;

Cooking method:

1. The edge of the glass is moistened with lemon or lime juice and dipped in salt.
2. Next, fill it with ice and pour in the ingredients.
3. Use a bar spoon to stir the contents.

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In the post-Soviet space, vodka is still perhaps the most popular and sought-after alcoholic drink. although some new trends, so to speak, in its use are also becoming more pronounced. Firstly, vodka has significantly replaced beer in terms of popularity, which is due, first of all, to its greater accessibility to everyone, including young users, and secondly, to less social condemnation of drinking beer. And the second trend is the growing popularity of alcoholic cocktails, including those with vodka. Today we will be looking at cocktails with vodka. And we will offer you as many as fifteen recipes - take your pick!

Actually, all these fifteen recipes are cocktails with vodka and Cointreau liqueur, and in addition there will be one more bonus recipe for you.

Cocktails with vodka and liqueur

1.Cocktail with vodka “Ivan”. In a shaker with ice, shake twenty milliliters of vodka, ten milliliters of Cointreau liqueur, coconut syrup and passion fruit juice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

2. Cocktail with Natasha vodka. Twenty milliliters of vodka for each serving of cocktail, ten milliliters of liqueurs - Cointreau, banana and strawberry. The preparation technology is the same - shake in a shaker with ice, filter into a glass.

3. Cocktail with “Moscow” vodka. In a shaker filled with crushed ice, shake a mixture of thirty milliliters of vodka, forty milliliters of dry white vermouth, ten milliliters of Cointreau liqueur and ten milliliters of blackberry liqueur. Filter into a glass, which is also half filled with ice.

4. Vodka cocktail “Red Square”. A mixture of forty milliliters of vodka, ten milliliters of Cointreau liqueur, ten milliliters of freshly squeezed lemon juice and forty milliliters of tomato juice is filtered into a glass half filled with ice (how else would you guess that the square is Red?). This mixture is, of course, first shaken in a shaker.

5. The next recipe associated with Russian vodka is a recipe for a cocktail with vodka called “Balalaika”. Throw crushed ice into a shaker, pour in twenty milliliters of vodka, fifteen milliliters of lemon juice and Cointreau liqueur. Beat and strain.

6. Now let's move on to not quite Russian cocktails with vodka - by name, I mean. But quite Russian in terms of their effect on the consumer. Cocktail “Kamikaze”. The same ingredients as in the previous recipe, but their proportions are slightly different: you need forty milliliters of vodka, ten milliliters of lemon juice, and twenty milliliters of liqueur. Ice in a shaker is also necessary.

7. Cocktail with Le Mans vodka. But here we don’t need a shaker at all. Immediately pour in thirty milliliters of vodka and Cointreau liqueur, and top up with soda. And decorate the edge of the glass with a lemon ribbon or a circle of this citrus fruit.

8. “Sheffield” - for the cocktail we take sixty milliliters of vodka, twenty milliliters of lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed), and a teaspoon of Cointreau liqueur, that is, about fifteen milliliters. Ice is present in the shaker, but not added to the glass. But they make “frost” along the edge of the glass - dip the vessel first in lemon juice and then in fine granulated sugar. As you can see, the cocktail is quite strong and, most likely, is more suitable for a male company. In this case, you can not sweeten the perception of a mixed drink with such a sweet “frost”, but, on the contrary, make it salty. A matter of taste. We need to experiment.

9. Cocktail with vodka “The Grinch and Christmas”. I have no idea what (or who) “The Grinch” is, but Merry Christmas, everything is clear to you even without me. The cocktail is quite strong, since there is quite a lot of vodka in it. True, this is brightened up by a sufficient amount of two liqueurs - Cointreau and Midori. Vodka - attention! - ninety milliliters, and thirty liqueurs each. Plus also thirty milliliters of lemon syrup. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a glass. I repeat - strong, but tasty, and the strength is not immediately noticeable.

10. “Aqueduct”. For a cocktail you need thirty milliliters of vodka, half as much lemon juice, apricot liqueur and Cointreau liqueur – five milliliters each. Shake everything in a shaker and pour it into a glass, where we extract the juice from one circle of orange and let this squeezed circle float on top.

11. If you decide, following the example of aristocrats, to combine cocktails with a card game, we suggest you consider cocktail with vodka “Joker”. Three components in equal proportions - thirty milliliters each: vodka, Cointreau liqueur and Advokat liqueur - are poured immediately into a glass half filled with ice, and the fourth component - Fanta - is added to each glass according to the taste of the person who is holding this glass. answers. We stir everything with a straw, which is also what we use when mixing the cocktail.

