One of the joys of drinking vodka is its versatility in a mixed drink or use in a colorful cocktail recipe. With individual vodka tastes developing alongside traditional neutral spirits, knowing what you like in a vodka drink and what to mix it with can change your cocktail experience.

The following list of what mixes well with vodka includes liqueurs, juices, and mixed drink options to add flavor, color, and flair to your home bar cocktail making.

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1. Peach Schnapps

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Peach schnapps is a popular ingredient in infused vodka cocktails, adding sweetness to the neutrality of the clear spirit. A good Schnapps needs a balance between sweetness and fruit and generally pairs well with tonic, soda, and fruit juice.

Recipe: Sex on the Beach

Sex on the beach means fun (I hope), which this vodka, peach schnapps, and fruit juice punch provides with fruity friendliness.

Ingredients

• 2 oz of peach vodka (Ciroc Vodka topped our list of vodkas to try in 2021 and has a quality range)
• 1 oz of peach schnapps
• 2 oz of orange juice
• 2 oz of cranberry juice
• Ice Cubes

Optional: a teaspoon of lemon juice

Garnish: Orange, glazed cherries

Instructions

Combine ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and get shaking. Pour into a highball glass with more ice cubes, stir, and serve. Garnish with a piece of orange and some cherries.

2. Amaretto

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Amaretto liqueur has a sweet, nutty flavor that’s often used to contrast the bite of many spirits. Despite its almond flavor, Amaretto can be made from apricot pits or almonds or in combination and is known for its smoothness in desserts, or as a cocktail complement.

One of my favorite mixed drinks is a simple pairing of amaretto and plain vodka, known as the Godmother.

3. Noilly Pratt Vermouth

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