Easy Cocktail Recipes

A classic American South drink, this is a whisky variant on the vodka-based Screwdriver.

Like many great whisky-based cocktails, this old favourite originally came from the American South.

This drink originated in Canada, hence the fact it is often referred to by its French name, “Trois Rivieres”. The cocktail tastes good provided a good whisky is used.

You can imagine nostalgic White Russian exiles sipping these after the Bolshevik Revolution and dreaming of the steppes and snows of home.

The Soviet Union might have come to an end, but this classy little drink is still full of Russian style and punch.

It was Ian Fleming’s James Bond, who first introduced vodka into the Martini, at least in the fictional world. The original Classic Martini had vodka and gin. This version is more straightforward. If you want to avoid trouble, remember the immortal Bond phrase “Shaken, but not stirred”.

A cooling ice-blue summer drink that’s a real refresher when sundowner time come’s around.

Long Vodka is a vodka based cocktail popular in Scotland and in some parts of England.

One thing that the overwhelming majority of tried-and-test cocktail classics have in common is their straightforwardness. The Black Marble, which some liken to a good Dry Martini, is no exception to the precept. The better the quality of Vodka, the better the drink tastes.

A variation of the Cosmopolitan, this cocktail has Vodka, Grand Marnier, Cranberry juice and a dash of lime juice.