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I've curated this list of 32 Summer Vodka Drinks, the sixth and final post in my Summer Drinks Around the World series, in conjunction with the episode Siberia Diamonds, and Clowns! The Story of a Ukrainian Jewish Refugee from my podcast guest, Anisa.
This is a list of easy summer vodka drinks to enjoy during your summer holiday even if you aren't venturing out of your home; a perfect way to spend the warmer months during a staycation is to try some of these recipes that bring the fun of vacation and brightness of summer to your home! With the hot weather already in full swing around the nation these fun summer vodka cocktail recipes will hopefully inspire you to make a cold beverage of your own during a hot summer day.
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- How to Use This List
- Fruity Vodka Drinks
- Fresh Watermelon Vodka Cocktail - Eat With Clarity
- Berry Vodka Smash
- Pineapple Vodka Cocktail
- Bay Breeze Cocktails
- Rhubarb Lemon Fizz - A Rhubarb Cocktail
- Cherry Moscow Mule
- Sour Apple Martini
- Screwdriver Cocktail Recipe
- Kentucky Oaks Lily from Grey Goose
- Cosmopolitan Cocktail - Love and Lemons
- Citrus Vodka Drinks
- How to Make Limoncello | The Mediterranean Dish
- BEST Classic Lemon Drop Martini - Crazy for Crust
- Amazing Key Lime Pie Martini
- Tonic Water or Club Soda Vodka Drinks
- Vodka Tonic
- How to Make Vodka Soda Recipe - Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
- Soda or Seltzer Water Vodka Drinks
- Classic Moscow Mule
- Easy Vodka Spritzers (3 Flavors!)
- Floral Vodka Drinks
- ELDERFLOWER VODKA TONIC - A Simple & Exotic Cocktail! — Prep My Recipe
- Rose Vodka & Tonic - A Tipsy Giraffe
- Vodka Iced Tea Drinks
- Long Island Iced Tea
- Homemade Sweet Tea Vodka - Iowa Girl Eats
- Easy Firefly Cocktail Recipe (using sweet tea vodka) - Home & Plate
- Coffee Vodka Drinks
- Mind Eraser
- Best Espresso Martini Recipe
- Savory Vodka Drinks
- Sriracha Bloody Mary Recipe Great Flavor | White On Rice Couple
- Lunar Eclipse Recipe | Bevvy
- Herbal Vodka Drinks
- Mango Mint Vodka Cooler
- Watermelon Basil Cocktail
- Strawberry Basil Vodka Cocktail
- "A Spicy Zakyska for Ice Cold Vodka"
- More Summer Drink Recipes Around the World
- Summer Vodka Drinks: 32 Best Refreshing Cocktail Recipes
How to Use This List
- I have organized this list by mixer, for example, a Vodka Tonic will be under the Tonic category and a Bay Breeze will be under the Fruity category since it contains cranberry juice.
- There is an FAQ section below that answers questions about vodka summer drinks!
- This list is organized as follows: Fruity Vodka Drinks, Citrus Vodka Drinks, Tonic Water or Club Soda Vodka Drinks, Soda or Seltzer Water Vodka Drinks, Floral Vodka Drinks, Vodka Iced Tea Drinks, Coffee Vodka Drinks, Savory Vodka Drinks, and Herbal Vodka Drinks
Fruity Vodka Drinks
This list of vodka fruity drinks is limitless. Fresh fruit adds texture to your drink and adds something a little special. Try adding a slice of fresh watermelon on the side of your glass or put some fresh raspberries on the top of your cocktail; these will instantly become crowd favorites. If you don't want or have fruit lying around, adding fruit juices will make your drinks just as refreshing and sweet. Examples of good fruit juices for summer drinks for both the look and taste are watermelon juice, pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, or orange juice.
Fresh Watermelon Vodka Cocktail - Eat With Clarity
These vodka watermelon cocktails are the perfect summer drink. Made with just a few simple ingredients and ready in 5 minutes!
Berry Vodka Smash
The berry vodka smash is made with muddled fresh strawberries and raspberries, fresh rosemary, blackberry jam, honey syrup, and lemon juice.
Pineapple Vodka Cocktail
Vodka and pineapple juice make the perfect cocktail! Add lime and grenadine for a stunning layered mixed drink.
Bay Breeze Cocktails
Bay breeze cocktails are perfect for when you want something refreshing & tasty. The tropical flavors give the feeling of being on vacation.
Rhubarb Lemon Fizz - A Rhubarb Cocktail
Lemon Rhubarb Fizz is a festive and refreshing summer rhubarb cocktail containing 4 simple ingredients (and can also be made alcohol-free)
Cherry Moscow Mule
This Cherry Moscow Mule puts a delicious spin on the traditional moscow mule. Fresh cherries, lime juice, vodka and ginger beer are all you need to make this delicious, icy and refreshing cocktail.
Sour Apple Martini
This Sour Apple Martini recipe is a classic cocktail bursting with color that will make your taste buds pucker!
