Vodka Cocktails

Vodka cocktails use the neutral taste of vodka to blend seamlessly with just about anything. From the Cosmopolitan to the Moscow Mule, check out some of the best vodka drinks and start mixing.

The Nice List cocktail

Mead, the fermented honey beverage, gets added to this Cosmopolitan-like mix of vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, and a spiced cranberry syrup.

Bomb Pop cocktail

Inspired by the patriotic ice pop, this refreshing three-ingredient cocktail includes grenadine, citron vodka, and blue curacao.

Dirty Shirley cocktail

The Shirley Temple’s big sister includes vodka, lemon-lime soda, grenadine, and, of course, a maraschino cherry garnish.

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Cajun Martini cocktail with pickle garnish

Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini

Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini

Farmer's Cocktail

Farmer’s Cocktail

John Daly cocktail

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Hairy Navel

Cajun Martini cocktail with pickle garnish

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Chi Chi cocktail

Bay Breeze

Chocolate Martini cocktail

Chocolate Martini

Pom Blood Orange Old Fashioned

Pom-Blood-Orange Old Fashioned

Miss Elena cocktail

A Figgin’ Good Time cocktail

A Figgin’ Good Time

John Daly cocktail

Woo Woo cocktail

Holiday at the Hive cocktail

Holiday at the Hive

Anarchist's Pop Shoppe

Anarchist’s Pop Shoppe

Super Soup cocktail

A swooping, curved cocktail glass holds a pale green drink. It’s garnished with a dark red cherry skewered on a pick along with three slices of green apple. The backdrop is solid black, and the glass stands on a white and black lined surface.

Cherry Revolution cocktail

Cherry Revolution

Vodka Martini in a classic V-shaped Martini class with both lemon twist and olive garnish, on dark marble background

Porn Star Martini

Porn Star Martini

A copper mug with a handle and hammered finish sits on a blank, blue backdrop. The mug is filled with ice, and garnished with fresh ripe cranberries and a slice of green apple.

Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule

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blue hawaii cocktail with paper umbrella against a red background

CBD Spritz cocktail on a wooden coaster, garnished with a grapefruit slice and straw, served next to a Sprig CBD can

Tom Yum on a Rock cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with a skewered red chile pepper and a lime wheel

Tom Yum on a Rock

Pho-King Champ cocktail

long island iced tea cocktail

Long Island Iced Tea

two kamikaze shots side-by-side on a pink surface

A hammered-copper Moscow Mule mug sits on a white surface. A large sprig of mint drapes over the mouth of the glass, with a lime wedge behind it. The background is minimal, and pale blue.

CBD Moscow Mule

vesper cocktail with a lemon twist, served on a silver tray

Cucumber Cleanse cocktail

Cucumber Cleanse

sparkling watermelon punch cocktail served in a mini watermelon with lime wheels, mint and straws

Sparkling Watermelon Punch

red-orange summerthyme screwdriver in a pitcher alongside two full Collins glasses, each garnished with a thyme sprig and orange wheel

Summerthyme Screwdriver

Jubilee cocktail

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A stemmed Champagne flute bubbles with a crimson colored drink. Three berries on a silver skewer rest in the glass. The background is out of focus gray and blue mottled wallpaper.

New Year’s Sparkler

Deep red Bloody Caesar cocktail with lime and celery garnishes

butterbeer cocktail in a mug next to harry potter book and glasses

“Harry Potter” Butterbeer

Cosmopolitan cocktail

hand holding the stem of an espresso martini cocktail

Espresso Martini

French Martini cocktail in a stemmed glass on a round gold tray

oaks lily cocktail garnished with two skewered blackberries, served on a bar cart

White Russian cocktail

Reverse Vodka Martini cocktail

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Bright green Midori Sour cocktail with a lemon wheel garnish

moscow mule cocktail served in a copper mug with a lime wheel

black russian cocktail in a crystal-cut rocks glass

Cucumber Basil & Lime Gimlet with basil leaf garnish

Cucumber, Basil & Lime Gimlet

Lemon Drop cocktail in a sugar-rimmed glass

Bloody Mary cocktail on a tray with citrus and olives

Sex on the Beach cocktail garnished with a colorful paper umbrella

Sex on the Beach

bright yellow botanical bee's knees cocktail with lemon slice, served in a textured rocks glass on a wood surface

Botanical Bee’s Knees

An elegant, faceted rocks glass holds a vividly golden elixir with large cubes of ice. A single trimmed lemon peel and a small mint sprig garnish the drink, which rests on a wooden bar tray.

Wormhole Warrior

In the foreground, a chocolate Easter bunny with yellow eyes and no top of its head is filled with white liquid and dusted with chocolate. In the background, out of focus, is a yellow plate with three fresh strawberries on top.

Easter Bunny Shot

A tall, narrow shot glass is filled with a bright green creamy drink, topped with whip cream and a chocolate mint garnish. The background is blurry with mints and a Hawthorne strainer.

Mule cocktail in a Collins glass with ice, garnished with a lime wedge

Pink Peppercorn Botanical Gimlet garnished with lime wheel and peppercorns

Pink Peppercorn Botanical Gimlet

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