Tagged: martinis

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Curacao / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Schnapps / Vodka

Sour Apple Martini (Appletini)

The SOUR APPLE MARTINI, a.k.a. APPLETINI, originated in the ’90s with Ketel One vodka, DeKuyper Sour Apple Schnapps, and sour mix. Its sweet/tart apple flavor masked the alcohol content, leading to its rapid popularity. While often modified with apple juice,...

Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Shochu & Saki

Sakura Martini

Pick a few cherry blossoms from a cherry blossom tree this spring to garnish a SAKURA MARTINI. The Sakura Martini combines Japanese sake with dry gin, creating a softer martini than the standard gin and vermouth. It was created by...

Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Gibson

The GIBSON is a classic martini, typically made with gin and garnished with a pickled cocktail onion instead of an olive or lemon twist. It’s an unusual gin martini because it doesn’t use bitters like others do. The cocktail onion...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Curacao / Daily Mix / Gin / Videos Demos

Blue Train

The BLUE TRAIN is a tasty and exotic-looking gin cocktail served martini-style. Its blue color is from the small amount of blue curacao added to a combination of gin, orange liqueur and lemon juice. It’s a quick and simple mix...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Vodka

Ginger Cosmo Martini

The GINGER COSMO MARTINI is a light, refreshing version of a Cosmo with additional ginger flavoring. Offsetting ginger with Cointreau is a winning combination. Its aftertaste is very summery and at times tastes more like grapefruit than ginger. There are...

Daily Mix / Gin / Martini Monday / Scotch

Smoky Martini

The SMOKY MARTINI is the classic embellishment of a Gin Martini using a small amount of Scotch in the place of vermouth. In spare quantities, the Scotch whisky’s smoky notes blend beautifully with the gin’s botanicals. It’s an easy, no...