Screwdriver Cocktail Recipe
This Screwdriver Cocktail recipe is a refreshing classic. It only takes two ingredients to learn how to make a screwdriver cocktail at home.
Kentucky Oaks Lily from Grey Goose
There's more than one drink in town for the Derby...the Kentucky Oaks Lily from Grey Goose is the cocktail of choice served at the Kentucky Oaks Race on the day before the derby.
Cosmopolitan Cocktail - Love and Lemons
This Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe is easy to make with vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau, and lime. This pink drink is perfect for parties!
Citrus Vodka Drinks
A martini is typically made with gin, but a vodka martini is a perfect summer drink to beat the summer heat. Plus, fresh lemon juice or fresh lime juice will make the refreshing summer vodka cocktails look so summery in your martini glass whether you are drinking it by the ocean or pool.
How to Make Limoncello | The Mediterranean Dish
Learning how to make limoncello is easy with this three ingredient limoncello recipe. Itâs delicious in a cocktail or ice cold on its own!
BEST Classic Lemon Drop Martini - Crazy for Crust
This is the BEST Lemon Drop Martini Recipe - a classic vodka martini with lemon juice and triple sec. It's better than the bar!
Amazing Key Lime Pie Martini
Made with vanilla vodka, key lime juice, triple sec, and cream of coconut, this Key Lime Pie Martini is basically dessert in a glass.
Tonic Water or Club Soda Vodka Drinks
Suppose you are looking for something quick and easy but without all the sugars from other mixers. In that case, these recipes below use simple ingredients for a simple cocktail that is low calorie but refreshing and needs to be added to your list of vodka drinks for the summer!
Vodka Tonic
Here's how to make the best vodka tonic, one of the easiest mixed drinks of all time! This two-ingredient cocktail is bubbly, citrusy, and refreshing.
How to Make Vodka Soda Recipe - Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Vodka Soda Recipe - a classic easy to make cocktail that uses La Croix, vodka and a twist of lime. Crisp, refreshing and delicious.
Soda or Seltzer Water Vodka Drinks
A classic Moscow mule is a refreshing choice, traditionally made with vodka, ginger beer (or ginger ale), and a splash of soda water.
Classic Moscow Mule
Learn how to make the best Moscow Mule cocktail! Moscow Mules are so easy to make at home once you know which ginger beer and vodka to buy.
Easy Vodka Spritzers (3 Flavors!)
Vodka Spritzers are crisp, refreshing and so easy to make! This spritzer recipe includes 3 delicious flavors and is made with a just few simple ingredients!
Floral Vodka Drinks
Floral vodka summer drinks, made with seasonal ingredients, are the perfect cool drinks to enjoy on a hot day, offering a refreshing and aromatic twist to your summer cocktails.
ELDERFLOWER VODKA TONIC - A Simple & Exotic Cocktail! — Prep My Recipe
This lemony Elderflower Vodka Tonic cocktail has crisp citrus and floral notes with subtle sweetness and a characteristic bitter finish from the tonic water. This 4 ingredient cocktail recipe tastes more exotic than a traditional vodka tonic. A refreshingly different cocktail!
Rose Vodka & Tonic - A Tipsy Giraffe
This Rose Vodka Tonic is a delicious upgrade on the classic Vodka Tonic mixed drink! With Rose Liqueur, itâs delicately floral and perfect for bridal and baby showers, brunch, and Motherâs Day! This easy mixed drink is one of my favourite vodka tonic recipe variations, and is so easy to make. This amazing Rose Vodka
Vodka Iced Tea Drinks
Though this recipe for a Long Island Iced Tea is a mixture of many liquors, equal parts vodka, gin, tequila, and triple sec, I decided to add it to the vodka summer drinks since it makes the perfect drink for this time of year, especially if you are in the south where sweet tea is king! If you don't want all of the other liquors added, just vodka, you can simply have a mixture of vodka and sweet tea to get you through all of the hot days ahead.
Long Island Iced Tea
If you’re on the hunt for a simple cocktail recipe that tastes like a vacation in every sip, you need to try a classic Long Island Iced Tea!
Homemade Sweet Tea Vodka - Iowa Girl Eats
Homemade Sweet Tea Vodka pairs perfectly with lemonade to make Spiked Arnold Palmers, or with water and lemon for twisted tea.
Easy Firefly Cocktail Recipe (using sweet tea vodka) - Home & Plate
Spiked with a little sweet tea vodka, this Firefly Cocktail recipe is the perfect summer cocktail for those hot summer nights.
Coffee Vodka Drinks
It's time to break out your large cocktail shaker, and whip up some of the best boozy iced coffee! Or, if you want a frozen drink due to a particularly hot day that is still boozy and caffeinated, try a frozen espresso martini!
Mind Eraser
The Mind Eraser layers coffee liqueur, vodka and soda water in a bubbly and refreshing drink! It's not as potent as its name suggests.
Best Espresso Martini Recipe
This recipe for the best espresso martini is made with delicious bailey's, shaken over ice, and is excellent for a Sunday funday.