12. Vodka cocktail with a somewhat politically incorrect name “Crazy Finn.” I assume that it appeared in St. Petersburg and was associated with the observations of St. Petersburg bartenders of clients from abroad in the years at the turn of the millennium. I emphasize that these are only assumptions. Now let's move on to the cocktail recipe. Take thirty milliliters of vodka, twenty milliliters of sherry, and ten milliliters of Cointreau liqueur. And one lemon juice. We place everything in a shaker, where half the volume of crushed ice has already been placed, mix, and strain into a cocktail glass. Decorate with a cocktail cherry.

13. Under this ambiguously interpreted number, we present a recipe for a cocktail with vodka with the innocuous name “Girl”. The main ingredients - vodka and Cointreau liqueur - thirty milliliters each, lime juice and lemon juice - twenty milliliters each, and pineapple juice - fifteen. All these components are mixed in a shaker with ice and the mixture is poured into a glass. We decorate our “Girl” with a cherry and a piece of pineapple.

14. It’s clear that all sorts of girls, girls and other representatives of the supposedly beautiful half of humanity (not the supposedly beautiful, but supposedly half) are associated with “love, the Komsomol and spring,” or at least with spring. Therefore, the following recipe for a cocktail with vodka is called - "Springtime". Seventy milliliters of vodka, thirty – all Cointreau, forty – orange juice. Shake them in a shaker with ice, filter into a glass with ice, and then add ginger ale directly to the glass to taste. The cocktail will be decorated with a cherry berry and a ribbon of citrus peel attached to the edge of the glass.

15. There are places and times when the sun shines even at midnight. If you are not in this place and/or at the wrong time, you can be consoled cocktail with vodka “Midnight Sun”. Take twenty-five milliliters of vodka, fifteen milliliters of Cointreau, Grenadine and apricot brandy liqueurs, ten milliliters of lemon juice. As almost always, shake these ingredients in a shaker half filled with crushed ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Decorate with a cherry.

Vodka cocktail Monkey's Tail - bonus recipe

We will give the quantity of ingredients of this cocktail with vodka not in portions, but immediately for the company. Depending on the size of the company, each participant in the Monkey’s Tail tasting will receive a larger or smaller portion of the cocktail.

Pour two liters of milk into a saucepan, bring to a boil and keep on low heat for about five minutes, stirring and monitoring the behavior of the liquid. Then add one hundred grams of granulated sugar, stir, continue to simmer until the sugar dissolves. Add another thirty grams of instant coffee, half a teaspoon of ground nutmeg, drop one vanilla pod, if you don’t have it, you can just add vanillin on the tip of a knife or a bag of vanilla sugar. Stir well again and remove from heat. Cover the pan with our cocktail preparation and wait until the mixture cools to room temperature. Before serving, put it in the refrigerator with a bottle of vodka. And don't forget to close the lid tightly. Before pouring into glasses, the “Monkey Tail” cocktail must be strained.

Of course, there is a lot of fuss with this vodka cocktail, but the mixed drink turns out to be very interesting.

We all know that vodka, especially with a good snack, can be drunk in its pure form, without mixing with other ingredients: juice, other alcoholic drinks, etc. But sometimes you really want to try something new and unusual, with exquisite taste. It is in such cases that we recommend that you prepare simple but very original cocktails with vodka.

Vodka cocktail with sprite

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• sprite – 150 ml;
• lime – 1 pc.

Preparation

Place a few slices of lime at the bottom of the glass and fill it with ice cubes. Then mix vodka and Sprite, pour the mixture into a glass.

Cocktail vodka and cola

Ingredients:

• vodka – 20 ml;
• cola – 80 ml.

Preparation

This strong, but surprisingly tasty cocktail consists entirely of only a combination of vodka and cola. Let's look at how to prepare it at home. Everything is extremely simple: mix these two drinks in a highball glass in a ratio of 1:4. You can also stir it directly in a glass using a regular straw, just add some ice to the bottom first.

Vodka martini cocktail

Ingredients:

• martini – 30 ml;
• vodka – 140 ml;
• lemon zest - for decoration;
• olives - optional.

