Mixers · counted from the library
What to mix with vodka
Barello is a home cellar and bar app that tells you what to open tonight, what to keep, and what you can mix from what you have. With vodka, the five things that make the most drinks are limes, black pepper, celery salt, coffee liqueur and coffee or espresso, counted from the 7 vodka drinks in its library, not picked.
The mixers, ranked
| Mixer | Drinks | The simplest one |
|---|---|---|
| Limes | 2 | Moscow Mule |
| Black pepper | 1 | Bloody Mary |
| Celery salt | 1 | Bloody Mary |
| Coffee liqueur | 1 | Espresso Martini |
| Coffee or espresso | 1 | Espresso Martini |
| Cranberry juice | 1 | Cosmopolitan |
| Dry vermouth | 1 | Vodka Martini (just these two) |
| Gin | 1 | Vesper |
| Ginger beer | 1 | Moscow Mule |
| Lemons | 1 | Bloody Mary |
| Lillet Blanc | 1 | Vesper |
| Orange liqueur | 1 | Cosmopolitan |
| Passionfruit | 1 | Pornstar Martini |
| Sugar or sugar syrup | 1 | Espresso Martini |
| Tabasco or hot sauce | 1 | Bloody Mary |
| Tomato juice | 1 | Bloody Mary |
| Vanilla sugar | 1 | Pornstar Martini |
| Worcestershire sauce | 1 | Bloody Mary |
"Drinks" is how many of the 7 vodka drinks need it. A garnish never counts, and neither does a substitute.
Start with one mixer
This needs only the vodka and one other thing.
Add one more bottle
Limes and one more: ginger beer for a Moscow Mule.
A small list, said plainly
The library has 7 vodka drinks, so most mixers here make one drink each. The table is the useful part. And if the bottle is a Tito's, it's vodka: everything on this page applies.
What not to mix it with
A bottle you'd rather sip is wasted in a shaker. Barello works out what a recipe's pour costs from what you paid, and says so before it reaches for your best bottle.
Questions people ask
What is the best thing to mix with vodka?
Counted from the 7 vodka drinks in Barello's library, limes goes into the most (2), then black pepper, celery salt, coffee liqueur and coffee or espresso.
What can I make with vodka and one mixer?
Vodka Martini: it needs only the vodka and one other thing.
Tick what else you have. The cocktail finder opens with the vodka already ticked and lists every drink you can make.
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