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Check out these mouth-watering recipes and try them out at home!
POMEGRANATE Martini Ingredients
1 oz vodka (or citrus vodka, if you have it)
1/2 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
3 oz pomegranate juice*
chopped ice
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice, for garnish
lemon slice, for garnish
sugar, for garnish
Basil Martini Ingredients
4oz (or approx 120ml) Vodka
1/2 oz (or approx 15ml) Vermouth
ice
3 - 4 basil leaves (fresh is *always* best), lightly crushed
Basil Martini Directions
Combine the Vodka with the basil leaves in a small jug, cover with plastic/ saran wrap, and refrigerate.
The longer you can leave the basil to infuse the Vodka, the stronger the end result.
When you're ready, strain the Vodka into a cocktail shaker.
Add in the Vermouth and ice.
Shake it up really well for a good minute, then strain again into a chilled martini glass.
Cranberry Martini Recipe Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
3 oz cranberry juice*
chopped ice
lemon slice, for zing and garnish
Cranberry Martini Recipe Directions
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
Add ice so that the shaker is about a third full (ice plus ingredients).
Shake for 20 seconds.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Squeeze a couple of drops from the lemon slice into the glass, then garnish the side of the cocktail glass with the slice of lemon.
* you could use pomegranate juice instead for a more exotic taste!
Chocolate Mint Martini Recipe Ingredients
60ml (or approx 2 oz) Vodka
30ml (or approx 1 oz) Creme de Cacao (white)
15ml (or approx 1 oz) Creme de Menthe (white)
cocoa for dusting rim of glass
couple extra drops of Creme de Cacao
sprig of mint
ice
Chocolate Mint Martini Recipe Directions
Into a shaker filled with ice, pour the Vodka, White Creme de Cacao and Creme de Menthe.
Shake well.
Rub rim of martini glass with a couple of drops of Creme de Cacao, then dip martini glass rim into a shallow dish of cocoa.
Strain and pour contents of cocktail shaker into a frosted martini glass.
Finish by arranging the mint sprig on the rim of the martini glass.
Valentine Martini Ingredients
4 oz Champagne/ Asti/ sparkling wine
1 oz Absolut Kurant Vodka
1 oz raspberry Schnapps
1 oz lime juice (freshly squeezed is best, if you can manage it)
few edible rose petals
ice
crystallized sugar
Valentine Martini Directions
Rim your martini glass with crystallized sugar.*
Into a cocktail shaker, add the Vodka, Champagne and ice.
Shake.
Add in schnapps and lime juice.
Shake well.
Strain & pour into martini glass.
Float the edible rose petals on top of your Valentini as garnish.
Blue Martini Ingredients
60ml (or approx 2 oz) Bombay Sapphire Gin
30ml (or approx 1 oz) Blue Curacao Liqueur
twist of lemon
6 ice blocks/cubes
Blue Martini Directions
Into a cocktail shaker, pour the Gin and Curacao.
Add ice.
Shake well.
Strain and pour into a martini glass.
Finish by arranging a twist of lemon on the edge of the martini glass.
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