10 Insanely Delicious Vodka Cocktails

January 4, 2017

The 10 Vodka Cocktails You Need to Kick Off Your Next Party

Vodka is the ideal blank slate when it comes to constructing the perfect cocktail. Whether you are looking for a great cocktail for an evening party, or are lounging at home; starting with vodka as your medium will lead to some insanely delicious concoctions. Here are 10 vodka cocktails that you should try next time you break out the shaker.

Woo-woo : Perfect party punch drink

Vodka
Peach Schnapps
Cranberry Juice
Ice

Fill your highball glass with ice, then measure out 25ml of schnapps and 25ml of vodka in a jigger. Stir the two together in the glass then top it off with cranberry juice and you’re ready to go. For a little bit extra flair, add some frozen cranberries to the drink to help keep it chilled.

Grapefruit Julep : Perfect spin on a summer classic

Vodka
Pink grapefruit juice
Mint
Lime juice
Honey
Grenadine

To start you want to muddle the mint to release their oils in a cocktail shaker. Next add ice and 50ml of vodka and 50ml of grapefruit juice. Add a tablespoon of honey and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Lastly, top it off with a splash of grenadine. Shake well and strain into a tall glass of ice and garnish with a mint leaf.

Merry Mule : Great winter warm up

Vodka
Ginger ale
Lime juice
Cinnamon stick
Cloves
Lemon

Starting with a highball glass full of ice, add 50ml of vodka. Next add some lime juice and fill the glass with ginger ale. Take a slice of lemon and stick 5-6 cloves inside of it. Garnish with the lemon on the rim and a cinnamon stick floating on top.

Vodka Tonic: Why mess with a classic?

Vodka
Tonic
Lime

Using a tall bar glass, pour in 50ml of vodka and top off the glass with ice. Fill the glass full with tonic water and garnish with lime.

Raspberry Collins: Perfect cool down cocktail

Vodka
Raspberries
Lemon juice
Sugar syrup
Soda water

Muddle the raspberries directly into your cocktail shaker and then fill with ice. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and 50ml of vodka and then top off with sugar syrup. Shake until cold and pout into glass. Top it off with soda water and a raspberry for garnish.

French Martini: A tart twist

Vodka
Raspberry liqueur
Lemon
Pineapple juice

Fill cocktail shaker with ice and add 50ml of vodka, 20ml of raspberry liqueur and 50ml of pineapple juice. Shake until blended. Stain the drink into a martini glass. Take a small peel of a lemon and rim the glass and then garnish.

Harvey Wallbanger: Sophisticated taste

Vodka
Orange Juice
Orange
Vanilla liqueur

In a tall glass, add ice, 50ml of vodka, 25ml of vanilla liqueur and fill with orange juice. Stir until blended and garnish with an orange slice.

Honey Bee: Naturally sweet buzz

Vodka
Spiced rum
Honey
Lemon juice
Water

Fill a shaker with ice and add 35ml of vodka and 50ml of spiced rum. Add in a teaspoon of honey and water and a splash of lemon juice. Shake until cold and strain into a tall glass of ice.

Grand Cosmo: Hot pink party

Vodka
Orange liqueur
Cranberry juice
Lime juice
Lime

Fill your cocktail shaker with ice and add 25ml of vodka, 10ml of orange juice and 50ml of cranberry juice. Squeeze in fresh lime and shake until chilled. Strain the cocktail into a martini glass and garnish with a twist of a lime peel.

Vesper Martini: A perfect nightcap

Vodka
Dry gin
Dry vermouth
Lemon

In a shaker full of ice add in 35ml of dry gin, 10ml of vodka and vermouth. Shake until chilled and stain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Whether you like to live your life shaken or stirred, chances are there is a perfect vodka cocktail out there for you. Not only are these seriously tasty 10 vodka cocktails a perfect way to start your night, they will also impress your friends. All it takes is a few ingredients and a little time to be well on your way to an amazing night.

Ciroc Vodka – Premium Grape Vodka

October 7, 2013

Ciroc is famous brand of ultra premium vodka that is manufactured and sold by Diageo. The product is highly unique from other brands of vodkas in the sense that it uses grapes as a basic ingredient rather than wheat, potatoes, or corn. The drink was given its name through combining the French words “Cime” and “Roche”. Cime meaning a summit top, and Roch meaning rock, for a name that reflects its heritage in the Gaillac high altitude vineyards.

The vodka is 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof), and usually available in 750ml to 1.75L sized bottles. There are currently only four flavors for customers to choose from, but there are plans for expansion in the upcoming years.

History of Ciroc Vodka

The vodka was first launched in 2003 by Diageo, and has been produced in France since then. Grapes historically obtained from the Gaillac region are currently still being used in the manufacture of the product to ensure the best quality vodka.

