What are the best Ketel One cocktails?

There’s vodka, and then there’s Ketel One Vodka. This silky smooth spirit hailing from the Netherlands is one of the best-selling vodkas in the world for good very reason; distilled in copper kettles, it offers subtle notes of citrus with the slightest whisper of honey. Crisp, yet soft; smooth, yet ever so tingly. 

Plus, it plays extremely well with others. Behold, some of our very favorite Ketel One cocktails.

Ketel One Vodka Martini Recipe

The classy classic. A top-notch martini calls for top-notch vodka, and Ketel One checks all the boxes and then some.

Ingredients: 

• 1.25 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 0.25 oz. dry vermouth
• Lemon twist

How to make a Ketel One Martini:

Stir your Ketel One Vodka with dry vermouth and ice in a mixing glass, then strain into a martini glass. Or, if you’re more aligned with James Bond on this one, shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Ketel One Moscow Mule Recipe

A refreshing crowd pleaser. Can’t go wrong. And yes, investing in copper mugs is totally worth it.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 0.75 oz. fresh lime juice
• Ginger beer
• Lime wedge

How to make a Ketel One Moscow Mule:

Combine Ketel One Vodka and lime juice in a copper mug or highball glass over ice. Top it off with a little ginger beer, give it a good stir, and garnish with a lime wedge.

Ketel One Bloody Mary Recipe

Bless whoever invented what is essentially a cold alcohol soup. It’s really delicious. Even moreso with Ketel One. 

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 1 L Tomato juice
• 4 oz. Lemon juice
• 4 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Black pepper
• 1 tsp. Smoked paprika
• 5 tbsp. Horseradish
• 3 Dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 7-10 Dashes hot sauce
• Celery stalk (optional)
• Bacon strip (optional)
• Green olives (optional)
• Lemon wedge (optional)

How to make a Ketel One Bloody Mary:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and give it a healthy stir. Or, shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into a collins glass filled with ice, and finish it off with a celery stalk, bacon (!), olive, or a lemon wedge.

Ketel One Vodka Soda Recipe

Simple. The best. Simply the best. 

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 3 oz. of club soda
• Lime wedge

How to make a Ketel One Vodka Soda:

Pour your Ketel One vodka and club soda into rocks glass over ice and give it a gentle stir. Garnish with a lime wedge or two.

Ketel One Greyhound Recipe

A match made in heaven. Go for fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice if you can.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 3 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
• Lime wedge (optional)

How to make a Ketel One Greyhound:

Combine your Ketel One Vodka and fresh grapefruit juice in a rocks glass over ice. Give it a solid stir. Garnish with a lemon wedge if you so please.