Articles in the Vodka Cocktail Recipes Category
My girlfriend is called Mary. This is entirely unrelated to the fact that a perfect Bloody Mary is actually very hard to perfect. A traditional Bloody Mary is made up of a series of very …
The Harvey Wallbanger has a ridiculously lame story regarding its name. Supposedly a surfer called Harvey walked into a bar (this isn’t a joke) having lost a surfing competition. He ordered drink after drink, and …
The Screwdriver has become the basis for many other cocktails, including the Harvey Wallbanger. Try it with different juices if you are looking for inspiration.
The Black Russian is a sweet cocktail, apparently popularised during the Cold War. The ‘Russian’ of the title refers to the vodka.
The White Russian is a sicklier variation on the Black Russian. Not something that I could personally drink much of, but nice in the winter.
Yes, this is a recipe for a Screaming Orgasm. No, we don’t think it is possible to talk about this drink without some sort of joke. Maybe try a Sex on the Beach first. Also, …
The Moscow Mule is a classic 1940s cocktail, often credited with some of the later success enjoyed by Smirnoff – with which the drink was originally mixed.
The vodka martini is a variation on the classic martini. This drink has been popularised almost entirely by James Bond – but you can have yours shaken or stirred.
The Cosmopolitan has been introduced to a whole new generation through the joys of ‘Sex and the City’. Despite this (or perhaps because of it) it is still seen as a ‘girly’ drink. I ordered …
As ‘tropical’ cocktails go, they don’t get much better than the Blue Lagoon. If you fancy something less fizzy, try swapping the lemonade with pineapple juice.
The cranberry vodka martini is a refreshing take on the vodka martini – which is itself a bastardisation of the classic martini. Purists will tell you it isn’t a martini. You can tell them it …
Sex on the Beach is a cocktail, not a recommended activity. Actual sex on the beach would be highly uncomfortable, I would imagine. You would get lots of sand in your….toes.
The Long Island Ice Tea (or Long Island Iced Tea, depending on your spelling) is a notoriously alcoholic cocktail. Not for the faint of heart!
