Easy Vodka co*cktail Recipes That Aren't a Vodka Soda (2024)

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What can I mix with vodka without soda? ›

Cranberry Juice

You can also mix vodka, cranberry and grapefruit for a fruity, refreshing Sea Breeze. And if all else fails and you can't find the natural stuff at your corner market, cranberry juice co*cktail will do just fine.

Gin and tonic

Gin and tonics have a lot of structural similarities to the vodka soda, and this classic co*cktail has quite a fanbase in its own right. Chicago bar expert Jess Sandberg, bar manager of the Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant PROXI, tells Mashed, "Gin and tonics are the best summer co*cktail.

Wine and Vodka

It will give you the wildest hangover in your life, especially if you choose red wine. The tannins in red wine irritate your stomach and literally drain the water out of your organism. And the vodka acts pretty much the same, leaving you drunk, sick and dehydrated.

Sure. Because vodka is a plain liquor, you can add it to almost anything… soda, fruit juice, vegetable juice, whatever you want.

1. Ingredients: A vodka soda is made with vodka and soda water, while a Moscow Mule includes vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice. 2. Flavor: A vodka soda has a clean and crisp taste, while a Moscow Mule has a spicy and slightly sweet flavor from the ginger beer, along with a tangy kick from the lime juice.

Apple cider and lime juice

Try combining apple cider with lime juice to imitate the aroma of vodka in your dish or co*cktail. The apple cider will add sweetness to your co*cktail or dish while the lime juice will cut the sweetness with its distinct tartness.

Soda water

The bad news is the tonic water in your vodka tonic isn't as light as you might think. The good news is that simple soda water (also known as club soda) is an easy alternative. Since it's nothing but carbonated water, it's hands down the healthiest mixer for vodka.

Pure raw materials that are distilled with care will produce a better tasting vodka than one made from the cheapest grain, yeast, and distillation process.

Dry Martini: The King of co*cktails - The Atlantic.

What is the most requested co*cktail? ›

1. Margarita. The classic Margarita co*cktail has been one of the most popular co*cktails in America for years and still remains on top.

Get a handle on those six drinks, the authors write, and you'll be able to create innumerable variations. They are the Old Fashioned, Martini, Daiquiri, Sidecar, Whiskey Highball, and Flip.

A small mixture of apple cider and lime juice can create the same effects as vodka -- and, as a bonus, these staple ingredients are probably already in your kitchen. Creating a mixture of equal parts apple cider and lime juice is all you have to do as a replacement.

While gin and tequila can, in my opinion, be substituted for vodka in any mixed drink without ill effect, a better universal substitute that's unlikely to offend the less adventurous palates would probably be light rum.

Vodka Soda

Since club soda doesn't add any calories and one fluid ounce of 80-proof vodka only provides 64 calories, a drink made with 2 fluid ounces of vodka and 4 fluid ounces of club soda contains just 128 calories, making it one of the lowest-calorie drinks you can enjoy.

Sparkling water made with natural flavors or real fruit juice (like Spindrift) can stand in as a great soda alternative. Pure fruit juice contains almost as much sugar as soda per cup, but these options bottle up plenty of fruity flavor with little to no sugar.