During my time in college I’ve become increasingly familiar with the term “rocket fuel,” and the phrase, “It’ll put hair on your chest.” Well, guess what? Countless shots of vodka later and unfortunately my chest is still hairless.

Thankfully, I found some alternatives (aka vodka hacks) conveniently located in my lack-luster party house. So open up your cupboards, put some dancin’ shoes on and go to town—because you’re gonna be kicking ass and taking names. But mostly you’ll be making some great drinks.

Salty Dog

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Easy

Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 1 minute
Total time: 3 minutes

Servings: 1 refreshing drink

Ingredients
1.5-oz. vodka
½ cup grapefruit Juice
Salt

Directions
1. Fill glass with ice.

Push down ice

2. Add 1.5-oz. vodka.

1.5-oz. vodka in cup

3. Balance with grapefruit juice.

add grapefruit

4. Shake.

Salty Dog Shake

5. Rim glass with salt.

Salted rim

6. Pour and enjoy.

Pour Salty Dog

Brass Monkey Martini

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Easy

Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 1 minute
Total time: 3 minutes

Servings: 1 drank

Ingredients
2-oz. vodka
¼ cup malt liquor (beer)
¼ cup orange Juice

Directions
1. Fill cup with ice.

Add ice

2. Add 2-oz. vodka.

2-oz. Vodka in cup

3. Add malt liquor (beer) and orange juice to cup.

Forty and Orange

4. Shake.

shake OJ

5. Strain into martini glass.

Orange Juice

Coffee Martini

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Easy

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 1 minute
Total time: 6 minutes

Servings: 1 caffeinated drink

Ingredients
2-oz. vodka
1 cup coffee
1 tablespoon cream

Directions
1. Brew one cup coffee.

Brew coffee

2. Fill cup with ice.

Coffee Ice

3. Pour coffee over ice.

Pour Brewed Coffee

4. Add 2-oz. vodka.

Vodka

5. Add cream.

Add Cream

6. Shake.

shake

7. Strain into a martini glass.

Coffee Martini Pour

Salty Pickle

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Easy

Prep time: 3 minutes
Cook time: 1 minute
Total time: 4 minutes

Servings: 1 salty drink

Ingredients
2.5-oz vodka
¼ cup pickle Juice
Ruffles Chips

Directions
1. Fill cup with ice.

Add ice

2. Add 2.5-oz. vodka.

2.5-oz Vodka

3. Add pickle juice.

Add pickle juice

4. Shake.

shake OJ

5. Crush Ruffles in small plastic bag.

Crush Ruffles

6. Rim glass with ruffles.

ruffles rim

7. Strain into martini glass.

Pickle juice

Emergen-C Lemon-Lime Cocktail

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Easy

Prep time: 3 minutes
Cook time: 1 minute
Total time: 4 minutes

Servings: 1 energizing drink

Ingredients
2-oz. vodka
1 packet lemon-lime Emergen-C
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 lime wedge

Directions
1. Add Emergen-C to large cup of water and mix.

dissolve in water

2. Fill glass with ice.

Ice in cup

3. Add 2-oz. vodka to glass.

2-oz vodka to glass

4. Balance with Emergen-C.

Emergen-C

5. Top with lime juice.

lime juice

6. Garnish with lime wedge.

Garnish with Lime

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