Preparation

Mix a few ice cubes in a tall glass and pour the martini. Then, using a teaspoon, stir the ingredients in a calm circular motion for 10 seconds so that the ice thoroughly absorbs the aroma of the martini. Next, add chilled vodka to the container and mix everything again for 10 seconds. Pour the finished vodka-based cocktail into special martini glasses and, just before serving, garnish the drink with an olive on a toothpick and lemon zest, if desired.

Cocktail beer with vodka

Ingredients:

• beer – 500 ml;
• vodka – 100 ml.

Preparation

To prepare a cocktail, which is popularly called “Ruff,” first pour it into a deep mug, and after the foam subsides, gradually add vodka. This will allow the ingredients to not mix together too much. Serve the drink chilled and drink in large sips.

Cocktail with vodka and coffee

Ingredients:

• instant coffee – 1 bag;
• vodka – 30 ml;
• cola – 180 ml.

Preparation

So, to prepare this cocktail, first pour vodka into a glass, then pour in a packet of instant liquid and fill everything with cola. Mix everything thoroughly with a spoon and serve with a straw.

Cocktail with vodka and juice

Ingredients:

• vodka – 30 ml;
• rum – 30 ml;
• orange - for decoration;
• cranberry juice – 90 ml;
• sugar syrup – 15 ml;
• lemon juice - to taste.

Preparation

Pour vodka and rum into a deep container and mix everything well. Then pour in cranberry juice, squeeze a few drops from fresh lemon, add sugar syrup and mix all the ingredients together with a spoon. Pour the drink into beautiful glasses, cool, garnish with orange slices and serve.

Vodka cocktail with orange juice

What Russian doesn't like vodka and fast driving? I think everyone can answer this rhetorical question for themselves. However, as practice shows, more and more people in our country, and in the world as a whole, prefer cocktails based on this original Russian alcohol. High-quality vodka is good on its own. It is a fact. But in this article we will talk specifically about cocktails with vodka, which can be prepared at home.

I think that after these words, almost the entire beautiful half of humanity took my side. After all, few women drink vodka in its pure form. In addition, such alcoholic cocktails are good from at least two other points of view. Firstly, they will decorate any holiday table. Secondly, they will add originality and color to your celebration.

Remember, no matter which of the recipes below you decide to prepare at home, the key to excellent taste will be the use of high-quality and chilled vodka in it. Her brand is not at all important. I think in this survey everyone will be able to decide for themselves.

Bloody Mary Recipe

According to millions of people around the world, this is the main vodka-based cocktail that has ever been created.

Composition of components and correct proportions:

• vodka – 75 ml;
• packaged or freshly squeezed tomato juice – 150 ml;
• lemon juice – 15 ml;
• salt and black pepper – 1 gram each;
• Worcestershire sauce – 2-3 drops;
• Tabasco – 2-3 drops;
• a sprig of fresh celery for garnish.

I understand that in our country it is quite difficult to buy Tabasco sauce, and there is no need to talk about Worcestershire. Yes, they are included in the classic recipe, but if you are preparing Bloody Mary at home, then you can completely skip them.

Step-by-step sequence of actions.

1. Pour chilled vodka into a tall glass.

2. Add lemon juice, pepper and salt to it. Stir.

3. Add tomato juice. Then, if you have it, add Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco. Mix again.

4. Decorate the glass with a sprig of celery. Serve to guests with a cocktail straw.

Blue Lagoon Recipe

Typical female version. Its beauty can only be matched by its incomparable taste.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• Blue Curacao – 20 ml;
• sprite – 130 ml;
• lime juice – 10 ml;
• ice cubes and a piece of pineapple.

Preparation:

1. Take a Collins or highball glass and fill it with ice.

2. Add vodka, Blue Curacao liqueur and lime juice.

3. Fill the glass to the top with sprite. Stir very carefully so that no gas bubbles escape.

4. As decoration we use a piece of pineapple and two cocktail straws.

The Blue Lagoon cocktail is ready.

Recipe Vodka with Sprite

The most popular alcoholic drink at youth parties.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 40 ml;
• sprite – 160 ml;
• lime wedges;
• ice cubes.

Preparation.

1. Place 2 wedges of fresh lime at the bottom of the glass.

2. Fill the glass with ice.

3. Pour vodka, then Sprite. Gently stir with a teaspoon or bartender's spoon.

The cocktail with sprite is ready.

Black Russian Recipe

Surprisingly, this alcoholic drink is completely unrelated to our country. It was invented in the capital of Belgium, Brussels, at the Metropole Hotel.

