One bottle, several easy directions

Vodka works with fruit juice, fizzy mixers, and coffee liqueur, so you can explore different drinks without buying several base spirits. These ten recipes use two or three main ingredients, excluding ice and garnishes. Choose a flavor you already like, then check the proportions.

Fruit, fizz, or coffee?

Screwdriver combines vodka and orange juice; Cape Cod uses cranberry, and Greyhound uses grapefruit. Sea Breeze pairs grapefruit with cranberry. Moscow Mule adds ginger beer and lime, while Vodka and Tonic is crisp and bittersweet. Black Russian mixes vodka and coffee liqueur; White Russian adds cream. French Martini brings pineapple and raspberry liqueur, and Harvey Wallbanger adds Galliano to vodka and orange juice.

Mix with a little care

Chill your mixers and measure the vodka. Build the highballs over ice, and follow the shaking instructions for French Martini. If you keep vodka and a few mixers at home, use the app's ingredient search to discover other recipes from the same supplies.