Martini Recipe Collection – IV

Martini recipe collection part four is more of the same: fruity, easy-to-drink concoctions for any time of the day. Cheers!

Candy Apple

1 oz Apple Vodka
½ oz Sour Apple Puss
½ oz Triple sec,
1 oz Cranberry juice
1 oz Grapefruit juice
splash of Grenadine
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass

Cascade

1 ¼ oz Vodka
¾ oz Blue Curacao
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.

Chocolate Martini

1 ¼ oz vanilla vodka
¾ oz crème de cacao
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice, stir it, and pour it into a chocolate-rimmed martini glass.

Chocolate covered strawberry

1 ¼ oz strawberry vodka
¾ oz white crème de cacao
Stir with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass, and garnish with a strawberry.

Chocolate Mint

1 oz vanilla vodka
½ oz wh. Crème de cacao
½ oz green crème de Menthe
Stir with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass, and garnish with a cherry.

Gin Martini

1 ¾ oz Gin
¼ oz dry Vermouth
Stir with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass, and garnish with an olive.

Vodka Martini

1 ¾ oz Vodka
¼ oz dry Vermouth
Stir with ice, strain into chilled Martini glass, and garnish with olive.

Cu-tini

1 ¾ oz Hendrick’s gin
¼ oz dry Vermouth
Stir with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass, and garnish with a cucumber slice.

Dreamsicle

1 ¼ oz Rum
¾ Banana liqueur
1 ½ oz pineapple juice,
Splash of milk and Grenadine.
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a pineapple slice.

Espresso Martini

1 oz vodka
½ oz Kahlua
½ oz Dooley’s,
1 oz espresso
Garnish with three coffee beans on top
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.

French Martini

1 oz Raspberry vodka
½ oz Chambord
½ oz Grand Marnier
1 ¾ oz pineapple juice,
Splash of lemon juice. Garnish with lemon peel.
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with

Green Apple

1 ½ oz Apple Vodka
¾ oz Sour Apple Puss
two splashes of lime juice.
Shake and strain into a green apple sugar-rimmed Martini glass.

Gumdrop

¾ oz white rum
¼ oz vodka
½ oz Southern Comfort
½ oz dry Vermouth
1 ½ oz sour mix
Shake and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

Ice wine Martini

1 oz vodka
1 ¾ oz iced wine.
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with three grapes.

Lemon Bomb

1 ¼ oz Citrus vodka
¾ Blue Curacao
1 ½ oz lemon juice.
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Lychee

1 ¼ oz vodka
¾ oz Lychee liqueur
1 oz sour mix, a splash of Grenadine.
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with Lychee Fruit.

Melontini

1 ¼ vodka
¾ oz Melon liqueur
1 ¾ oz orange juice
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.

Moccatini

1 oz vodka
½ oz Kahlua
½ oz Bailey’s
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.
Garnish ½ of the rim of the glass with chocolate powder.

Nuttini

1 oz vodka
½ Amaretto
½ oz Frangelico.
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.

Nutty Jack

1 ¼ oz Jack Daniels
¾ oz Frangelico
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass

Opal

1 ¼ oz gin
¾ oz triple sec
2 oz orange juice
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Patriot

1 ¼ oz Raspberry vodka
¾ oz Blue Curacao
two splashes of soda
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.

Rainfall

1 ¼ oz vodka
¾ oz Chambord
½ oz sour mix
1 ½ oz cranberry juice
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass

Rockapolitan

1 ¼ oz Citrus rum
¾ oz triple sec
½ lime juice 1
½ oz cranberry juice.

Seventini

1¼ oz Cognac
¾ oz Apricot brandy
½ oz honey, two splashes of bitters
Stir without ice to dissolve the honey, then shake with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.
Orange spiral as a garnish.

Sunrise

1½ oz vodka
2 oz grapefruit juice
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass, add a splash of Grenadine, and stir it slowly to create the sunrise effect.

Sweet start

1 ½ oz Orange vodka
2 oz pineapple juice
splash of Grenadine
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass

Sweet Tart

1 ¼ oz vodka
¾ oz Raspberry sour puss
½ oz sour mix
1 oz cranberry juice
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass

Upside Down Pineapple Cake

1 ¼ oz vanilla vodka
¾ oz banana vodka
2 oz pineapple juice
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass
*As an option, add Grenadine, pouring slowly on the side of the glass so it settles on the bottom of the glass. It will look like an upside-down cake with the cherry on the bottom.

007 Vesper

1 ½ oz gin
¼ oz vodka
¼ oz dry Vermouth
Shake it well, strain it into a chilled Martini glass, and garnish with a long lemon peel.
Note: More on this cocktail.