Classic and contemporary vodka cocktails — step-by-step recipes from our mixologist
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Three measures Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure Kina Lillet — shaken until ice-cold. The Vesper is James Bond's on...
David Thornton
February 22, 2026
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The vodka version of Brazil's national cocktail. Muddled lime, sugar, and vodka — raw, rustic, and explosively fresh. No...
David Thornton
February 18, 2026
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A vodka sour with attitude — citrus vodka, fresh lemon, and a sugar rim that balances the tartness. The Lemon Drop prove...
David Thornton
February 15, 2026
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Two ingredients. No garnish. No nonsense. The Black Russian strips the cocktail back to its essence — vodka and coffee l...
David Thornton
February 10, 2026
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Vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream over ice — the White Russian is unapologetically indulgent. Simple to make, impossible ...
David Thornton
February 8, 2026
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Dick Bradsell's 1980s masterpiece — vodka, espresso, and coffee liqueur shaken into a velvety, caffeinated serve topped ...
David Thornton
February 5, 2026
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Citrus vodka, Cointreau, cranberry, and fresh lime — the Cosmo is a perfectly balanced sour that transcended its era. Fo...
David Thornton
February 1, 2026
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Part cocktail, part liquid meal, the Bloody Mary is the world's most complex vodka serve — tomato juice, spice, acidity,...
David Thornton
January 28, 2026
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Stripped of gin's botanical complexity, the vodka Martini is a study in purity — ice-cold spirit, a whisper of vermouth,...
David Thornton
January 25, 2026
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Vodka, ginger beer, and lime — served in an ice-cold copper mug. The Moscow Mule launched the American vodka revolution ...
David Thornton
January 20, 2026