6 Easy Vodka Cocktails & Drinks | Bartending 101

Let's learn some easy vodka cocktails to learn and master at home or at the bar. These easy vodka drinks are great for the bartender or for the home cocktail enthusiast.

You don't have to be a bartender to create simple vodka cocktails that are easy on the wallet, easy to make at home and require very few ingredients.

Of course you want easy vodka cocktails, it's a very highly requested bartending staple. These six vodka cocktails are great for your black book on vodka cocktails, your bartending 101 book. Or, if you need easy vodka drinks for parties these easy vodka cocktails will be a great place to start. Learn and master these and you'll be a hero at your next party.

What we cover here is six easy vodka cocktails that you can create with a single bottle of vodka. We also have a few good juice options and combinations that many people will love. Mostly fresh squeezed fruit as well.

Here is the recipe list:

The Screwdriver
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Vodka
- 4 ½ oz. / 150ml Fresh Orange Juice
- Orange Slice Garnish

Cape Codder
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Vodka
- 4 ½ oz. / 150ml Cranberry Juice
- Lime Wedge Garnish

Greyhound Cocktail
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Vodka
- 4 oz. / 120ml Grapefruit Juice

Madras
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Vodka
- 4 oz. / 120ml Fresh Orange Juice
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Cranberry Juice
- Orange Slice Garnish

Sea Breeze
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Vodka
- 4 oz. / 120ml Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Cranberry Juice
- Lime Wedge Garnish

Bay Breeze
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Vodka
- 4 oz. / 120ml Pineapple Juice
- 1 ½ oz. / 50ml Cranberry Juice
- Lime Wedge Garnish

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ABOUT Common Man Cocktails (CMC)

Common Man Cocktails, inspired by Derrick Schommer's intimidation when opening a cocktail book, is designed to show viewers how to create some of the most common cocktails to advanced crazy cocktails and to look back at the classics of yesterday. Derrick has learned as he goes and has been actively creating five recipes a week on the channel for over six years, lots of content to keep you entertained for hours!

CMC will teach you how to make some great cocktail designs, give you ideas for new cocktails and introduce you to the latest spirits, liqueurs, syrups, barware and bitters. If you're looking to become a cocktail enthusiast or need new ideas for your bartending trade, CMC is a great place to start.

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[samsungfanboy]

as a college student, obviously I'm gonna click if it says vodka in the title

[semicell]

"Everyone has their brand loyalty. I have no real brand loyalty." lol

[JP]

screwdrivers we're my least favorite drink until I tried it with fresh squeezed orange juice just now. World of difference.

[chelseashurmantine]

I love the summary about comparison helping to understand the flavors. Very nice to hear instead of just the usual "If you don't like cranberry, don't use it." It's good as a craftsman to at least understand the appeals and how to balance it so that you CAN like it

[Genzar]

The bottle with the hammer and sickle in the background looks beautiful :)

[jordanson]

Mad Cool, Dude. You just did the first day of bar tending school. I just started learning and found out people basically order the same 60-80 drinks for the last 120 years.
The way you broke them down by liquor make memorizing the basic cocktails a snap. I hope you do the same with whiskey, gin, tequila, and brandy

[lttlewhtedove]

Great, I'm a fan of simple, easy to make drinks. Now I need some vodka!

[Kelly-jncp]

LOVE THIS VIDEO! GREAT TEACHING VIDEO FOR NEWBIES AND GREAT REFRESHER FOR THE REST OF US. LOVE THE PROGRESSION! NEW SUBSCRIBER! THANK YOU!💜

[TheGregBulls]

Love it! Great to see my question answered not just through the comment section but also in a video! My new go to video for when I'm looking for some vodka recipes!

[DeWaf]

Very creative, helpful and insighful video. Love this new kind of 'educational' videos you've been putting out! :D

[johnny]

This is a great series idea! I love it. Would also like a series that lists your favorites from the different spirits

[laughingalltheway]

Again, I really like the simple explanation series--they lend well to sharing. I'm not a vodka drinker these days, but I know a lot of people who stick to one main 2-ingredient drink because they don't really know what else to do with the spirit that they have clung to for so many years.

[vilimikkola]

Best choice of vodka you have there if you ask me. RS platinum is in the league of its own imo. The gold and standard versions blow most others out of the water too

[ColMortimer]

Nice video Derrick. I'm not usually a big vodka drinker but this along with your interview with Archie at Black Cow Vodka provided some interesting information.

[d]

Linked to this video from the most recent video and for some reason I never commented on this one. So thanks for the work. Looks like the link worked.

[phongsathorn]

I thought there would be a demonstration

[AeroFishOne]

Great Video. Looking forward to the next 101 series.

[Sorelizard]

Thank you for the tips, subbed. Also awesome shirt.

[Kashype]

nice vid, I love vodka my second favorite spirit I never have tried all these recipes with natural fruit, I will give it a try thanks awesome vid bro

[Kollider]

If ya can you should try this mix my bartender teacher taught me. Non-Vodka Jolly Rancher Shots (sweet as all hell) 1 Oz. Green Apple Pucker 1 Oz. Watermelon Pucker 1 Oz. Cranberry Juice with ice. Otherwise love the vids really informative keep up the great work.