20 Cocktails with Weekend Vibes

September 4, 2026
Food & Drink

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Discover 20 vodka cocktails with weekend vibes. They’re all easy to craft and fun to drink whether you’re chilling at home or partying with friends.

Dirty Shirley Cocktail with Absolut Vodka Bottle — Vodka is one of the most versatile liquors when it comes to crafting cocktails. | Image: ©2foodtrippers

Clear and relatively easy to distill, vodka may be the most versatile cocktail liquor of them all. It’s also the opposite of new and trendy. People have been distilling and drinking vodka for centuries in countries located in the former Soviet Union as well as in Scandinavia and North America.

Perhaps the spirit’s global popularity is due to the simplicity of ingredients like water and potatoes. Or perhaps people just like sipping the final product.

Straining Vesper Martini — Crafting cocktails with vodka at home is easy to do. | Image: ©2foodtrippers

While vodka is traditionally neutral in both color and flavor, some modern vodkas are flavored with botanicals and other flavor enhancers. Either way, the potent potable is great for sipping neat (on its own), on the rocks (over ice) or in cocktails.

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1. Agua de Valencia

Agua de Valencia may be a Spanish cocktail but you don’t have to fly to Spain to enjoy the fruity drink. The easier option is to craft one at home.

Agua de Valencia Recipe

3. Bloody Caesar

Canada’s Bloody Caesar is a delicious brunch drink whether you sip the tasty tipple in the Great White North or elsewhere. It’s also the most famous vodka cocktail crafted with Clamato juice.

Bloody Caesar Recipe

4. Bloody Mary

Discover the pleasures of drinking a Bloody Mary at home. Easy to craft despite its laundry list of ingredients, the iconic brunch cocktail’s zesty flavors will make your taste buds sing with delight.

Bloody Mary Recipe

5. Cosmopolitan

Leave your impressions behind when you craft a Cosmopolitan cocktail at home. Despite its pretty pink hue, the Cosmo is a serious vodka cocktail that’s appropriate for both genders.

Cosmopolitan Recipe

6. Dirty Shirley

The Dirty Shirley isn’t just a grown up version of the popular Shirley Temple drink. Like its inspiration, it’s sweet, refreshing and ridiculously easy to craft without any special equipment.

Dirty Shirley Recipe

7. Espresso Martini

Crafted with two liquors and a shot of espresso, the Espresso Martini may be the buzziest cocktail of them all. It’s a serious drink for people who like staying alert while getting a buzz

Esperesso Martini Recipe

8. Greyhound

SIMultaneously refreshing and tart, the Greyhound cocktail has just two ingredients. The question is whether those two ingredients are gin and grapefruit juice OR vodka and grapefruit juice.

Greyhound Recipe

9. Gummy Bear Cocktail

The gummy bear cocktail is a fun and fruity drink that literally tastes like liquid gummy bears. However, unlike the colorful candy, this drink is for grown ups only.

Gummy Bear Cocktail Recipe

10. Lemon Drop Martini

The Lemon Drop Martini is a classy citrus sipper that’s served with a frosty, sugar-studded rim. It’s also super easy to craft at home and tastes like liquid candy.

Lemon Drop Martini Recipe

11. Long Island Iced Tea

Leave your jaded impressions of Long Island Iced Tea behind. Not only is the potent potable popular with 20-somethings looking for a quick buzz, but it also tastes great if you’re in your 30s or beyond.

Long Island Iced Tea

12. Mind Eraser

You’ll never forget the Mind Eraser cocktail thanks to its easy recipe and fun flavors.

Mind Eraser Recipe

13. Moscow Mule

One of the most popular cocktails across America, the Moscow Mule is having a moment more than 80 years after it was invented. It makes sense. Despite its name, the Moscow Mule has American roots.

Moscow Mule Recipe

14. Mudslide

The mudslide is a creamy, dreamy cocktail that’s decadent enough to drink for dessert. However, with three different liquors, this decadent dessert drink provides an alcohol kick that can’t be denied.

Mudslide Recipe

15. Salty Dog

The Salty Dog cocktail is essentially a Greyhound with a salt rim. Simultaneously salty, sour and surprisingly sweet, it’s an ideal drink to sip during the dog days of summer.

Salty Dog Recipe

16. Screwdriver

The Screwdriver is proof that a cocktail doesn’t have to be complicated to taste great. Learn how to craft the popular vodka cocktail at home with just two ingredients plus ice.

Screwdriver Recipe

17. Sex on the Beach Cocktail

While the Sex on the Beach cocktail has a name that will either make you giggle or cringe, there’s no denying that this Sex on the Beach recipe is both easy to craft and delightful to sip.

Sex on the Beach Recipe

18. Vesper Martini

The Vesper Martini may or may not be a double agent. After all, this cocktail’s code name is the James Bond Martini. Either way, you don’t have to go undercover to craft the sophisticated sipper at home when you follow this special mission a/k/a Vesper Martini recipe.

Vesper Martini Recipe

19. White Russian Recipe

More than just a pop culture footnote, the White Russian is a beloved cocktail with a storied past. It’s also creamy, dreamy and delicious.

White Russian Recipe

20. Woo Woo Cocktail

The Woo Woo cocktail is a tasty vodka drink with a quirky name. It’s also super easy to craft at home.

Woo Woo Recipe

💡 Frequently Asked Questions

What is vodka?

Vodka is a clear distilled liquor that tastes great in cocktails as well as on its own.

What’s the most popular vodka cocktail?

The martini is the most popular vodka cocktail.

What is good to mix with vodka?

Vodka mixes well with both juices and sodas as well as with other liquors.

What is vodka made from?

Vodka is traditionally made with potatoes. Yes, potatoes. However, some vodkas are made with wheat, corn and even honey.

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