VinePair

JUNE 11, 2024

Among the biggest myths in beverage alcohol is that vodka is a flavorless, odorless spirit. But not all “neutral” vodkas are created equally. First, a word on how VinePair compiled the 2024 edition of our annual vodka roundup. Here are the 20 best vodkas to drink right now.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Strain into the collins slim highball glass. Gin , Vodka Limelight Fizz by Zach Newsom, Food & Beverage Manager at Limelight Aspen Ingredients 2 oz. Belvedere Vodka or Ford’s Gin ¾ oz. Strain into highball glass filled with ice, top with soda water. Strain into highball glass filled with ice, top with soda water.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2024

Liqueur , Vodka Bottega Gianduia “Chocolate Passion” Ingredients 1 oz Bottega Gianduia Hazelnut Liqueur 1 oz Sausage Tree Vodka 1 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream Raspberries (to garnish) Preparation Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Give these seasonal sippers a mix.

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VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

Enter: the Highball. Typically consisting of a spirit, soda, and ice, Highballs don’t require much effort, which is ideal when there’s already sweat rolling down your neck. When it comes to the Highball, the world is your oyster. Keep reading to discover the 18 best Highballs to help beat the heat.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And for the chocolate lovers, Lovers Lane delivers pure decadence with vodka, chocolate liqueur, and fresh raspberries because whats Valentines Day without a little indulgence? Liqueur , Vodka Will You Be Mine by Mixologist Jessica Christensen / Graton Resort & Casino Ingredients 1 oz. Stoli Razberi Vodka oz.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re a vodka lover or a tequila lover (or both!) , we’ve got something for you. Tequila Spiced Cranberry Highball Ingredients 1.5 Hard Cider , Vodka Original Sparkling Holiday Punch Ingredients 2 oz. Three Olives Vodka 2 oz. Vodka Espresso Spiked Hot Chocolate Ingredients 2 oz. Full recipes below!

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Photo by Las Californias Gin Gin , Liqueur Figueroa Street Highball Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Photo by The Community Spirit Vodka Vodka The Community Spirit Vodka and Peace Coffee Espresso Martini Ingredients 2 oz. The Community Spirit Vodka 1 oz. Fine strain and bottle. Las Californias Nativo ½ oz. Pear Brandy 1 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Big Apple, as the city is ironically nicknamed, is seeing a renaissance of classic cocktails like whiskey sours, martinis, and highballs. Other NYC spots have also added creative drinks spotlighting the apple to their menu, like Foxtail’s Honey Baked Apples, Lindens Apple Shiso Highball, and Altair’s Roasted Apples. Dolin Dry 0.5

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tonic Water Preparation Add ice into highball or balloon glass. Liqueur , Vodka Lover’s Lane by Mixologist Jessica Christensen, Graton Resort & Casino Ingredients 3/4 oz. Charbay Vodka 3/4 oz. Vodka Straight From the Heart by Mixologist Jessica Christensen, Graton Resort & Casino Ingredients 1 1/4 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2024

October 4th is National Vodka Day, and even better, it’s a Friday! Located inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, Cabo Wabo Cantina will celebrate National Vodka Day with the crowd-pleasing Vojito. Photo by Rick Martin Vodka Vojito by Cabo Wabo Cantina Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Haku Vodka ½ oz.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

vodka Fresh-squeezed orange juice for topping off Fresh scooped melon balls, for garnish, optional Kaffir Lime Mojito Ingredients 1 oz. Gabriel Boudier London Dry Gin Club Soda Seaweed to garnish Preparation: Combine ingredients in rocks glass with ice. Top with club soda. Melon Ball Ingredients 2 oz. Gabriel Boudier Green Melon Liqueur 1 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

Caramel Vodka 1.5 Shake and strain into a chocolate syrup-rimmed highball glass with ice. Check them out, and try pairing them with their corresponding cookie for an even more delicious treat! Liqueur , Rum Caramel Surprise Ingredients 1 oz. Godiva Liqueur 1.5 Malibu 1 oz. Liqueur Thin & Minty Ingredients 1 oz.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 3, 2025

Signature house-made sodas elevate the whisky highball menu, offering six highballs, all available in mocktail versions. Standouts include, Botanical Seltzer Highball (Roku gin, shiso, yuzu), Mixed Citrus Highball (Haku vodka, blood orange, mandarin, yuzu), Classic Whisky Highball (Suntory Toki whisky, soda, lemon).

