Cocktail Classics: 6 Elevated Vodka Cocktail Recipes

When it comes to the classics, you can’t mess with a good thing. Today, we’re sharing 6 signature craft cocktails that feature our premium vodka offerings, giving these staples an elevated upgrade. 

Handcrafted with care and designed for sipping, our spirits are made to refine these libations and enhance the drinking experience. With sustainable production practices and family-farmed ingredients, Birds & Bees Farmery vodkas are certain to add a level of sophistication to any gathering or quiet evening at home. So, let’s raise a toast to the art of mixology and the memories to be made sharing a drink with the ones you love.

1. Classic Vodka Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 ½ oz Victor Premium Vodka
• ½ oz dry vermouth
• Lemon twist or olive, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Fill a mixing glass with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka and dry vermouth.
3. Stir well until chilled.
4. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
5. Garnish with a lemon twist or an olive.

2. Vodka Gimlet

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Victor Premium Vodka
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup (optional, to taste)
• Lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a shaker filled with ice, combine vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup (if using).
2. Shake well until chilled.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

3. Moscow Mule

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Victor Premium Vodka or County Line Vodka
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• 4 oz ginger beer
• Lime wedge and mint sprig, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Fill a copper mug with ice.
2. Add vodka and fresh lime juice.
3. Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint.

4. Vodka Collins

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Victor Premium Vodka or County Line Vodka
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Club soda
• Lemon slice and cherry, for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a shaker filled with ice, combine the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
2. Shake well and strain into a tall glass filled with ice.
3. Top with club soda and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a lemon slice and a cherry.

5. Bloody Mary

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Victor Premium Vodka or County Line Vodka
• 4 oz tomato juice
• ½ oz fresh lemon juice
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 2 dashes hot sauce (Tabasco)
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• Celery stalk, lemon wedge, and olives, for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a shaker, combine the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
2. Fill with ice and shake gently.
3. Strain into a glass filled with ice.
4. Garnish with a celery stalk, lemon wedge, and olives.

6. Black Russian

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Victor Premium Vodka or Knock'in Boots Vodka
• 1 oz coffee liqueur
• Coffee beans, for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka and coffee liqueur.
3. Stir gently to combine.
4. Garnish with coffee beans if desired.

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