Circo was struggling to gain popularity in the American market, having sold only 40,000 cases of the product per year. To assist in marketing, in 2007, the brand asked Sean “Diddy” Combs to become a brand ambassador. In December of the same year, a commercial came out with Combs stating that it was the “Official vodka of New Years.” Combs venture with the brand gave them high popularity, and in 2012 they sold 2.1 million cases of the vodka.

Production of the legend

To manufacture Circo vodka, Mauzac Blanc, or snap frost grapes from the Gaillac area of France are commonly used, along with Ugni Blanc (grapes) from the Cognac region. Circo vodka is not your typical vodka, and so it uses a production process that is unique to its brand. This process is currently only used by top wine makers around the world, and the brand has somehow managed to perfect its technique in the production of vodka. The overall process of production occurs through

To detail each step, once the grapes are collected, the juice of the grapes is then extracted and goes through a process of fermentation. This fermentation takes about two weeks time to obtain the strongest and high quality grape flavour. Next, the vodka must be distilled five times. The beginning four distillations of the Ugni Blanc grapes proceed through stainless steel column stills, while Mauzac Blanc is distilled via copper continuous stills. The distillation of the end product ranges from 96.5% for Ugni and 93.5% for Mauzac. It is at this time that the two grapes mixtures are combined to make one resulting drink. The resultant mixture contains 95% Ugni and 5% Mauzac in composition. Next this mixture is sent to complete the fifth distillation, which occurs in an Armagnac style copper pot. This process ensures that the vodka comes out being smooth in texture. After completing this extensive production process, the vodka is ready for packaging, and is shipped out for all consumers to indulge in.

Circo vodka is your choice for premium smooth tasting sweet vodka that is unlike any other on the market.

Crystal Head Vodka

September 13, 2013

Crystal Head Vodka is pure and smooth tasting vodka that was founded by Dan Aykroyd, and his partner John Alexander in 2007. The drink is produced by Globefill Inc. with production based in Canada, NewFoundland and Labrador. Since its launch, the vodka has gained popularity world-wide, having won a 2013 excellent taste award in Russia, and a double gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2011. The vodka is known for its purity, having no additives or trace of glycol, citrus oil, raw sugar, or other artificial flavours. This mean its taste is naturally clean, pure, and smooth as the result of a completely unique production process.

History of Crystal Head Vodka

The idea for Crystal Head Vodka was inspired when Dan Aykroyd teamed up with John Alexander to research the story about the 13 crystal heads. Remaining a mystery to this day, there has been a discovery of 13 crystal skulls dated from 5, 000 to 35, 000 years old, found all over the world from Southwest America to Tibet. The skulls bear no tools markings, and are presumed to have been formed naturally over long time periods through processes of cohesion. There is great belief that these skulls contain spiritual powers, and offer enlightenment to those lucky enough to own them. Therefore, the skulls represent life and its beauty, and not meant to represent death or bad things like many would assume.

Crystal Head Vodka was launched in 2007, with production by Globefill, Inc, and after only a short years, it has become a leading luxury brand.

Production

To make Crystal Head vodka, grains grown from Chatham-Kent, Ontario are used as the base ingredient. Along with this main ingredient, “peaches and cream” corn from Ontario is used to the give the vodka a slightly sweet taste. It then goes through a stage of quadruple distillation to ensure that all impurities are removed. The spirit comes out being 95% alcohol by volume, but is reduced with water to 40%. Only the most pristine waters from Newfoundland, Canada are added to the vodka for premium taste. It is then sent for triple filtration using charcoal. In the final stage, the vodka is four times filtered through Herkimer diamonds, which are 500 million years old! These crystal are only found in rare areas around the globe like Herkimer, Afghanistan, New York, and some areas of Tibet. The crystals themselves are believed to consist of great spiritual power.

When the vodka is ready to be packaged, it doesn’t come in your ordinary boring bottle, rather it ties in all the legends and beliefs on which the vodka is based. The bottle is made specifically to reflect Dan and Alexander’s passion for the myth about the 13 crystal heads all over the world. Unlike other vodka bottles on the market, you are sure to notice the individually and uniqueness of Crystal Head Vodka. The glass bottle that cases the vodka is set in the shape of a human skull. Bruni Glass, a Milan based company, is the manufacturer of the bottles. However, coming up with the perfect skull glass bottle was a great challenge. Somehow after 2 years of research and development, they surpassed the complexity of the project to build a bottle for a vodka that now not only tastes good, but looks cool too.

For a vodka that offers more than just a smooth taste, for those that believe in all things unexplainable, supernatural, Crystal Head Vodka offers peace and enlightenment with each sip.

1 liter Crystal Skull Vodka can be obtained for about $47.

There could be found the following bottle sizes: 187 ml, 750 ml, 1000 ml and 1750 ml.

