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The Martini

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In cocktail terms, the word "perfect" typically means that the drink will include equal parts of both dry and sweet vermouth. That's exactly what you'll get in the perfect martini and it's a fabulous drink for anyone who loves gin.

This recipe is the "perfect" version of the classic gin martini. You can also mix up a perfect Manhattan, while other "perfect" cocktails go by other names such as the affinity, which features scotch. And yet, the perfect martini is the most popular of them all. It's an ideal drink for dinner or anytime you want to celebrate that perfect pairing of gin and vermouth.

THE PERFECT MARTINI

  • 2 ounces gin

  • 1 ounce dry vermouth

  • Ice

  • Lemon twist, for garnish

  • Green olive (optional)

 

GIN MARTINI

  • 2 ounces dry gin

  • 1 ounce dry vermouth

  • Ice

  • Olives or a twist of lemon, for garnish

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THE JAMES BOND MARTINI

  • 3 ounces Gordon’s gin

  • 1 ounce vodka

  • 1/2 ounce Kina Lillet

  • Green olives or twist of lemon peel

Shake the gin, vodka, and Lillet with ice; then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with green olives or lemon peel.

 

THE BLACK PEPPER MARTINI

  • 2 1/2 ounces gin

  • 1/2 ounce dry vermouth

  • 1/2 ounce Black Peppercorn Syrup

  • Ice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Stir with a bar spoon, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Serve.
 

CONCORD GRAPE MARTINI

  • 2 ounces gin

  • 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened Concord grape juice

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • Ice

  • 3 whole grapes, preferably Concord, for garnish (optional)

Pour the gin, grape juice, and bitters into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until well chilled, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with skewered grapes, if desired.

 

CHOCOLATE MARTINI

  • Unsweetened cocoa powder, for rimming

  • 1 ounce dark crème de cacao, plus more for rimming

  • 2 ounces vodka

  • Dark or milk chocolate truffle

Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with crème de cacao, rim with cocoa powder, and chill the glass. Shake the crème de cacao and vodka with ice; then strain into the glass. Garnish with a dark or milk chocolate truffle.

In 1901, New York bartender John O'Connor found inspiration for the Dirty Martini in the classic Martini's famous olive garnish. First made by muddling the olive into the drink, and later by adding a splash of olive brine, the Dirty Martini took decades to reach a wide fan base. Today, it’s the go-to sipper for salt-craving drinkers.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 ounces gin or vodka

  • 1/2 ounce dry vermouth

  • 1/2 ounce olive brine

  • Garnish: 2 olives

Steps

  1. Add all the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir.

  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

  3. Garnish with 2 olives.

CBD Dirty Martini
Ingredients

  • 2 oz Dry gin

  • 1/2 oz Extra dry vermouth

  • 1/2 oz Green olive cocktail brine

  • 1 dash Fresh cracked black pepper

  • Garnish: Green olive

  • Garnish: CBD oil

  • Garnish: Cracked pepper

Steps

  1. Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

  2. Strain into a chilled Martini or coupe glass.

  3. Garnish with a skewered green cocktail olive, 3 drops of CBD oil (such as House of Spain) and a dash of cracked black pepper.

French Martini Cocktail Recipe

- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/4 oz raspberry liqueur (chambord)
- 1/4 oz fresh apple juice
- 1 twist lemon peel
Pour each of the above into a tall bar glass. Shake with ice, pour into a cocktail or martini glass, and serve. 

 

Banana Split Martini

1 1/2 ounces vodka

3/4 ounce creme de banane or banana liqueur

3/4 ounce creme de cacao

Banana slice (for garnish)

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Shake well.Strain into a well-chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a banana slice

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Apricot-Mango Martini Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients :

- 1/2 oz apricot brandy
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Muddle the fresh mango in the bottom of a mixing glass and add all other ingredients. Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel, and serve.

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Broken Heart Martini Cocktail Recipe

- 2 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz chocolate liqueur
- 1 tbsp cocoa

- 1 piece oranges
- 1 tsp sugar
 

Combine the sugar and cocoa powder in a saucer. Dampen the outside rim of a chilled cocktail glass by rubbing the orange piece around it, and rim with cocoa powder. Stir together the absolut kurant and godiva with ice in a mixing glass, and strain into the prepared glass. Serve. 

Serve in "Cocktail Glass"

Raspberry Martini Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients :

- 2 oz vodka (raspberry)

- 1/2 oz razzmatazz liqueur

- 1 oz soda(7-up,sprite)

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake well, strain into a cocktail/martini glass, and serve. 

Serve in "Cocktail Glass" Garnish: No  

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