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Strain into highball glass over fresh ice. Print Lunar Blossom Course Drinks Keyword cranberry, lemon, lychee liqueur, Simple syrup, strawberry, vodka Ingredients 1 oz Ketel One vodka oz. Haku Japanese rice vodka oz. . Kumquat juice 1 oz. Shake for 10 seconds.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To start, guests enjoyed a Fall Highball, made with spiced apple shrub, Domaine de Canton, soda, and Toki, a Suntory Whisky. The blend of Tozai Blossom of Peace sake, Cointreau, white cranberry, saline, and lime featured Haku, a vodka made of 100% Japanese white rice.

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VinePair

APRIL 15, 2025

For many drinks on Clemente Bars menu, this comes in the form of a geometric, edible garnish whether it’s a square of dehydrated papaya on the Army Brat, a frozen wheel of Campari and sweet vermouth on the Negroni Colada, or the disc of white chocolate and dehydrated tomato salt on the Tomatina highball.

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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 21, 2025

Soju This Korean spirit is often compared to vodka but its characteristics tend to be slightly sweeter and with a lower ABV than Vodka, at between 12% and 20%. Hana Hana Highball This is a simple cocktail, similar to a spirit mixer but with such an interesting flavor profile. Garnish with an orange slice.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

This superpower gives it incredible versatility—whether in an indulgent dessert drink or a light, unfussy highball. vodka 1/4 oz. Pandan’s complex flavor allows it to effectively reach across the sweet-savory spectrum. dry vermouth 3/4 oz. fino sherry 3/4 oz. coconut liqueur 1/4 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Rocco’s house sour mix Preparation Serve in a highball glass with a Tajin rim, a dehydrated lime and an Arbol chili pepper for garnish. Photo by Joia Beach Vodka Froze Sundreams by Joia Beach Ingredients 1 oz. Photo by Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar Tequila Rocco Mango by Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar Ingredients 2 oz.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 27, 2025

Their collaboration has resulted in a menu that blend creativity and quality ingredients, for example the House Gazpacho Blend (tomato, cucumber, and parsley oil) and the All Day Mary (horseradish vodka, and Melbourne Sake Co).

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VinePair

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It’s part of the Spirit & Mixer, well drink, dive bar canon: Vodka & Soda. Nothing is seen as more basic — in more ways than one — than the Vodka Soda, yet Superbueno ‘s Vodka Y Soda is anything but. There’s vodka and there’s soda in there, sure, but it’s a fruity, spicy flavor bomb.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. It was my first cocktail I made as an official bartender.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

For example, the Libra, a sign represented by beauty and balance, is a highball of an attractive purple hue that’s created with whiskey smoked over palo santo, which, according to Dennison, can create a sense of equilibrium. Credit: Nick Johnson At Harridan Vodka in Ovid, N.Y.,

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Start with the "holy trinity" of base liquors: vodka, gin, and rum. For vodka, consider Grey Goose for its smooth finish. Highball glasses suit tall, refreshing drinks. Highball Glass: For Gin & Tonic, Moscow Mule. Then, add tequila and whiskey. Quality over quantity is crucial. Elegant and iconic.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Most bars pair the theme of the booth to the cocktail they serve, like Highball Cocktail bar’s alien-themed booth served a Close Encounters cocktail (apple tea-infused Wheatley, Pomp and Whimsy liqueur, sherry, yuzu, orgeat, ginger and Amargo Chuncho bitters). “Everyone’s very serious about craft here.”