Savory Vodka Drinks
Not all summer drinks need to be sweet! A Bloody Mary is a classic cocktail and a perfect addition to any summer brunch. Plus, I already have a perfect topping for your summer Bloody Mary cocktails: Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon (Candied Bacon) from my podcast guest, Brenda Wyatts!
Sriracha Bloody Mary Recipe Great Flavor | White On Rice Couple
Sriracha Bloody Mary Recipe for a Spicy Kick. Easy and delicous spicy bloody mary recipe made with sriracha sauce. Bet spicy tomato drink!
Lunar Eclipse Recipe | Bevvy
The Lunar Eclipse cocktail is a bright, fresh, and relatively healthy cocktail made with turmeric-infused vodka, fresh carrot and lemon juice, honey, and a couple dashes of Angostura bitters. The directions for infusing the vodka are below—just be sure to…
Herbal Vodka Drinks
Combine vodka with fresh basil or a few mint leaves (or as much mint as you like) with summer fruit and vodka in a tall glass and there you have the perfect blend of sweet and aromatic for a summer cocktail during these hot summer days.
Mango Mint Vodka Cooler
A vodka mango and mint cocktail that is refreshing and crisp. It's made with homemade mint simple syrup, mango juice, lime, and vodka. Until further notice, cocktails on Elle Talk are going to be a
Watermelon Basil Cocktail
This herby watermelon basil cocktail is made with vodka, honey, and lime juice for a drink that tastes like a warm summer day.
Strawberry Basil Vodka Cocktail
A recipe for a delicious Strawberry Basil Vodka Cocktail - perfect for those warm summer days. Also makes a great mocktail!
"A Spicy Zakyska for Ice Cold Vodka"
My podcast guest, Anisa shared this Roasted and Marinated Eggplant Appetizer recipe from her hometown of Odesa in Ukraine, from which she immigrated before the fall of the Soviet Union.
She says, "This dish usually appears as part of the appetizer table; surrounded typically with bread, small plates and fresh veggies like whole scallions, whole radishes and sliced cucumbers. [It's] a good spicy zakyska [Russian appetizer] for ice cold vodka."
Make sure you listen to her powerful episode, Siberia, Diamonds, and Clowns! The Story of a Ukrainian Jewish Refugee while you make her Eggplant Roll Ups.
More Summer Drink Recipes Around the World
Summer Vodka Drinks: 32 Best Refreshing Cocktail Recipes
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Ingredients
- Fruity Vodka Drinks
Watermelon Vodka Cocktail from Eat With Clarity
Berry Vodka Smash from Kitchen Swagger
Pineapple Vodka Cocktail from A Couple Cooks
Bay Breeze or Hawaiian Sea Breeze from Erren's Kitchen
Rhubarb Lemon Fizz Cocktail from Vindulge
Cherry Ginger Mule from Platings And Pairings
Sour Apple Martini from The Wonderlust Kitchen
Screwdriver from The Culinary Compass
Kentucky Oaks Lily Cocktail from For The Perfect Bite
Cosmopolitan from Love And Lemons
- Citrus Vodka Drinks
Limoncello from The Mediterranean Dish
Lemon Drop from Crazy For Crust
Key Lime Martini from Inspired By Charm
- Tonic Water or Soda Water Vodka Drinks
Vodka Tonic from A Couple Cooks
Vodka Soda from Dinners Dishes And Desserts
- Soda or Seltzer Water Vodka Drinks
Moscow Mule from Cookie And Kate
Vodka Spritzer (3 Flavors) from Flavor The Moments
- Floral Vodka Drinks
St Germain (Elderflower) Vodka Tonic from Prep My Recipe
Rose Vodka Tonic from A Tipsy Giraffe
- Vodka Iced Tea Drinks
Long Island Iced Tea from Preppy Kitchen
Spiked Arnold Palmer from Iowa Girl Eats
Firefly Cocktail (Sweet Tea Vodka) from Home And Plate
- Coffee Vodka Drinks
Mind Eraser Cocktail from A Couple Cooks
Espresso Martini from Nomaste Hungry
- Savory Vodka Drinks
Bloody Mary from White On Rice Couple
Lunar Eclipse Cocktail from Bevvy
- Herbal Vodka Drinks
Mango and Mint Vodka Cooler from Elle Talk
Watermelon Basil Cocktail from What Steve Eats
Strawberry Basil Smash from This Jess
Directions
- Listen to Anisa's episode of The Storied Recipe Podcast, 116 Siberia, Diamonds, and Clowns, Oh My and try her spicy zakyska (any Russian dish "intended to follow each shot of vodka or another alcoholic drink") while you mix your cocktails!
Notes
- Listen to Anisa's episode of The Storied Recipe Podcast, 116 Siberia, Diamonds, and Clowns, Oh My and try her spicy zakyska (any Russian dish "intended to follow each shot of vodka or another alcoholic drink") while you mix your cocktails!
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