Cocktails

• Substituting fruit punch flavored vodka for ordinary vodka both sweetens and enlivens classic cocktails. Steadfast classics like the cosmopolitan, which includes triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice as well as vodka, benefit from an extra layer of fruitiness. Stick with cocktails that are typically made with other fruit-based ingredients, such as the lemon drop martini, which also has lemon juice and simple syrup, or serve the vodka chilled and up in a martini glass with a wedge of fruit.

Shots

• Vodka-based shots are favorites because vodka mixes well with many different flavors. Switching out regular or other fruit flavored vodka with a fruit punch flavored one will quickly turn average shots into special ones. Shots like the kamikaze, which is made with lime juice, triple sec and simple syrup, or the melon ball, which has melon liqueur and pineapple juice, will work well with the different kinds of fruit punch flavored vodka.

Simple Mixers

• Fruit punch flavored vodka is tasty and sweet enough that it easily blends with and heightens the taste of simple mixers. Drinks like the screwdriver, which is just vodka and orange juice, or the Cape Cod, which is vodka, cranberry and lime, will benefit from its extra fruitiness and sweetness. You can also mix the vodka with a lemon-lime soda for a quick refreshing libation or cut the vodka's sweetness by topping it with ordinary club soda.

Frozen Drinks

• Fruit punch flavored vodka can be a welcome change for icy drinks in summer. One easy drink is a spin on the pina colada, substituting the rum with vodka. Just add 2 parts of the vodka to 5 parts of pina colada mix and blend with a couple of cups of ice. The vodka slush is made with orange, pineapple and cranberry juices and ice. The original recipe calls for peach schnapps, but the vodka's flavor should be enough for the drink.