Pour vodka into a highball glass with ice cubes. Fill with tonic water. Stir, and serve. Garnish with a lemon or lime. For an bonus twist add a few sprigs of mint, or a splash of lime juice.

Vodka tonics are one of those easy two-ingredient cocktail recipes that are ideal to whip up at parties. Though the drink may sound simple, it is a reliable concoction that is not to be slept on. Yet ...