Friday Night Cocktails-Vodka Edition

Traditional Vodka Martini

Vodka-3 shots

Vermouth-1 shot

Place in shaker with ice, shake ten seconds, pour into chilled martini glass. Garnish with olives.

Variations:

Dirty: Use traditional recipe, add one ounce olive brine.

Dry: Pour vermouth in martini glass, swirl and discard. Chill vodka in ice shaker and pour into same glass.

Super Dry-Set the bottle of vermouth next to your chilled martini glass. Chill the vodka and add to glass. (If you are lacking vermouth, a picture from the internet will work as well.)

Vodka Collins

Vodka-4 shots

Sour mix-1 shot

White Soda-4 shots

Place vodka and sour mix in shaker, shake for ten seconds. Pour into Collins glass. Top with white soda. Add orange slice and maraschino cherry for garnish.

Black Russian

Vodka-2 shots

Kahlua-2 shots

Fill an Old Fashioned glass three quarters with ice. Pour vodka first, then kahlua. Stir with a spoon.

Variations:

White Russian-Use Black Russian recipe, add one shot milk or cream. Stir.

Blonde Russian-Use Black Russian recipe, add 2 shots Irish Crème Liqueur. Stir.

Irish Black Russian- Use Black Russian recipe in a Collins glass, add 3 shots cola, 3 shots Guinness Stout. Stir.