Due to its unique bottle design this is one of the best gifts for vodka lovers at various parties: birthday, wedding, special events, etc. Every customer is happy to be granted this type of vodka and especially to taste it. After trying it lots of people become its lovers because of its special strong taste and high quality. You can never forget it when tasting. As a rule when you like the bottle design you have feeling that the production is not as good as it seems to be though this is the case when the result exceeds the expectation.

A few word from the founder Dan Aykroyd

The Truth about Calories in Vodka

December 16, 2012

Alcoholic drinks are infamous for the calories they inject to the body. Often enough, a person associating with alcoholic drinks can be identified with their looks – there’s a certain kind of fattiness that grows over time. However, an interesting point to note is that not all alcohol-rich drinks are equally calories-rich. Some drinks are quite moderate in their calories content. Vodka happens to be such drink.

how much calories of vodka — Photo credit: cev.ac.in

Calories in alcoholic drinks

As obvious from the earlier discussion, calories in alcoholic drinks vary significantly. It varies with the type of the drink as well as the brand. As an example, white wine has slightly less calories compared to red wine. A bottle of regular beer contains 150 calories. A glass of wine will typically have 120-130 calories. Vodka and whiskey are among the least calorie drinks with just around 100 calories per shot. Mixing it with diet tonic water, which has no calorie, will ensure that you don’t cross the target calorie intake boundary.

Watch out on drink’s ingredients

While vodka is clearly one of the lowest calorie choices of drinks, ingredients added to drinks could make a large difference in the net calorific value of the drink you consume.

Low calorie drink recipes

Having understood the great calorie-saving attribute of vodka, it is interesting to analyze some vodka recipes that are low in terms of calorie while wonderful in flavor.

Cranberry vodka – 5-6 ounces of cranberry juice with 1-2 ounces of vodka. One could mix fresh squeezed lime with this to suit their taste.

Hibiscus tea with vodka – about 4 cups of water, 2 ounces of dried and sweetened hibiscus flowers, a tablespoon of fresh lime juice, 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and appropriate quantities of ice mixed with one cup of vodka. The drink is loved by a number of connoisseurs all over the world

Vodka Slush – an intriguing fact about this vodka is that it is made with jarred baby food such as plums, apricot or plums. Alternatively, squeezable fruit puree can be used to prepare this vodka also. 1.5 ounces of vodka is to be mixed to 1.5 ounces of the fruit puree. This can be supplemented by lemon juice and possibly sprite or 7-up to taste. Mixing some ice cubes and blending for about 10-15 seconds

There are a number of low-calorie recipes for vodka available. And if you do not prefer any add-on then vodka happens to be one of the best choices among the lot of the available options of alcohols when it comes to having enjoyable drinks with the least possible fear of accumulating alcoholic fat deposits on your body.

Skittles Vodka

December 1, 2012

It make you want to celebrate every time you see it! Skittles vodka, a drink made from the colorful Skittles and your favorite brand of vodka, can prove to be the most colorful and variegated drink that you have ever had in your life.
The Skittles brand, with the colorful sweets that they make, is famous all over the world on its own. Their sweets have won the hearts of millions of people all around the world. They come in multiple colors and flavors. The colors can be green, purple, red, yellow and orange.

Each color denotes a flavor. For example, the green one represents lime and the purple one represents grapes and so on. The tastes and variety in flavor has made Skittles the most popular candy in the USA among the younger generation of people.

At the same time, vodka is at the other extreme of things. Vodka needs no introduction to a connoisseur of drinks. It is one of the most widely accepted drinks, and has been so for the whole of the past millennium and all the way back till the 8th century in Poland and 9th century in Russia.

It is produced using material available all over the world such as potato, wheat, honey and grain, to name some of the main component elements, and hence has been easy for other countries to start making. Currently, vodka is produced in well over 50 countries across the globe. The number of brands of vodka has run into thousands today.

One of the most interesting things to have happened in recent past is that people started experimenting with flavors of vodka. This led to people mixing a number of things with vodka to add onto the taste. People also experimented by mixing these candies with vodka. The results were nothing short of phenomenal. People loved the vodka produced with the Skittles mixed. The responses were so positive that it eventually became a trend to make what has come to be known as Skittle vodka.

A number of people today make their Skittles vodka back at their homes. They make it by mixing the vodka and Skittles in a ratio of their choice, and adding or eliminating the Skittles as per their choice of color and flavor. The Skittles can be placed into multiple jars, and the vodka can be independently mixed to come up with different brands and colors all the time. If desired, these jars can further be mixed in right proportions to produce other colors and flavors of the drink.

One would want to note that the Skittles vodka is best known for drinking cold. So if you are planning to prepare your Skittles vodka then be sure to chill it before you consume. The low temperature will significantly improve your session with this wonderfully colored drink.

How to make Skittles Vodka steps will be added soon

10 Insanely Delicious Vodka Cocktails

Ciroc Vodka – Premium Grape Vodka

History of Ciroc Vodka

Production of the legend

Crystal Head Vodka

History of Crystal Head Vodka

Production

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