• vodka – 50 ml;
• Kahlúa coffee liqueur (Kalua) – 25 ml;
• ice cubes.

Preparation.

1. Take an Old Fashioned or rocks glass (short glass) and fill it with ice.

2. Pour in vodka and Kahlua.

3. Stir gently.

4. Serve with a cocktail straw.

The Black Russian cocktail is ready.

White Russian recipe

The ideological brother of the drink posted above. Again, not directly related to Russia.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• coffee liqueur – 25 ml;
• cream 11% fat – 25 ml;

Pay special attention to the fat content of the cream. If it is higher than 11%, the result may not meet your expectations.

Preparation.

1. Fill the old fashioned with ice cubes.

2. After this, pour in coffee liqueur, chilled alcohol and cream.

3. Stir thoroughly with a spoon.

4. Traditionally, the drink is served with a straw.

The White Russian cocktail is ready.

Recipe Screwdriver

Another American invention that has conquered the bar and club world.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• orange juice – 100 ml;
• orange slice;

Preparation.

1. Fill the highball or tumbler to the top with ice.

2. The sequence of pouring the components is not very important. However, it is customary to pour the alcohol first, then the juice.

3. Stir gently.

4. Decorate with an orange slice.

The Screwdriver cocktail is ready. Also read the article "".

Recipe Vodka with Red Bull

Recently, such cocktails have become especially popular among young people. Remember that doctors do not recommend drinking these drinks together.

Ingredients:

• vodka – 50 ml;
• Red Bull – 150 ml;

Preparation.

1. Place ice in the selected glass.

2. Pour vodka and energy drink.

The cocktail is ready.

Cocktails with vodka - is it possible? The experience of the heroes of the famous film “The Irony of Fate...” suggests that mixing vodka with something else is not worth it, but in modern life the need for variety and sophistication, including regarding drinks, explains the appearance of various alcoholic cocktails.

1 Popularity of vodka cocktails

Vodka is a purely Russian brand and symbol. This is no coincidence. Fans of this strong drink mention the name of the great Russian scientist D.I. Mendeleev, who wrote a dissertation on the topic “Combination of alcohol with water,” where the ideal alcohol content in water was determined. The figure of 38° later turned into 40° for ease of calculation, but the concept of Russian vodka, degrees and Russia became symbolically interconnected, of which there is official international evidence.

You can speculate and make some assumptions. A drink at 40° is still very strong, and regular use of it easily leads a person to a state of insanity. Vodka is a traditional, familiar drink, but there may be an option when the taste remains, but the strength decreases. All together: the usual taste, but lower strength - and will be called a vodka cocktail.

The great advantage of the cocktail is precisely that it is indispensable for foreigners who want to try the national Russian drink, but at the same time “not fall off their feet.”

In addition, such drinks are for lovers of variety, because the cocktail involves mixing smells, colors and shades of taste. One is never like the other.

Let's try to decide on the different types of vodka drinks:

• in first place is Russian vodka in its pure form, the main and defining feature of which is its strength of 40°;
• drinks made from a combination of vodka and soft drinks (mainly juices and syrups);
• a combination of vodka with other strong drinks, which may include liqueur, gin, martini, rum, etc.;
• drinks where vodka will not be the main ingredient, but only a complementary one.

Thus, by combining various methods, you can get both simple and extremely sophisticated drinks.

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2 Vodka-based cocktails

Some cocktail recipes:

1. "Vodka with rum." The strength can exceed 70°. Ingredients: vodka (40 ml), rum (40 ml), orange juice (20 ml). Everything is mixed in a shaker, then poured into a glass with ice cubes.
2. Red Bull is a strong and explosive cocktail. Ingredients: vodka (40 ml), energy drink "Red Bull" (120 ml), which are mixed directly in the glass, at the bottom - 4 - 8 ice cubes.
3. A group of “shooter” cocktails. Their name comes from the name of the container (shooter - a small glass). The recipe is as follows: put a mashed banana at the bottom of a glass, then pour in cream liqueur (120 ml), vodka (30 ml). After mixing, the drink is poured into glasses and drunk in one gulp.
4. Ruff has been known since Soviet times; everyone knew the recipe: vodka is mixed with beer. Ruff has not lost its popularity even now. The preparation is as follows: a shot of vodka is slowly poured into a glass of beer (preferably dark), everything is done by eye and personal taste.
5. Energy drink cocktails are cheap, tasty and effective. Ingredients of the “Winter Cherry” cocktail: vodka (50 ml), energy drink “Burn” (100 ml), a little lemon juice and a little cherry syrup. Due to the simplicity and speed of preparation, the cocktail is very popular among young people, especially during discos.

