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8 Easy Summer Vodka Cocktail Recipes for Sacramento Region Readers

Aug 09, 2016 11:31AM ● By David Norby

Check out this mix of easy drinks everybody can make. All you need are a few simple ingredients and a little time to relax.


REALLY RUBY

  • 1.5 oz Smirnoff® Ruby Red Grapefruit
  • 1.5 oz Ruby Red Grapefruit juice
  • 1.5 oz Tonic water
  • Grapefruit half-wheel

Build in glass over ice, garnish.


PRE-GAME SANGRIA

  • 2 cups SMIRNOFF ICE® SCREWDRIVER FLAVORED MALT BEVERAGE
  • 2 cups Butterfly Kiss Pinot Grigio

 Stir in a large pitcher and add fresh oranges + cherries and strawberries.





RASPBERRY & LEMON-LIME SODA

  • 1.5 oz of SMIRNOFF® Raspberry
  • 4 oz of Lemon Lime Soda

Pour over ice + Stir and enjoy.


PEACH & PINEAPPLE

  • 1.5 oz of SMIRNOFF® Peach
  •  4 oz of Pineapple Juice

Pour over ice + stir and enjoy.

 






LIGHT LEMON MOJITO

  • 1.5 oz SMIRNOFF SORBET® Light Lemon
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 7 mint leaves
  • 2 oz club soda

Combine all ingredients except the soda in a rocks glass + add ice + shake + strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass + top with soda & garnish with mint sprig & lemon wheel.


PINA-COCO SPRITZER

 

  • 1.5 oz SMIRNOFF SORBET® Light Pineapple Coconut
  • 2 oz fresh orange juice
  • 2 oz club soda

Pour into a highball glass with ice + stir + garnish with an orange half wheel.


THE PORCH SIPPER

  • 1.5 oz  SMIRNOFF SORBET® Light Summer Strawberry
  • 3 oz diet citrus soda

Pour into a glass over ice + Garnish with a Squeeze of lemon.


CRANDAZZLE

  • 1.5 oz SMIRNOFF SORBET® Light White Peach
  • 1.5 oz diet lemonade
  • 1.5 oz cranberry juice

 Pour into a glass over ice + garnish with lemon.


RECIPES AND IMAGES COURTESY OF SMIRNOFF.