Good Vodka Mixers are key to truly enjoying your Vodka Mixed Drinks and Vodka Cocktails. Everyone has their favorites, but the great Vodka Mixers must accomplish a few things. First, the Vodka Mixer must be able to assimilate well with the vodka. What I mean is, you want the two to compliment each other and one not just mask the taste of the other. When you eat onion dip, you still want to be able to taste the onion and not just overpower...

Martini’s have become a staple drink of Vodka lovers everywhere. Originally made with gin, many individuals now choose vodka as their alcohol driver of this delicious beverage. But why must they come in such a precarious glass? As a former server at a restaurant with a full bar, nothing was more tedious than delivering a couple Martinis to a table that felt like half a mile away. The liquid was just waiting to jump out at the...

Ah highball, the bread and butter of mixed drinks. Not to be confused with an 8-ball (careful…), a highball is the general term used to classify an alcoholic beverage mixed with a larger portion of some non-alcoholic liquid. A highball glass is the tall glass it’s served in. The term is usually used in regards to someone ordering a scotch and soda but it has then sense evolved into a whole category of drinks. According to the...

The exact time vodka was invented isn’t 100% certain. According to the Encyclopedia of Russian History, vodka arrived in Russia sometime in the late fourteenth century. When it became popular, drink shops, called kabaki, sprung up in the fifteenth century to distribute to the public. However, according to the Gin and Vodka Association (GVA), vodka (coming from the Russian word “voda” meaning water), was available in Russia as early...