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

I did a green tea yuzu highball because I thought it was a great example of the fusion style of Asian flavors versus modern techniques that Wolfgang uses a lot. I presented a martini-style cocktail with a brioche-infused sherry and a caviar-infused vodka. I knew that Wolfgang was, at the time, huge into mezcal Negroni s.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Originally starting with moonshine and vodka, the team realized the importance of packaging. In terms of packaging, the bourbon bottle is custom-made, a project that took a year and a half to complete. It’s inspired by a sketch from Autumn’s father he created in 2014. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Stir and top with black tea.

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Cheers

JUNE 12, 2024

The Pride Cocktail, shown atop, is made with Empress gin, Ketel One Grapefruit Rose vodka, hibiscus, lemon, egg white and edible glitter, and priced at $15 ($18 in Las Vegas). Print Taste the Rainbow Course Drinks Keyword Blue Curaçao, Grenadine, peach schnapps, pineapple, vodka Ingredients ½ oz.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 11, 2025

Most classic gin cocktails can be categorized into spirit-forward sips (like Martinis and Negronis), sours (like the Gimlet), and highballs (Gin and Tonic). Vesper Martini (gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc) Like the classic Martini, the Vesper features a mix of gin and a wine-based modifier. The most famous gin highball is the Gin and Tonic.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

From the original White Claw® Hard Seltzer that broke the ready-to-drink beverage mold to its latest and most distinctive release yet, White Claw ™ Vodka, the brand’s collection of hard seltzers and vodkas is just what you need to add inspiration and creativity to your cocktail game. Premium Vodka. Flavored Vodka.

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VinePair

MARCH 6, 2024

While it might be tempting to serve it in a highball like many other soda drinks, we prefer enjoying Ranch Water as it was intended: right out of the Topo Chico bottle. See Recipe S&S Highball Everybody loves the easy, two-ingredient Scotch and Soda, but this highball takes it to the next level.

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2024

SKYY Berry Vodka Splash A fruit-based vodka cocktail is the gold standard for guests who aim to satisfy their sweet tooth. SKYY Vodka’s inherent minerality offers a fresh and clean base for this elevated Vodka Cranberry. Add ice to highball glasses. Serve in rocks glasses and enjoy! Makes approximately 8 servings.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This year, forgo the conventional bottle of sparkling wine and toast the start of 2024 with White Claw™ Spirits’ four premium, ultra-smooth vodkas that will elevate any cocktail. Before bottling, White Claw™Vodka is distilled five times and filtered through activated carbon from charred coconut shells. See Recipe Premium Vodka.

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Steve the Bartender

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The drink is a punchy, flavourful vodka-based cocktail that heroes Shiraz gin–an intensly-flavoured gin infused with Shiraz grapes. Print Shiraz Me Not The Shiraz Me Not is The Winery's (Sydney venue) signature cocktail. It's served tall over ice and accompanied by Shiraz caviar. Grab yourself a copy !

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PubClub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Oh heck now, there’s a lot more to drink at Christmas parties, and here are three receipes from 1800 Tequila & Three Olives Vodka. Spiced Cranberry Highball Ingredients: 1.5 The post Holiday Cocktail Recipes From 1800 Tequila & Three Olives Vodka appeared first on PubClub. Holiday Fashioned Ingredients: 1.5

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VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With its latest and most distinctive release of White Claw™Vodka, a Triple Wave Filtered™ 100 percent American grain vodka, your at-home holiday cocktail game will never be the same. Whether you want a juicy, bold berry profile or a tropical hit of ripe pineapple flavor to upgrade your vodka and soda, White Claw™ has you covered.

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Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Print Sunset Paradise Course Drinks Keyword butterfly pea flower tea, cranberry, lime, orange juice, peach brandy, tequila, Triple sec, vodka Ingredients ½ oz. Lime juice Vodka float Instructions Combine peach brandy, orange juice, triple sec, lime juice and tequila and shake. . Vodka ½ oz.

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