Best Vodka Drink Recipes for Summer

There is nothing better on a hot summer day with friends or family then a great drink while enjoying a party or BBQ.

Are you looking for some great Vodka recipes for your Summer party or get together? These recipes are easy to follow and will be great for any Summer event. How strong you want to make each drink is up to you. The following Vodka drinks are a few of my favorites for the Summer time.

Best Garnish ideas for the Summer Vodka Drink Recipes

Summer is all about color and having fun. During the summer you have the 4th of July and Labor Day which offer lots of drink choices. Consider adding brightly colored fruit to your drinks or a lemon and lime to the glass rim, like a martini. Strawberries, Maraschino Cherries, cranberries and blueberries work great in any Vodka drink. You can also use other bright fruits like apple slices, pineapple and cocktail olives.

Ingredients you will need for the Summer Vodka Drink Recipes

Arctic Red -

5 Oz Smirnoff Cranberry Vodka
4 tsp Sugar
1 Slice Lemon
15 Oz Soda Water
6 Pieces of Lime Peel

First you will need to mash the sugar and lime peels on the bottom of a standard glass cup. Next, add the Vodka and soda water. Mix the whole drink with a spoon and add the lemon with a few ice cubes.

Rolling Green Elixir -

1 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz Everclear
1 1/2 oz Peach Vodka
9 oz Cranberry Juice
1 cup of ice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and strain over ice in a hurricane glass. Add garnish of Craisins if you would like.

Stoli Fruitini -

1/2 oz Lemon Vodka
1/2 oz Orange Vodka
1/2 oz Raspberry Vodka
1/2 oz Strawberry Vodka
1 oz (squeezed wedge) Lime
1 oz Cranberry Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Pine Apple Juice

In a Martini shaker add each of the vodka's and splashes of each juice over ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Squeeze piece of lime into glass for added flavor.

Blue Mangotini -

1oz Rose's Blue Raspberry Mix
1/2oz Rose's Mango Twist Mix
1 1/2oz Vodka
1 cup of ice

Mix ingredients in a martini shaker and shake well. Strain the drink into a martini glass and garnish with a slice of mango either on the side or in the drink.