Vodka is one of the
spirits that just cries out to be included in cocktails as the plain spirit
doesn’t have a lot of taste. However, there
are lots of great cocktails recipes available using vodka and many of them are
long drinks, using a high ball glass. This
lessens the alcohol content a little and means they are perfect for parties or
to enjoy on a summer’s evening in the garden.
Here are a few of the most popular.
Bloody Mary
- 4-5 ice cubes
- Juice ½ lemon
- ½ tsp horseradish sauce
- 2 drops Worcestershire sauce
- 1 drop tabasco sauce
- 2 measures tomato juice
- 2 measures vodka
- Salt & cayenne pepper
- Celery stick to decorate (optional)
Put the ice cubes
into a cocktail shaker and add the lemon juice, sauces, tomato juice and vodka
then shake until a frost forms. Add this
to a tall glass and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Decorate with a celery stick if required
Long Island Iced Tea
- 6 ice cubes
- ½ measure vodka
- ½ measure gin
- ½ measure white rum
- ½ tequila
- ½ measure Cointreau
- 1 measure fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp sugar syrup
- Coca-Cola to top up
Put half of the cube
into a mixing glass and add the spirits, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Stir well then strain to a high ball glass and
top up with coca cola to the desired level and add the rest of the ice. Can be decorated with a lemon wedge
Moscow Mule
- 4 ice cubes
- 2 measures vodka
- Juice from 2 limes
- Ginger beer
Put the ice in a cocktail
shaker, add the vodka, and lime juice. Shake
until a frost forms then add to a tall glass.
Top up with ginger beer and stir gentle before decorating with lime or orange
slices.
Chi Chi
- 2 measures of vodka
- 1 measure coconut cream
- 4 measures pineapple juice
- 6 crushed ice cubes
Add the vodka,
coconut cream, pineapple juice and ice in to a blender and mix until all
ingredients are smooth. Pour into a tall
glass and decorate with a cherry and a slice of pineapple.
Blue Moon
- 5 ice cubes
- ¾ measure vodka
- ¾ measure tequila
- 1 measure blue curacao
- Lemonade
Put half the ice
into a mixing glass and add the spirits, stirring everything together. Add the rest of the ice to a tall glass and
strain the cocktail into it them top up with lemonade as required (personal
favourite!!)
Sex on the Beach
- 3 ice cubes
- ½ measure vodka
- ½ measure peach schnapps such as Archers
- 1 measure cranberry juice
- 1 measure orange juice
- 1 measure pineapple juice (optional)
Put the ice into a
cocktail shaker, add the vodka and peach schnapps as well as the juices, and
shake until a frost forms. Pour into a
tall glass and add a cherry to decorate.
Conclusion
These are just a few
of the many tall vodka cocktail ideas, all of which will have different
variations available. Buying a
personalised high ball glass is a great way to remember a special event such as
a birthday and a great excuse to then try a few at the party!
