In lieu of National Vodka Day, tomorrow, Thursday, October 4th, we're serving up some of our favorite Vodka sips that you can easily order at your favorite local bar or stock ingredients for from your local bodega to whip up at home on your own:

Moscow Mule

1.7 oz. of Russian Standard

5 oz. of ginger beer

Serve it in a copper mug and garnish it with a lime wedge. Enjoy!

Electrolyte (served Upstairs at Kimberly Hotel)

4 big chunks fresh watermelon- muddled

½ oz. pineapple juice

juice from half a lemon

1½ oz. vodka (non-flavored)

Serve in a highball glass with ice and a vertical watermelon slice garnish.

Broken Basil

2 oz. Broken Shed Vodka

crushed basil leaves (generous amount)

1 oz. passion-fruit juice

1 oz. apple juice

Served over crushed ice.

The Romance Martini (courtesy of Canard Inc.)

2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz White Cranberry juice

1/2 oz White Plum juice

1/2 oz Lemon juice

1/4 oz St Germain Elderflower Liquor

Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon peel.

Broken Flower

2 oz. Broken Shed Vodka

Drop of elderflower cordial

2 oz. soda water

Pour over ice and serve with slice of cucumber.  

Cinful (Served at Peacock Alley and Bull & Bear Steakhouse)

1 oz. Cinnamon infused Vodka

1 oz. Appleton 12 year old Rum

.5 oz. Schoenauer (brown) Apple Schnapps

1.5 oz. Apple Cider

Shake & Strain into Martini Glass. Add 1 scrape of fresh nutmeg and a dried apple chip as a garnish.