Vodka can be enjoyed straight, but it is also an excellent base for making cocktails. We chose some of the most famous ones to try during the summer.

Bloody Mary

It is tomato juice that characterizes this famous Vodka cocktail dedicated to the memory of Mary "The Bloodthirsty" Queen of England.

Ingredients:

4.5 cl of Vodka

9 cl of tomato juice

1.5 cl lemon juice

2 or 3 splashes of Worcester sauce

Tabasco

Salt and pepper

Preparation

Put ice in a tall tumbler, pour the ingredients and mix.

Caipioroska

Caipiroska is a cocktail very similar to Capirinha, but with Vodka instead of Cachaça. It is a fresh and thirst-quenching drink, particularly suitable to be enjoyed on warm summer evenings.

Ingredients:

5 cl of Vodka

½ lime cut into wedges

2 teaspoons of brown sugar

Preparation

Cut the lime into wedges and put them in a glass with brown sugar. Crush the lime and when the sugar has dissolved in the juice, fill it with crushed ice and pour the Vodka.

Cosmopolitan

It is a cocktail based on Vodka born in the United States, which has the distinction of having cranberry juice among the ingredients, which gives a rather soft and fruity taste.

Ingredients

4 cl of lemon vodka

1,5 by Cointreau

1.5 cl of fresh lemon juice

3 cl of cranberry juice

Preparation

Squeeze the lemon and strain the juice. Put the ingredients in the shaker, shake and pour by filtering. Garnish the glass with a slice of lime.

Martini Vodka

Became famous thanks to James Bond, it is a very simple drink, but which finds its balance and its undisputed charm in the perfect harmony of the few ingredients.

Ingredients:

5.75 cl of Vodka

1.5 cl of Vermouth Dry

Preparation

Put ice in a mixing glass, pour the Vermouth Dry and mix, add the Vodka and mix briefly. Pour the filtered mixture into the martini glass. Add a lemon zest.

White Russian

It is the cocktail that became famous thanks to the film "The Big Lebowski". The good Drugo drank it at all hours of the day and night. It is a rich drink, with coffee liqueur and fresh cream.

Ingredients:

5 cl of Vodka

2 cl of coffee liqueur

Liquid cream

Preparation

Put in an ice glass, pour the Vodka and the coffee liqueur, mix and then pour a little liquid cream over it.

Screwdriver

Also known Vodka Orange Cocktail is a simple, fresh and thirst-quenching drink.

Ingredients:

5 cl of Vodka

10 cl of orange juice

Preparation

Squeeze the oranges and strain the juice. Fill a highball glass with ice, pour the vodka, orange juice and mix. Garnish with an orange slice.