The Black Russian supposedly appeared in Brussels in 1949. It's a wonderfully simple cocktail - just vodka and Kahlua over ice. This is one of the easiest recipes for tinkering: try a different coffee liqueur, or a flavored vodka (vanilla is great), add a splash of cola, use equal amounts of vodka and liqueur, or ...

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When you soak gummi bears in vodka, they absorb the alcohol and turn into a yummy fruity treat with a kick. The how-to part of this is pretty simple, so I decided to make things a little more interesting. In addition to regular vodka gummi bears, I made vodka sugar-free gummi bears, vodka gummi worms ...

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There are a few different stories to account for how the Moscow Mule got created. It had something to do with a guy named Jack Morgan who was selling his own brand of ginger beer from his bar, Cock 'n' Bull, on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, and vodka. Wherever it came from, the Moscow ...

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If you grew up in the '70s/'80s, the first you heard of a Harvey Wallbanger may have been as a pun on a sitcom. This cocktail was in vogue for a while in the '70s, but it faded into obscurity after that. It's basically a screwdriver with Galliano, a liqueur which tastes mainly like vanilla ...

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The Screwdriver, or Vodka and Orange, is one of the simplest cocktails you could possibly mix, which may be part of its enduring popularity. If you count the ice, it has three ingredients. This makes it a perfect pre-mixer for parties and a great quick drink at home when you're too tired for anything complicated. ...

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Infusing vodka with Skittles is a very popular trend right now. There are a couple of different ways to do it. My way involves separating all the Skittles into their separate flavors and making five different bottles of Skittles vodka. For this project, you'll need: One 1.75 liter bottle of vodka (I used Stoli - you don't ...

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