For the not so feint of heart!
- 6 parts vodka (chilled)
- 1 part dry vermouth
- lemon strips
- olives
You only swirl the vermouth around the chilled martini glass and discard the excess. Pour the chilled vodka into glass and garnish with 2 manzanilla olives and a twist of lemon.
Simple but a classic martini. Now, let me tell you what really happened. I made this for son, Trevor, and didn’t just swirl the vermouth. I left it in and I thought I had killed him. 1 mouth full and he was spitting it out. So…remember, SWIRL and discard.
Taste Rating: 8
Chocolate Martini
My very favourite!
- 2 parts chocolate vodka
- 1 part white chocolate liqueur
- 1 part Bailey’s liqueur
Make sure the glasses are chilled. Pours 2 parts chocolate vodka, 1 part white chocolate liqueur and 1 part Bailey’s into a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain and pour into chilled glasses. You can add chocolate shavings on top or run chocolate syrup around the glass before adding drink. This is a great ‘signature drink’. That means it is the welcome drink when your guests arrive. After that…..serve wine.
Taste Rating: 9.9999999 (love it.
Holiday Martini
You will need:
- 6 parts Egg Nog
- 2 parts vodka
- 1 part Bailey Irish Cream
- 1 part White Chocolate liqueur
Pour into a shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a pinch of nutmeg.
You will probably lick the glasses clean. Yummy
Taste Rating: 9
Chocolate Fudge Martini
You will need for this one:
- 6 parts chocolate vodka
- 1 part coffee liqueur
- 1 part chocolate liqueur
Pour ingredients into a shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a chocolate covered coffee bean.
You will be the hostess that everyone wants to be when you serve this one.
Taste Rating: 9
Midori Martini
For a fruity flavoured martini, you might want to try this one. Always chill your martini glasses before preparing drinks.
You will need:
- 6 parts vodka
- 2 parts Midori Melon Liqueur
- 1 part lime juice
Pour ingredients into a shaker with cracked ice and mix well. Strain into chilled glasses. Garnish with a slice of honeydew melon.
Taste Rating: 7.5
Nuts to You Martini
Company coming over? Well, here at our home, we always offer a ‘signature martini’ to start the evening.
- 2 parts vanilla vodka
- 1 part amaretto liqueur
- 1 part franjelico liqueur
- 1 part dark chocolate liqueur
Pour ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain and pour into martini glasses and garnish with a couple of unsalted hazelnuts or almonds.
It sounds like a lot, but the bottles will keep in the cupboard until the next time you make them. (May be sooner than you think as this is yummy.)
Taste Rating: 9
Silent Panic Martini
This serves 2
- 1/4 cup white cranberry juice
- 2 dried figs, chopped fine
- 2 cloves, cracked
- 1 fresh fig, cut in wedges
- 1/4 cup citrus vodka
In a shaker combine all the ingredients except the fresh fig and let stand for twenty minutes (patience required here) and now add:
- 3 oz. brandy
- 1 oz. orange flavoured liqueur
Shake vigorously, strain into a martini glass with a fresh fig wedge skewered on a cocktail pick.
A little off the wall, but extremely tasty. May I make you one?
Taste Rating: 9
Making A Dessert “44” Liqueur
I got this off the television. It reminds me a little of Grand Marnier.
You will need:
- 1 large orange
- Paring knife
- 44 coffee beans
- 44 sugar cubes
- 1 bottle of orange flavoured vodka
- Large glass jar.
For each coffee bean, cut a slit and push it into the orange. When done, put orange into jar. Now add the 44 sugar cubes and the vodka. Shake the jar until the sugar dissolves. Make sure the lid is on tight or you may get that way licking it all up. Remember-waste not, want not. Now put it in a dark room and let it sit for 44 days.
Strain into a serving carafe and enjoy. It smells great, tastes good. Try sipping it, as it is strong. Now say, “Damn! I can do this”.
Queen of Spades
Card night with the girls? Start the evening with this drink and who know…you might win. You will with the drink alone.
- 2 parts vanilla vodka
- 1 part opal nera
- 1 part anise liqueur
Pour ingredients into shaker with ice and shake well. Strain and pour into chilled martini glass. Garnish with (what else?) a black jelly bean.
The fun thing about trying new martinis is you get to sample first just to make sure it tastes good.
Raspberry Cafe Martini
This has been on before, but I thought you would like to try it again as Spring (whenever it will arrive) is a precursor to summer and wonderful berries.
You need:
- 2 parts raspberry vodka
- 1 part chocolate raspberry liqueur
- 1 part white chocolate liqueur
Pour ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain and pour into chilled martini glasses that have fresh raspberries as a garnish.