3 Cocktail making equipment

A special equipment for mixing cocktails is called a shaker. It can be metal or glass, but in the second case a metal glass is placed on the shaker. The volume of the shaker is 1 - 2 glasses; with a volume of 2 glasses, the glass shaker (with a metal glass attached) turns into a 2-level shaker.

The shaker kit includes a sieve (called a strainer) and a lid. A sieve is necessary to prevent pieces of ice or fruit from falling into the glass or glass.

The order of filling the shaker is as follows: ice first, then solid (thick) drinks, then alcoholic ingredients, and sparkling water on top. Mix everything with vigorous shaking movements for 10 seconds.

Ice cubes are usually not used more than 2 times. If you pour too much sparkling water into the shaker, the liquid may splash when you open the lid.

If the shaker is 2-tier, it is held with the glass glass facing up. When the device is not at hand, the cocktail is simply prepared in a glass, and it is stirred according to the “as it turns out” principle. This may be needed at home.

4 In harmony with other alcoholic drinks

There are a great many recipes for vodka cocktails, so the main thing is to understand the principle so that you can then create it yourself. Drinks, if other alcohol is used in their preparation along with vodka, differ in taste.

“Anise vodka” exists in 2 versions: long-term aging (up to 2 weeks) and quick preparation. Ingredients of a quick cocktail: anise liqueur (50 ml), vodka (40 ml), orange syrup (20 ml), some chopped fruit (kiwi, orange, banana), ice and at the end a slice of lemon.

"Cosmopolitan" is a well-known and popular cocktail. Recipe: Mix 2 parts vodka, 1 part Cuatro liqueur (fresh lime), 1 part cranberry juice.

There are no strict recipe rules for preparing cocktails; simply combining alcoholic ingredients of different volumes gives the drinks different tastes and different strengths.

Juices are often used to give a cocktail a certain color, and pieces of fruit add sophistication and gourmetness.

5 The easiest and most harmless

These will be cocktails based on mixing vodka and various fruit juices. Depending on the volume of strong drink taken, you can also prepare a low-alcohol cocktail.

Here are some popular names:

• Bloody Mary: vodka and tomato juice;
• “Screwdriver”: vodka and orange juice;
• “Cooch Behar”: pepper vodka (45 ml), tomato juice (30 ml); similar to "Mary", but the difference is in proportions;
• The Delicia cocktail is similar to the Screwdriver, but the difference is also in the proportions and ingredients. Ingredients: orange juice (150 ml), dry martini (150 ml), vodka (30 ml), ice.

Lovers of strong drinks will be interested in learning about completely unusual cocktails:

• coffee: vodka, cola, coffee;
• vodka-milk: vodka, cream, condensed milk;
• vodka-wine: for example, vodka (30 ml), vermouth (10 ml).

No wine lover would mix vermouth with vodka, but calling it a cocktail is a different matter entirely.

6 Universal formula

It turns out that there is such a universal formula. It looks like this: A + 2B + 7C. Where A is the sweet part (liqueur, syrup), B is the sour part (for example, lemon), C is the bitter part (alcohol, in our case vodka). Numbers - the number of volumes or parts. There are still plenty of sweet, sour, bitter drinks and ingredients in nature, which means that new vodka-based cocktails will appear again.

It remains to add a few words about the role of ice. Few cocktails are complete without it. This means that the final formula of the cocktail is: sweet + sour + alcohol (vodka) + ice.

Today you can find a variety of vodka cocktails in bars, restaurants, and cafes. It often happens that any establishment has its own signature ones, incl. and vodka cocktails.

But no one is prohibited from engaging in “cocktail fantasy” at home. The main thing is that there is a reason, desire and suitable ingredients. There are a lot of holidays now, people still have the desire to visit each other, which means experiments and searches will continue. And it is possible that soon you will be able to hear and learn about some new unusual drink.

Now in Russia, excessive consumption of vodka is one of the main causes of mortality, but vodka is also an integral part of the life of a Russian person, a component of national culture. Whether to fight this influence or not is an important question that must be decided by the state and each person personally for himself, but one thing is indisputable: it is difficult to find another drink with the same mysterious and incomprehensible essence and history.

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