M A R T I N I MANIA

Indulge your taste-buds in as many of the delicious martini recipes as you can! It is the classiest and the finest cocktail on the planet, for as long as we can remember and have searched for and tasted!
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.

plate of sugar

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.

* To rim your glass, simply squeeze a little bit of lime onto a small plate, turn martini glass upside down and dip into lime juice, then dip into small . Makes for a very professional effect!

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.