Best The Vodka Collins Recipes

VODKA COLLINS

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Here's a GREAT and refreshing drink for parties!

Provided by Micah Daugherty

Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Vodka Drinks Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 ½ fluid ounces vodka
3 fluid ounces sweet and sour mix
1 cup carbonated water
1 slice orange, garnish
1 maraschino cherry, garnish
ice

Steps:

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine vodka and sweet and sour. Shake well, then strain into a tall glass full of ice. Fill the glass with carbonated water. Cut orange slice into quarters.
On a cocktail sword, spear cherry first, then spear orange slice through the peel. Hang sword from the rim of the glass, so that fruit is in the drink.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.9 calories, Carbohydrate 37.6 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 8 mg, Sugar 37.3 g

LIMONCELLO VODKA COLLINS

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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories beverage

Time 10m

Yield 4 to 6 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (5 to 7 lemons), divided
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups good vodka, such as Grey Goose
6 tablespoons sugar syrup (see Cook's Note)
1/4 cup Italian limoncello liqueur
1 1/2 cups cold sparkling water, such as San Pellegrino
Ice cubes
Thinly sliced lemon rounds, for serving

Steps:

For the salt-sugar rim on the glasses, pour 1/4 cup of the lemon juice in a shallow bowl. Combine the salt and sugar on a small plate. Dip the rim of the glasses first in the lemon juice and then dip them lightly in the salt-sugar mixture. Set aside to dry.
Combine the vodka, the 1 cup of lemon juice, sugar syrup, and limoncello in a large pitcher. Just before serving, pour in the sparkling water and stir.
Fill each glass with ice. Pour the cocktail mixture over the ice, garnish each drink with a slice of lemon, and serve ice cold.

THE VODKA COLLINS

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Here's a cool and refreshing way to wind down after a hard days work!

Provided by ~Dave~

Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Vodka Drinks Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

ice cubes
2 cups prepared lemonade
1 cup club soda
1 teaspoon sugar
1 lemon
2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers vodka

Steps:

Fill a shaker half way full with ice. Pour in the lemonade, club soda and sugar. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the shaker. Pour in the vodka, cover and shake well. Strain into two glasses that are filled half way with ice. You can add oranges and cherries for garnish and make your drink look real pretty but hey, do you really want to do all that after work? Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.3 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 14.1 mg, Sugar 26.8 g