Vodka Drinks

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ABERFOYLE

1½ oz vodka
1 oz Drambuie

Pour both of the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice. Stir well.

BLACK EYE

1½ oz vodka
½ oz blackberry brandy

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BLACK RUSSIAN

1½ oz vodka
½ oz Kahlua

Pour both of the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

BLOODY MARY

2½ oz vodka
5 oz tomato juice
½ oz lemon juice
? tsp black pepper
? tsp salt
? tsp celery seed
3 dashes Worcestershire
1 dash Tabasco sauce
1 celery rib
1 lime wedge

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, pepper, salt, celery seed, Worcestershire, and Tabasco. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Garnish with the celery and the lime wedge.

BLUEBEARD

1½ oz vodka
½ oz blueberry brandy

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BLUE MONDAY

1 oz vodka
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec
½ oz blue Curacao</<br />

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BULLFROG

2 oz vodka
1 tsp Cointreau or triple sec
4 oz lemonade
1 lemon wedge

In a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, Cointreau, and lemonade. Stir well. Garnish with the lemon wedge.

CAPE CODDER

2 oz vodka
5 oz cranberry juice
1 lime wedge

In a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka and cranberry juice. Stir well. Garnish with the lime wedge.

CZARINE

1 oz vodka
½ oz dry vermouth
½ oz apricot brandy
1 dash bitters</<br />

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

DOYLES' DELIBERATION

1½ oz vodka
½ oz melon liqueur

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

EXTERMINATOR

2½ oz vodka
½ oz fino sherry

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

FIREFLY

2 oz vodka
4 oz grapefruit juice
1 tsp grenadine

Pour the vodka and grapefruit juice into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Drop the grenadine into the center of the drink.

FUZZY NAVEL

1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
4 oz orange juice

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

GLACIER MINT

1½ oz vodka
½ oz lemon-flavored vodka
½ oz green creme de menthe

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

GODMOTHER

1½ oz vodka
½ oz amaretto

Pour both ingredients into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

GREYHOUND

2 oz vodka
5 oz grapefruit juice

In a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka and grapefruit juice. Stir well.

HOSS'S HOLDUP

1½ oz vodka
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec
3 oz orange juice
½ tsp grenadine

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes.

JACKATH

1 oz vodka
2 tsp brandy
1 tsp creme de cassis
1 tsp Cointreau or triple sec
2 dashes orange bitters

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

KAMIKAZE

2 oz Stolichnaya vodka
1 tsp Rose's lime juice

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Drink in one go.

KAROFF

1½ oz vodka
1 oz cranberry juice
5 oz club soda
1 lime wedge

Pour the vodka, cranberry juice, and club soda into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well. Garnish with the lime wedge.

LATHAM'S RULE

1½ oz vodka
½ oz Grand Marnier
3 oz orange juice
2 dashes orange bitters

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes.

LONG ISLAND ICED TEA

1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz light rum
1 oz tequila
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
4 oz cola

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, gin, rum, tequila, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a mixing glass almost filled with ice cubes. Add the cola and stir well. Sip this drink over a long period of time--two days isn't out of the question.

MARC FELDINI

2 oz vodka
½ tsp sake
1 cucumber rind sliver</<br />

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka and sake. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the cucumber.

MORNING GLORY

1½ oz vodka
½ oz dark creme de cacao
2 oz light cream
¼ tsp grated nutmeg

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, creme de cacao, and cream. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the nutmeg.

OUR STANLEY

1½ oz vodka
½ oz gin
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

PRETTY THING

1½ oz vodka
½ oz amaretto
½ oz coconut cream
½ oz heavy cream

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

PURPLE PASSION

2 oz vodka
2 oz grape juice
2 oz grapefruit juice
2 tsp superfine sugar

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes.

RUSSIAN KAMIKAZE

2 oz vodka
1 tsp Chambord

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a sour glass.

SCREWDRIVER

2 oz vodka
5 oz orange juice

Pour the vodka and orange juice into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

SEX ON THE BEACH

1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz cranberry juice

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

SLOW COMFORTABLE SCREW

1½ oz vodka
½ ounce sloe gin
4 oz orange juice
½ oz Southern Comfort

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

VICKER'S TREAT

1½ oz vodka
4 oz lemonade
2 dashes orange bitters

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

VODKA COLLINS

2 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
3 oz club soda
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange slice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Add the club soda and stir. Garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.

VODKA DAISY

2 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
½ tsp superfine sugar
½ tsp grenadine
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange slice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and grenadine. Shake well. Pour into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.

VODKA GIMLET

2 oz vodka
½ oz Rose's lime juice
1 lime wedge

Pour the vodka and Rose's lime juice into a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the lime wedge.

VODKA SOUR

2 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
½ tsp superfine sugar
1 orange slice
1 maraschino cherry

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.

WHITE RUSSIAN

1½ oz vodka
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz light cream

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes.

WINDEX

2½ oz vodka
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec
½ oz blue Curacao

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

WOO WOO

1½ oz vodka
½ oz peach schnapps
4 oz cranberry juice

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.