Vodka Cocktail Recipes

Find vodka cocktail recipes with flavor notes, glassware, and direct links to full Elixirate recipes.

Featured Vodka Cocktails

Black Russian - A simple, two-ingredient cocktail made with vodka and coffee liqueur. It is the predecessor to the White Russian and was created around 1949 in Brussels.
Bloody Mary - A classic savory brunch cocktail made with vodka, tomato juice, and a blend of spices and seasonings, known for its bold, umami-rich flavor that is said.
Cosmopolitan - A classic pink cocktail popularized in the 1990s by Sex and the City, featuring citrus vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, and lime. It is tart.
Moscow Mule - A classic vodka-based cocktail made with ginger beer and lime juice, traditionally served in a copper mug. It is refreshing, spicy, and bright with a.
White Russian - A classic creamy cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and heavy cream, famously associated with 'The Dude' from The Big Lebowski. It is a decadent.
Adios, Motherfucker - A bold, boozy, and vibrant blue cocktail similar to the Long Island Iced Tea, featuring equal parts of five spirits including blue curaçao for color.
Apple Martini - The Apple Martini, also known as the Appletini, is a sweet-tart, vibrant green cocktail that gained popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s. It features.
Banana Monkey - A refreshing frozen tropical cocktail originating from Cancun resorts, combining piña colada elements with coffee liqueur, vodka, and fresh banana for a.
Bay Breeze - A refreshing tropical vodka cocktail combining vodka, cranberry juice, and pineapple juice. A close relative of the Sea Breeze and Cape Codder, it gained.
Blue Lagoon - A tall, refreshing, vibrant blue cocktail created in the 1960s or early 1970s at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. It combines vodka, sweet orange-flavored.
Caipiroska - A popular Brazilian variation of the Caipirinha that replaces cachaça with vodka, resulting in a lighter, refreshing cocktail featuring muddled lime and.
Candy Floss Cosmo - A playful, sweet twist on the classic Cosmopolitan featuring vodka, triple sec or Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime, served with candy floss (cotton.
Cotton Candy Cosmopolitan - A fun, interactive twist on the classic Cosmopolitan where the cocktail is shaken and poured over cotton candy in the glass, causing it to melt and add.
Dirty Martini - A savory variation of the classic Martini featuring gin or vodka, dry vermouth, and olive brine, creating a briny, salty profile. This century-old.
Elderflower Cosmo - A delicate, Cosmopolitan-esque cocktail created in 2006 by Simon Difford. It features vodka and elderflower liqueur shaken with pineapple and lime juices.
French Martini - A fruity and sweet vodka cocktail featuring Chambord raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice. Created in the late 1980s, it helped popularize the flavored.
Frozmopolitan - A frozen, slushy variation of the Cosmopolitan created by Toby Cecchini, the bartender credited with popularizing the modern Cosmo. Fruity, citrusy, and.
Godmother - The Godmother is a simple, semi-sweet two-ingredient cocktail that serves as the vodka-based counterpart to the Godfather (which uses Scotch). It.
Grateful Dead - A potent, sweeter cousin of the Long Island Iced Tea, featuring multiple clear spirits, raspberry liqueur, and sour mix. It packs a strong punch with a.
Greyhound - A simple, tart, and refreshing classic cocktail made with gin or vodka and grapefruit juice. Originally made with gin and first mentioned in The Savoy.
Harvey Wallbanger - A classic 1970s disco-era cocktail that is essentially a Screwdriver (vodka and orange juice) with a float of herbal Galliano liqueur on top. It features.
Kamikaze - A classic sour-style cocktail made with vodka, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Invented on an American naval base in Japan after World War II, it.
Lemon Drop Martini - A popular sweet-tart vodka cocktail that emerged in the 1990s, inspired by the 1970s Lemon Drop created by Norman Jay Hobday in San Francisco. It.
Long Island Iced Tea - A potent, boozy cocktail made with five white spirits, lemon juice, a sweetener, and topped with cola to create an amber color resembling iced tea.
Lychee Martini - A fruity, floral vodka-based martini featuring the sweet, delicate taste of lychee balanced with dry vermouth and a touch of lime for refreshment.
Midnight Kiss - A vibrant blue champagne cocktail similar to a French 75 but made with vodka instead of gin. It features a striking color from blue curaçao, balanced.
Milky Way Martini - A sweet, creamy, dessert-style martini evoking the flavors of a Milky Way candy bar with chocolate, caramel-like vanilla, and Irish cream notes. Popular.
Orgasm - A creamy, sweet, dessert-like cocktail popular in late 20th-century bar culture, featuring vodka, Irish cream, coffee liqueur, amaretto, and cream. It is.
Panty Dropper - A strong, sweet, tropical party cocktail that combines multiple spirits with pineapple and cranberry juices, similar to a fruity Long Island Iced Tea. It.
Perfect Peach Martini - A fruity vodka martini-style cocktail with prominent peach flavor from peach schnapps, balanced by citrus and a touch of orange juice for color and.
Purple Rain - A sweet and tart purple cocktail named after Prince's 1984 song and film. It gets its distinctive color from blue curaçao and grenadine, with fruity and.
Sea Breeze - A refreshing, light vodka-based cocktail with cranberry and grapefruit juices, popular since the 1980s and an IBA Official Cocktail. It balances sweet.
Sex on the Beach - A fruity, tropical 1980s classic cocktail made with vodka and peach schnapps mixed with orange and cranberry juices, evoking beach vibes with its vibrant.
Snowman - A creamy, white cocktail featuring vanilla vodka, white crème de cacao, a touch of white crème de menthe, vanilla syrup, cocoa bitters, and heavy cream.
Sour Apple Martini - A vibrant, sweet-tart cocktail also known as the Appletini or originally Adam's Apple Martini, created in 1996. It features vodka and sour apple schnapps.
Spiced Pear Martini - A festive, fruity martini featuring pear juice, vodka, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and spiced simple syrup with notes of cinnamon, clove, and.
Spicy Mule - A fiery twist on the classic Moscow Mule, featuring vodka, lime juice, ginger beer, and hot sauce for an invigorating spicy kick.
Spicy Vodka Sunrise - A spicy twist on the classic Vodka Sunrise, featuring muddled jalapeño for heat combined with vodka, orange juice, and grenadine for the signature.
Tokyo Tea - A vibrant green twist on the Long Island Iced Tea, featuring equal parts of six spirits including melon liqueur (typically Midori) for its signature.
Vodka Martini - A popular variation of the classic Martini that uses vodka as the base spirit instead of gin, resulting in a cleaner, lighter profile that lets the dry.
Wet Pussy - A modern, cheekily named fruity party shot with vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice and lime. Sweet peach flavor balanced by tart cranberry and bright.
Espresso Martini - A modern classic created in the 1980s by bartender Dick Bradsell in London, combining vodka, fresh espresso, and coffee liqueur for a caffeinated.