Image Courtesy - http://www.kingofcocktails.com/So the talk of Martini and my collection (rather blackmail payments from H and other friends is now a known fact). So I am taking the liberty to publish some of the well known ones ...
1. The Absolute aka "Let's start at the ABC of Martini making"
5 parts vodka
1 part triple sec
2 parts fresh lemon juice
1 dash orange bitters
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
2. The Spin Off - Comes from my love of a good Rum .. (Sold as the Daiquiri Martini)
2½ oz. Bacardi light rum
2 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 tsp. Superfine sugar
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake and strain into your martini glass.
2 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 tsp. Superfine sugar
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake and strain into your martini glass.
3. The Champagne Martini
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
Champagne
Pour vodka in to a chilled champagne flute. Fill with champagne.
Pour vodka in to a chilled champagne flute. Fill with champagne.
4. The Cosmopolitian (Something I can't stand..)
1 1/2oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Cointreau or Triple Sec
3/4 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cockail glass, and Garnish with a lime squeeze.
5. The Sunset Martini
1Part Absolut Mandarin Orange Vodka
1Part Cranberry Cocktail
1Part Sprite
Shake all in the cocktail shaker with/ without ice .Garnish with with orange twist if desired
1Part Cranberry Cocktail
1Part Sprite
Shake all in the cocktail shaker with/ without ice .Garnish with with orange twist if desired
6. The Lychee Martini -
6 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz Cointreau
And Lychee Puree.
Fill cocktail shaker with ice cubes and add lychee purée, vodka, and Cointreau. Shake and serve. Garnish with fresh Lychees.
For the Lychee puree - Puree Lychees (1 16 Oz can) in ~ 1/4 cup of syrup or if you are lazy like me - use the sweetened juice :P
7. The Mango Martini - Thanks to HMM for this one .. will try it one of these days..
1 part Kayree Panhe (see below)
1 part Vodka
Fill cocktail shaker with ice cubes and the panha, vodka, and shake. Serve in a chilled Martini glass.
For The Kayree Panha -
4 medium-sized raw green mangoes
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp coarsely ground black rock salt
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 tbsps Aniseed/fennel seeds ground coarsely
2 tbsps cumin seeds roasted and ground coarsely
Chilled water
Crushed ice
Sprigs of mint to garnish
Wash, peel and grate the raw mangoes. Mix the mangoes, sugar and water in a deep saucepan and boil till the mangoes are soft.
Put this mixture into a food processor and blend till smooth.
Put the blended mix back into the saucepan and on a medium flame.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook for another 20 minutes.
Take off from the fire and allow to cool completely.
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp coarsely ground black rock salt
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 tbsps Aniseed/fennel seeds ground coarsely
2 tbsps cumin seeds roasted and ground coarsely
Chilled water
Crushed ice
Sprigs of mint to garnish
Wash, peel and grate the raw mangoes. Mix the mangoes, sugar and water in a deep saucepan and boil till the mangoes are soft.
Put this mixture into a food processor and blend till smooth.
Put the blended mix back into the saucepan and on a medium flame.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook for another 20 minutes.
Take off from the fire and allow to cool completely.
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