❄️ Vodka ModernCosmopolitan
- 45ml Citrus Vodka
- 15ml Triple Sec or Cointreau
- 30ml Cranberry juice
- 15ml Fresh lime juice · Flamed orange peel
Shake all with ice 12 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled martini glass. Flame an orange peel over the surface for caramelised citrus oils.
❄️ Vodka ModernEspresso Martini
- 50ml Vodka · 30ml Fresh espresso
- 20ml Kahlúa or Tia Maria · 5ml Simple syrup
- 3 coffee beans to garnish
Shake all very hard with ice 15 seconds — you need the foam. Double strain into a chilled coupe. The 3 coffee beans represent health, wealth, and happiness.
❄️ Vodka ClassicMoscow Mule
- 60ml Vodka · 15ml Fresh lime juice
- 120ml Ginger beer · Lime wheel · Copper mug
Fill a copper mug with ice. Squeeze and drop in lime. Add vodka then ginger beer. Stir once. The copper mug keeps it ice-cold and imparts a subtle tang. Invented to sell Smirnoff and Cock 'n' Bull ginger beer simultaneously.
❄️ Vodka EasyWhite Russian
- 50ml Vodka · 20ml Kahlúa
- 30ml Heavy cream or whole milk · Ice
Build in a rocks glass over ice. Add vodka, then Kahlúa. Float cream over a spoon. The Dude abides. For a Black Russian, skip the cream.
❄️ Vodka ModernPorn Star Martini
- 50ml Vanilla Vodka · 30ml Passoa
- 30ml Fresh passion fruit juice · 15ml Fresh lime juice
- ½ passion fruit garnish · Side shot of chilled Prosecco
Shake all with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Balance half a passion fruit face-up. Serve with a separate shot of chilled Prosecco. UK's most ordered cocktail five years running.
❄️ Vodka TropicalSex on the Beach
- 45ml Vodka · 22.5ml Peach Schnapps
- 60ml Orange juice · 60ml Cranberry juice
- Orange slice & cherry
Build in a highball over ice: vodka, schnapps, OJ, then cranberry. Stir gently for an orange-to-red gradient. Born during a DeKuyper peach schnapps contest — the name won the prize.
❄️ Vodka — VeniceSgroppino
- 1 large scoop Lemon sorbet · 30ml Vodka
- 90ml Prosecco (well chilled) · Mint sprig
Whisk lemon sorbet and vodka until smooth. Pour into a chilled flute or coupe. Top with cold Prosecco. The sorbet melts slowly creating a slushy foam. Served mid-feast in Venice as a palate cleanser — the drink equivalent of hitting reset.