Vodka cocktails
Vodka's clean neutrality makes it one of the most versatile spirits behind the bar — equally at home lending backbone to a Bloody Mary as it does lending polish to a Vesper.
16 classic recipes from our canon that use vodka — Vodka sits in our spirits shelf.
Espresso Martini
Cold, sharp and caffeinated — the dinner-party pick-me-up with a glossy crema.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆30 ml kahlua
- ◆30 ml espresso
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
Cosmopolitan
Tart, pink and razor-sharp — far better than its reputation suggests.
Ingredients
- ◆40 ml vodka
- ◆15 ml triple sec
- ◆30 ml cranberry juice
- ◆15 ml lime juice
Kyiv Mule
Vodka, lime and ginger beer with a cold copper bite.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml vodka
- ◆10 ml lime juice
- ◆120 ml ginger beer
Porn Star Martini
Vanilla vodka and passion fruit with a Champagne sidecar — the modern bar megahit.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆20 ml passion fruit liqueur
- ◆50 ml passion fruit syrup
- ◆10 ml vanilla syrup
- ◆50 ml prosecco
Vesper
Gin and vodka sharpened with Lillet — Bond's own Martini, shaken and bone-dry.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml gin
- ◆15 ml vodka
- ◆7 ml lillet blanc
Bloody Mary
Savoury, spiced and tomato-rich — the definitive morning-after cocktail.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml vodka
- ◆90 ml tomato juice
- ◆15 ml lemon juice
- ◆2 dashes worcestershire sauce
- ◆2 dashes hot sauce
- ◆1 pinch black pepper
- ◆1 pinch celery salt
Long Island Iced Tea
Five spirits, lemon and a splash of cola — no tea, all trouble.
Ingredients
- ◆15 ml vodka
- ◆15 ml gin
- ◆15 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml tequila
- ◆15 ml triple sec
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆30 ml simple syrup
- ◆to top cola
Sex on the Beach
Vodka, peach, orange and cranberry — sweet, fruity and unapologetically retro.
Ingredients
- ◆40 ml vodka
- ◆20 ml peach liqueur
- ◆40 ml orange juice
- ◆40 ml cranberry juice
French Martini
Vodka, raspberry liqueur and pineapple under a frothy cap — sweet, fruity and glossy.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml vodka
- ◆15 ml chambord
- ◆15 ml pineapple juice
Sea Breeze
Vodka with cranberry and grapefruit — tart, pink and summery.
Ingredients
- ◆40 ml vodka
- ◆120 ml cranberry juice
- ◆30 ml grapefruit juice
Lemon Drop Martini
Vodka, lemon and orange liqueur with a sugared rim — tart candy in a glass.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml vodka
- ◆20 ml triple sec
- ◆15 ml lemon juice
Spicy Fifty
Vanilla vodka with elderflower, honey and a slice of chilli — sweet heat in a coupe.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆15 ml elderflower liqueur
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml honey syrup
- ◆2 thin slices jalapeño
Russian Spring Punch
Vodka, cassis and lemon topped with sparkling wine — a fizzy, berry-bright cooler.
Ingredients
- ◆25 ml vodka
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml creme de cassis
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆to top prosecco
Black Russian
Just vodka and coffee liqueur over ice — dark, simple and stiff.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆20 ml kahlua
White Russian
Vodka and coffee liqueur under a cloud of cream — dessert in a rocks glass.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆20 ml kahlua
- ◆30 ml heavy cream
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