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pull through your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipe in one place usingMyRecipes . Just click the save ikon ( with a gist ! ) .

Frozen Espresso Martini

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throw off up one of these summer vodka drinks to make any hour happy . These novel summertime vodka cocktail will help you stay coolheaded — and in skilful purport — no matter how far the atomic number 80 rises . shake or put forward , you ca n’t go wrong as long as you ’re finally sipping on one of these summertime cocktails with vodka .

Dirty Shirley

This delicioussummer cocktailtastes like summer in a glass . To make it at domicile , snaffle some vodka , grenadine , and your best-loved soda pop . Mix it together , then top with a cherry for a drink that will keep you satisfied in the coarse passion .

Flying Grasshopper Cocktail

Jake Sternquist

If you ’re a fan of mint coffee chip ice ointment , then this is the perfect swallow to invigorate up your summertime . unify crème de menthe , crème de cocoa , vanilla extract vodka , and some heavy cream together to produce a scrumptious mixture that has a creamy texture and novel feel thoroughgoing for sipping by the pocket billiards .

Bloody Mary

Sure , you could buy a store bought admixture , but it ’s much tastier to whip up a batch in your own home . Just grab a turgid mound and immix vodka with veggie succus , lemon juice , horseradish , Worcestershire sauce , and celery salt .   Garnish with a skewer threaded with sweet pickle , Viscount St. Albans strips , olive , and shrimp to flex this drink into more of a meal .

Kalamata Olive Martini

This Grecian - style dirty martini is perfect for summer ! Simply desegregate vodka with kalamata European olive tree brine and teetotal vermouth . Do n’t leave to add a lemon peel and some olive to make it look as scrumptious as it tastes .

Saketini

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Put a twist on a classical martini with this easy vodka swallow . Simply mix up sake with cucumber - infuse vodka . Then serve it in your favorite glass with a cucumber for garnish . If you ca n’t travel this summer , this drink will make you feel like you ’ve been around the world .

Frozen Espresso Martini

Grant Webster

The espresso martini is a definitive vodka cocktail formula and for good reason . It ’s delicious . Put a summer - quick spin on the original by making a frozen version . We ’ll walk you through just how to make a mickle at home .

Sour Apple Martini

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A sour apple martini is a retro cocktail recipe that totally deserves a comeback . It ’s a sugared and tart combination of sour Malus pumila schnapps and vodka . Garnish each glass with a maraschino cherry tree .

Espresso Martini

Rachel Marek

agitate up a peck of espresso martinis and you ’ll be ready for asummer party . We ’ll take the air you through our Test Kitchen ’s best-loved espresso martini recipe using vodka and coffee tree liqueur .

Limoncello

If you need a formula with vodka that doubles as a thoughtfulfood gift , make limoncello ! It ’s gentle to transmute a bottle of vodka into a lemony drunkenness that ’s perfect for cocktails , preparation , and more . We recommend salt away the ruined vodka recipe in the fridge .

three shirley temple or dirty shirley cocktail variations of pink background

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Grasshopper cocktail on countertop

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michelada bloody mary

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Kalamata olive martini

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Saketini in martini glass with cucumber garnish

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sour apple martini

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Espresso Martini

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limoncello in bottles with cocktail