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The 10 Best Vodka Brands for Cocktails

Strain liquid into a chilled martini glass. Zest with lemon peel and garnish with a lemon twist or olive before serving. Many people don’t like olives, so the optional dill pickle works a treat because it’s all about the salt!

The Vodka Bloody Mary

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The best Bloody Mary’s you can drink during any part of the day, but it’s synonymous with hangovers. A spicy, savory Bloody Mary is a go-to for anyone needing some hair of the dog after a big night out.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz vodka
  • 1/2 cup tomato juice
  • 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice
  • 1-3 dashes Tabasco sauce (more for spicier taste)
  • 4-6 dashes Worcestershire sauce (more for savory taste)
  • Salt and pepper pinch
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • Ice

Garnish: Celery stick, lemon slice

Instructions

Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and mix thoroughly with some ice. Strain the mixture into a highball glass. Garnish with a celery stick and lemon slice and add a crack of rock salt and pepper to taste.

Moscow Mule

For a sweeter and/or tangier flavor, utilize a grain to glass premium vodka or flavored vodka combined with syrup and bitters and a spicy ginger beer with great carbonation to suit your personal taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz vodka
  • 2/3 oz fresh lime juice
  • Dash of bitters
  • Ginger beer
  • Crushed Ice

Optional: Simple syrup, ginger syrup

Garnish: Lime wedge, fresh mint

Instructions

Add fresh lime juice, bitters, simple syrup/ginger syrup (if needed), and vodka to a classical cocktail shaker or mixing glass and stir thoroughly. Strain mix into a copper mug or highball glass filled with crushed ice. Top with ginger beer, add mint and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve straight away.

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