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Our Vodka Collins is a popular cocktail made with vodka, homemade sweet and sour mix, and club soda! It’s a light, refreshing cocktail that’s easy to make at home!
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I’m a sucker for a quick and easy cocktail and a classic Vodka Collins is my go to drink!
It’s light and refreshing, perfect for a summer day, and when you take the extra ten minutes to whip up our sour mix, you’ll end up with a delicious drink that everyone raves about.
The Vodka Collins is my go to cocktail – especially during the hot summer months.
Garnish with a orange slice, pop a maraschino cherry on top, and drink up.
Ingredient Notes:
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Vodka – We’re partial to Tito’s (or Kirkland’s), but whatever vodka you like will work well here.
Sweet and Sour Mix – You could use a mix from the store, but I love my homemade version, made with lemon and lime juice and sugar. No funky ingredients and no neon yellow coloring.
Club Soda – It can’t all be vodka, can it? No, you should probably include some club soda too. 😉
What We Love About This Recipe:
- Light, refreshing, and perfect for summer!
- So versatile – feel free to add in pops of other flavors, like raspberry or strawberry!
- Easy – just shake your vodka, sour mix, and club soda in a glass and stir.
Equipment Needed:
Highball Glasses: A highball glass holds 8-12 ounces of liquid and is used for many cocktails.
Cocktail Picks: These are perfect for holding your garnish in place in your cocktails.
How To Make Vodka Collins:
Vodka: Start by pouring your choice of vodka into a glass with some ice cubes.
Mix: Now you can add in the sweet and sour mix along with club soda to your taste, about 5 ounces.
Stir & Serve: That’s pretty much all there is to it. Stir the drink up and serve it, or even better, drink it yourself!
Mix It Up!
The vodka collins is a very versatile cocktail!
Add a splash of grenadine to your Vodka Collins for a gorgeous pink drink with a pop of sweet pomegranate flavor.
Add a few fresh raspberries or blackberries to your vodka collins to give it some fruity flair.
No club soda? Try your favorite lemon lime soda. Your drink will be sweeter than usual, but still tasty!
FAQs:
We prefer a high quality vodka in our cocktails, such as Tito’s. Any brand of vodka that you like should work well though.
Sour mix is a sweet and sour concoction made of lemon and lime juice and simple syrup. It’s like a concentrated lemonade.
A vodka collins is essentially the same as a Tom Collins, with the exception of the liquor used. A Tom Collins uses gin and a vodka collins is made with vodka.
Vodka Collins
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces vodka
- 1.5 ounces sour mix more to taste
- 5 ounces Club soda more to taste
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Pour the vodka, sour mix, and club soda into a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Stir and taste. Add more sour mix or club soda to suit your tastes.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Jackie says
What brand of vodka did you use in this recipe.
Karly says
I usually use either Smirnoff or Absolut, but any would work!
Sheree Hartung says
This looks delicious!! Definitely on the list for our next party 🙂
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl says
How did you know this is just what I needed this week (and um…next week as well, to get through the holidays with the in-laws)??
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
oo never had one of these. I def need to try one
Cookbook Queen says
Is this like Tom Collins on Meet the Parent’s? Because that makes it totally worthsies.
Also I just realized that i can have one of these soon. SOOOOON!!!!
cowgaljazzy says
I”m going to have to sneak a bottle of volka in the house for a rare occasion like this!
Joanna says
Yummy! And these are so good if made with vanilla vodka or raspberry vodka. Too bad I can’t have a little one of these while I am at work right now 🙁 lol
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
Impressive that you made your own sweet and sour mix! I wanna try this soo bad – i’m a vodka girl all the way 🙂
Karen @ My Pantry Shelf says
As a child, collins mix was my favorite “fancy drink” to celebrate with as my parents and their friends made the most of happy hour. Now I’m a vodka drinker myself, but never thought to combine the two. I will definitely try your sweet and sour mix. Thanks!
Joanne says
One less than too many for me might be one and a half because…I’m kind of a lightweight. They sound awesome though!!
Melissa says
OK!! I was wondering how to turn this all Thomas Collins-y. That’s my hubby’s fave drink. I’m excited to make this for him!!
Melissa says
Oh my yumminess! This is on my must make to get through Christmas, I mean, well, no that’s what I mean…you have apparently met my family. No? Well either way these with help with that!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Helllllllll yeah. Vodka Collins, my name is Hayley. So nice to meet you.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Ohmigosh. I love you…because I think you just taught me how to make Collins Mixer. I’m guessing sweet and sour and club soda? Funny thing – my parents never drank but we always had Collins Mixer in the house and it was my FAVORITE drink. Now I can make my own, adult style!
Karly says
@Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust,
Yes! Try it with gin for a Tom Collins! I think some people add a cherry or a little grenadine, but not me. 🙂
TheSchoolNurse says
Yummy! How can I pin this? 🙂