Simple syrup: In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved about 3 minutes. Store in a closed container in refrigerator.
Rim of Glass: Line the rim of a martini glass with honey and dip into graham cracker crumbs, coating the rim with crumbs.
Martini: Combine vanilla vodka, fresh key lime juice, simple syrup, half and half and ice in a martini shaker. Shake well until very cold. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick and lime wedge.
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Dip rims of 2 martini glasses in melted chocolate on a plate to form a thin layer.
Place glasses in refrigerator until chocolate is firm.
Combine vodka and next 4 ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Cover with lid; shake until thoroughly chilled.
Remove lid; strain into prepared martini glasses; serve immediately.
Recipe was tested with Absolut Vanilla Vodka, Tia Maria coffee liqueur, and Godiva chocolate liqueur.
f four to six chilled martini glasses with a wedge of
Drizzle chocolate syrup in chilled martini glass. Rub marshmallow cremem around the rim of the martini glass and coate with crushed graham crackers.
Shake vodka and liqueur over ice and pour into glass.
Place large marshmallow on skewer and dip end in chocolate syrup then in crackers. Put on top of drink, serve happy guests!
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Place ice to the brim of your martini glass and top off with ice cold water. Let glass chill while you make the martini.
Pour vodka and olive juice in a martini shaker. Drop in about 10 ice cubes and put the top on the shaker.
Shake the martini shaker hard and quickly for about 10-15 seconds.
Pour the ice water out of the martini glass and pour the vodka martini into the glass. Drop the toothpick with olives into the martini and serve.
Place first 3 ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Cover with lid and shake well till chilled. Dip rim of 1 martini glass in orange liqueur; dip in sugar to coat. Strain the vodka mixture into prepared glass. Serve.
**This recipe was tested with Absolute Vanilla Vodka.
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**Cajun Martini: substitute jalapeno-infused vodka or gin for
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Combine creme de cacao, vodka, and vanilla-flavored vodka in a cocktail shaker. Secure lid on shaker and shake vigorously.
Spread sugar onto a flat plate wider than your martini glasses. Run the orange wedge along the lip of each martini glass to assure it's moistened all the way around; dip martini glasses in sugar to coat.
Divide remaining ice between the martini glasses. Strain the cocktail into the glasses.
Mix first 6 ingredients together and allow flavors to mix for one hour.
Add softened cream cheese and mix well. Use reserved olive liquid to thin if dip is too thick.
Chill overnight.
Serve in Martini glass with a skewer of additional olives or pearl onions, surrounded by raw veggies or crackers of your choice.
**This recipe can be made low fat, by using fat free cream cheese**.
Place all in a shaker filled with ice. Shake super well, till your hand are almost frozen. :).
Pour into a chilled martini glass with or without chocolate drizzled in the glass.
Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
Add 3 Shots Absolut Pear Vodka.
Add 3 Shots Triple Sec.
Add 3 Shots Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice.
Shake.
Pour into two martini glass garnished with a thin pear slice cut with an upward cut so it sits beautifully on the martini glass edge.
Directions for Ginger Syrup:
Simmer water, sugar, ginger, cloves and cinnamon stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes.
Pour hot syrup through a fine sieve and chill.
Let stand 20 minutes until using, so all sediment has settled to the bottom.
Servings: Approximately 3/4 cup.
Directions for Martini:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add the vodka and gingerbread syrup.
Cover and shake vigorously until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
I prefer Absolute Vodka (actually I prefer Grey Goose or Level, but I can afford Absolute). 1 1/2 ounces equals 1 jigger.
Combine all ingredients in shaker.
Strain and serve in chilled martini glass (easy way to chill a martini glass is to let it sit a couple of minutes with ice water in it).
You will not get closer to a peppermint patty flavor than this.
Enjoy.
In a small saucepan, combine the water and sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool, then stir in the vodka, lemon juice and rose water.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add one-fourth of the martini mixture and shake.
Strain into 2 martini glasses, garnish with rose petals and serve.
Repeat to make the remaining martinis.
Combine rum, vodka, pineapple juice, grenadine in a shaker full of ice.
Shake firmly until frothy.
Pour in a martini glass and garnish with pineapple chunk and maraschino cherry.
ugar.
Take a large martini glass and very carefully coat
Place the olive and a dash of dry vermouth into a chilled martini glass and swirl the vermouth in the glass to coat.
Place the ice cubes and vodka in cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into the glass, add the olive and serve.