Vodka

With its signature salted rim, this vodka and grapefruit cocktail is one easy summer drink.

This gingery vodka cocktail has a complicated past, but the recipe couldn’t be easier to make.

When made correctly, the Long Island Iced Tea is a bright, balanced cocktail with a totally reasonable amount of booze. (No, seriously.)

This vodka and Campari cocktail is pretty and pink, long and bubbly, but with a decent bitter kick.

To make this pretty pink drink, remember this mnemonic device: Very Cute Little Cocktail. That’s V for vodka, C for Cointreau, L for lime, and another C for cranberry.

This is an especially refreshing take on the cosmopolitan cocktail. You can batch the cosmo mix up to 10 hours in advance to cut down on last-minute fuss at your next cocktail-worthy occasion. (If you’d like to mix it together earlier than that, add the lime juice at the last minute.) To retain maximum fizz, pour the chilled club soda and sparkling wine into each ice-filled glass first—then you don’t need to rigorously stir to mix the bubbles into the heavier cocktail base. This recipe makes eno.…

This version of the classic vodka cocktail skips the ginger beer and heads to the blender for a spicy, frozen, highly slurpable drink that’s even more refreshing. 

This refreshing green brunch cocktail is made with cucumber, tart tomatillo, parsley, lemon, and green Tabasco. Feel free to use whatever vodka you have on hand.

If vodka and cream and coffee are among your favorite things, this cocktail may be your jam.

Thyme goes beautifully with sweet and citrus flavors, making it perfect for cocktails. This recipe multiplies easily for large groups.

No muss, no fuss. It’s good to go in a few seconds.

It’s a vodka martini—properly called the Kangaroo—gone savory with peaty Scotch and olives four ways.

A generous dash of crushed red pepper cuts through the sweet, rich tomato-cream sauce of this Italian-American classic.

This dairy-free ice cream is infused with matcha and a touch of organic vanilla, and has a rich, sweet flavor.

This easy, gingery cocktail can be made with gin or vodka. No blackberries on hand? Sub in any fresh or frozen berries.

Delicate rose water (a common ingredient in Middle Eastern sweets) and tart lemonade are a refreshing combination in this pretty pink drink.

It might be hard to go back to regular iced tea ever again.

The name says it all. Or does it? You're drinking vodka. Lots of it.

Looks like a perfectly innocent bowl of apricot jam, burns like a bright and fruity pepper jelly.

We will avoid all Sex and the City references here, but the fact remains: This cocktail is a modern classic for a reason.

Potent—but so much classier than your dive bar shots.

This steaming version of the classic vodka, cream, and coffee cocktail is especially appealing in winter.