WINE & DINE

Innovative Drinks: Vodka Edition

by hustleupsociety

Are you tired of your usual drink order? Or do you simply want to try something new and exciting? Then look no further! Here are 5 drink recipes you can make at home to shake up your usual repertoire.

As always, don’t forget to keep your alcohol cool, and to double up if you want a stronger drink!

Conversions:

1 shot = 1.5 oz.

1.5 oz = 45ml

5 oz = 150ml

Mermaid Mule (Blue Mule)

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ shot vodka
  • 1 shot blue curacao 
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • ginger beer
  • 1 lemon wedge

Preparation

  1. Fill a glass with ice cubes
  2. Add vodka, blue curacao, and lime juice
  3. Top of with ginger beer
  4. Stir
  5. Garnish with a lemon wedge
  6. Enjoy!

If you love Moscow mules then you will love this! The blue curacao adds another depth of flavor and the color is just gorgeous. Definitely an Instagram worthy drink!

Spiked Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ shot vodka
  • 5 oz strawberry lemonade
  • 1 lemon wedge

Preparation

  1. Fill a glass with ice cubes
  2. Add vodka and strawberry lemonade
  3. Stir
  4. Garnish with a lemon wedge
  5. Enjoy!

You can buy ready-made strawberry lemonade, but if you want to make it at home here’s the recipe (1 serving):

In a blender put 3 strawberries, the juice of half a lemon, 3oz of water, sugar to taste, and blend. You can adjust the recipe by adding more lemon juice, sugar, or strawberries depending on their size and your preference.

Cranberry Spritz

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ shot vodka
  • 3 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 oz soda water (sparkling water)
  • 1 lime

Preparation

  1. Fill a glass with ice cubes
  2. Add vodka, cranberry juice, and soda water
  3. Stir
  4. Add lime juice to taste
  5. Enjoy!

If you want to go the extra mile and make homemade cranberry juice go ahead! But if you’re like me, then I recommend buying the classic Ocean Spray Cranberry juice.

Spiked Mimosa

Ingredients

  • ½ shot vodka
  • 2 oz champagne
  • 2 ½ oz orange juice

Preparation

  1. Chill your champagne bottle
  2. In a champagne glass, pour in the vodka, orange juice, and champagne
  3. Stir
  4. Enjoy!

Hustlers, believe me when I say this, this recipe will take your classic Mimosa to a whole other level! My friends and I swear by it. 

Blue Lagoon

Ingredients

  • 1 shot vodka
  • ½ shot blue curacao 
  • 3 oz Sprite
  • 2 oz Lemonade
  • Lemon wedge

Preparation

  1. Fill a glass with ice cubes
  2. Add vodka, blue curacao, lemonade, and sprite
  3. Stir
  4. Garnish with a lemon wedge
  5. Enjoy!

If you try any of these, DM us a picture of your drink to @hustleupsociety for a chance to be featured on our story!

Hustle on,

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