Hosting a house party soon? If you're planning to get everyone in high spirits while impressing your guests, skip the cheap beers, fruit punch bowls, and shooters of distilled spirits with lemon and salt. Why not create colorful, refreshing, fancy-looking glasses of cocktails for everyone?
The good news is you don't need to hire a professional bartender or rent a mobile cocktail bar . Whether you like your cocktail sweet, sour, and fruity or clean and dry, there's a refreshing vodka-based cocktail recipe for you. Once you've prepared the ingredients, you can make each glass in less than 3 minutes!
What you'll need:- Tools: Cocktail shaker, jigger, strainer, and bar spoon
- Fresh fruits and herbs (orange, lemon, apple, mint)
- Fruit juices (orange, lemon, cranberry, peach)
Cosmopolitan is a light, fruity cocktail made with vodka, cranberry, and lime juice. You can make it sweeter by pouring more cranberry or you can just put a small dash of red for the lovely pretty-in-pink color.
A fruity, tropical vodka drink with a provocative name, sex on the beach is one of the crowd favorites in cocktail bars. There are countless recipes for this drink because bartenders often came up with their own versions.
Want a spicy and tangy kick to your house party? You can never go wrong with Bloody Mary, an iconic tomato juice and vodka highball that's sure to wake your senses up.
Apple Martini is a sweet and sour cocktail that's fun to mix up. Recipes range from sour, green drinks that use green apple schnapps to drier ones that use an apple liqueur or brandy and dry vermouth.
If you're looking to serve a refreshing citrusy juice with a slight kick of vodka, then mixing up a Screwdriver is a great way to go.
Popularly known as "vodka cranberry", this hip mixed drink, traditionally called the Cape Coffer is a refreshing fruity mix that's ideal for a quick happy hour.
Add some grapefruit juice to a classic vodka cranberry and you'll have an invigorating Sea Breeze, another crowd pleaser.
Had enough of fruity cocktails? You might want to make something a little unexpected - a coffee-infused alcoholic beverage, perhaps? Black Russian is a satisfying cocktail that's also easy to make!
White Russian is the creamier cousin of the former. It's perfect if you love frothy cocktails.
If you're not into over the top fruity cocktails or sweet soda-based ones, vodka tonic makes a perfect refreshment. This clean vodka cocktail has a dry, semi-bitter profile that's surprisingly refreshing.
Kamikaze is an iconic cocktail bar drink, and one of the best-known vodka "martinis". Treat it like vodka's take on Margarita (tequila) and Daiquiri (rum).
Moscow Mule is a snappy cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer (traditionally spicy), and lime juice, garnished with a wedge of lime. It's traditionally served on a metal mug to preserve its cold temperature.
Author - Carmina Natividad is a self-proclaimed foodie who enjoys discovering hidden gems and writing engaging articles about food, travel, and lifestyle. And yes, she loves cocktails and happy hours too! To know more about cocktails, you may visit .
