Recipes For Vodka Drinks, Mixed Drinks, Premium Vodka Drinks

Vodka, colorless liquor with an alcohol content of 35 to 50 percent by volume, has become one of the world's most popular spirits. Though most vodka brands are unflavored, a large selection of flavored vodkas have been produced for homemade recipes for vodka drinks; such flavorings may include red pepper, ginger, various fruit flavors, vanilla, chocolate and cinnamon.

As a useful ingredient in various cocktails and mixed drinks—such as the Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Martini and Long Island Iced Tea—people may find a large selection of recipes for vodka drinks. Also, with a desirable selection of distinctive vodka brands to choose from, people have plenty of options when trying to select a premium vodka drink.

Brands of Vodka

Listed below are various brands of vodka that may be found in recipes for vodka drinks:

• Absolut
• Skyy
• Grey Goose
• Stoli
• Finlandia
• Ketel One
• Level
• Effen
• Ciroc
• Smirnoff
• Three Olives
• Vox
• Jewel of Russia
• Chopin

Recipes for Vodka Drinks

Long Island Iced Tea

Ingredients:

• ½ oz. Vodka
• ½ oz. Gin
• ½ oz. Rum
• ½ oz. Tequila (Optional)
• ½ oz. Triple Sec
• 1 oz. Sweet & Sour
• Lemon twist

Directions:

• Mix ingredients in a shaker
• Strain into a Collins glass with ice
• Garnish with a lemon twist

Apple Martini (Appletini)

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Vodka
• ½ oz. Apple Pucker Schnapps, apple juice or apple cider
• Apple slice

Directions:

• Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice
• Shake well
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
• Garnish with an apple slice

Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Gin or Vodka
• 2 drops Dry Vermouth
• Olive or lemon twist

Directions:

• Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
• Garnish with an olive or lemon twist

Dreamsicle

Ingredients:

• ½ oz. Vodka or Orange Vodka
• ½ oz. Triple Sec
• 1 oz. Orange Juice
• Scoop of vanilla ice cream

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients in a shaker
• Strain into a large stem or hurricane glass

Bloody Mary

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Vodka
• 1 6-oz.can V-8 or 1 46-oz. can tomato juice
• 4 10-oz. can Snap-E-Toms
• 2 oz. Lea & Perrin's sauce
• 2 oz. Pace Picante brand sauce
• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• ½ teaspoon celery salt
• Several drops of Tabasco sauce (Optional)

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients well
• Keep refrigerated
• If desired, wait to add Vodka until ready to serve

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Vodka Brands. Bullz-Eye. 26 Nov 2006.
http://www.bullz-eye.com/vices/vodka.htm
Bloody Mary. Cooks.com Recipe Search. 26 Nov 2006.
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,163,151177-233200 ,00.html
Vodka. Wikipdeia. 26 Nov 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka
Vodka Drink Recipes. Drink of the Week. 26 Nov 2006.
http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/vodka.htm