Spice It Up

• A few different individual spices and spice combinations make for some tasty vodka infusions. Fresh garlic, basil or a combination of the two create a vodka that works as well in martinis as it does in cocktails with simple mixers like vegetable juice or club soda. Both rosemary and thyme, either alone or mixed together, make vodkas that are aromatic as well as savory. One more exciting combination is a pine and juniper berry infusion, which adds some gin-like flavors to the vodka.

Veggie Heaven

• Vegetables can give your vodka infusion a savoriness that will blend well in cocktails that are predominantly vegetable or fruit juice based. One of the simplest infusions is cucumber slices, which may be paired with dill and garlic. Other tasty vegetable infusions include mushroom vodka, yellow or green squash vodka and tomato vodka -- all three of these infusions will also work well with extra herbs or spices like horseradish, mustard seeds and rosemary. Sliced jalapenos will also add some kick to these infusions.

Flower and Vine

• Aromatic flowers and plants can also give vodka the savoriness it needs for sophisticated martinis and fancy cocktails. Some simple floral infusions include lavender, dandelion and honeysuckle -- all of which may be infused together for a bouquet of flavors. Other flowers that will infuse well include hibiscus, elderflower, heather and even roses. Pairing floral infusions with spices and fruits will help to bring out the earthy and floral flavors -- some tasty flower and spice pairings include a rose and vanilla combination and a hibiscus and lemon combination.

Out of the Ordinary

• A few different individual and flavor combinations can really give your vodka personality as well as savoriness. One vodka infusion is particularly well suited for all the meat lovers out there -- bacon vodka, which infuses crisp cooked bacon into everyday vodka. Another more complex infusion is a bloody Mary vodka, which combines tomatoes, garlic, cayenne peppers, peppercorns, cilantro, basil and red peppers for a vodka that tastes surprisingly like the cocktail. Both vodka infusions will work as bases for other flavor combinations, like bacon and jalapeno vodka or bloody Mary and horseradish vodka.