Champagne Martinis

Again, I've drank but never made. Try it out and let me know!

From drinksmixer.com!
- 2 parts Champagne
- 1 part Cointreau® orange liqueur

And from drinkoftheweek.com ...
- 1 1/2 oz. Vodka
- Champagne

Thin Mint Martinis

I've never actually made this - so fill me in on your thoughts on these recipes ...

From martini-recipes.vagoghvodka.com

Thin Mint
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka
- 1 oz Van Gogh Mojito Mint Vodka

From drinksmixer.com - Midnight Mint

- 1 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
- 3/4 oz white creme de menthe
- 3/4 oz double cream

Black Cosmo

Not my personal favorite - but I mentioned it on my other blog. Here's the recipe from www.cocktailmaking.co.uk.

- 2 parts Black Vodka
- 1 part Cointreau
- Splash of Cranberry juice
- Splash of Lime juice

Pineapple Tini

Sweet nectar. If you love pineapples and martinis here's how to combine them

Pineapple Tini
- 2 parts Malibu Pineapple Rum
- 1 part Sour Apple Pucker
- 1 part pineapple juice

Purple Haze or Grape Martini

The same delicious drink by two fantastic names. Get out the mixer and enjoy!

Here's the traditional version ...

2oz. Absolut Kurant
1/2oz. Creme de Cassis
1/2oz. Blue Curacao
1/2oz. Sour Mix

Or it can be made ..

2 1/4 oz. Orange flavored Vodka
3/4oz. Blue Curacao
1/2oz Cranberry juice

White Cosmo

I'm a fan of white cranberry juice - but up until last night I had only had the basic cosmo. Here's a good one for the "White Cosmo"

2 oz Citrus vodka
4 oz White cranberry juice (Ocean Spray)
1 oz fresh Lime juice
1 oz Sugar syrup

Chocolate Martinis

I am a huge fan of a good chocolate martini - if it is creamed colored you've hit gold. For me, a mixture with Stoli® Vanil just doesn't give you the desert rich drink that a person deserves at the end of the meal - hell! What am I saying? At the end of a damn hard day!

Anyhow, here are a couple of my favorite chocolate martini recipes...


Simple and elegant - but my no means cheap.
1 1/2 oz Stoli® Vanil vodka
1 oz Godiva® chocolate liqueur

For when you have a little extra cash ...

1 1/2 shots Godiva® chocolate liqueur
1 1/2 shots creme de cacao
1/2 shot vodka
2 1/2 shots half-and-half

For when you're broke
2 oz vodka (preferably a vanilla - maybe Stoli® as mentioned above? or a nice Smirnoff®)
1/2 oz creme de cacao

Stir and get drunk - for a little more fun empty a packet of hot chocolate on a plate, wet the rim of the martini glass with vodka and dunk. For a little more pazzaz? Put a Hershey® Hug at the bottom and let it soak up a little booze for an end of the drink treat!

A Chocolate Twist

Banana Baby
2 parts Ketel One® vodka
1 part white creme de cacao
1 part 99 Bananas® banana schnapps

or a cheaper version ...
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz creme de bananes
1/2 oz creme de cacao

Chocolate Raspberry
1 1/2 oz Stoli® Razberi vodka
1 oz white creme de cacao

Surviving the Holidays
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz white creme de menthe
1/2 oz white creme de cacao

I'm feeling like an apple ....

The following are some great apple martinis that I will order at some of my favorite bars, or whip up at home or for a party ...

Candy Apple
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz butterscotch schnapps
1 oz sour apple liqueur
1 oz cranberry juice

Rich & Sour Apple
1 part Absolut® vodka
1 part DeKuyper® Sour Apple Pucker schnapps
1 part apple juice

Rich Man's Apple
1/2 oz Goldschlager® cinnamon schnapps
1/2 oz Smirnoff® Citrus Twist vodka
3/4 oz sweet and sour mix
1/4 oz DeKuyper® Sour Apple Pucker schnapps

Sometimes a girly drink, is a great drink!

As my lovely male friends have told me on numerous occassions, a fruity drink is a girly drink. They drink it when they want to get f*cked up in our company or when they are trying to tend to a woman's needs - rarely will they order any of these martinis (come to think of it - any martini for that matter) at a boys night out (at least my buddies).

So glasses up my dears ... here are a couple of my favorite "fruiter" martinis - all are sweet.

Berry Lovely
1 oz Absolut® Kurant vodka
1/2 oz Hpnotiq® liqueur
1/2 oz creme de cassis
2 oz cranberry juice

Island Retreat
1 1/2 oz Stoli® Vanil vodka
3/4 oz Malibu® coconut rum
1 splash pineapple juice

Citrius Splash
4 oz lemon vodka
1 tsp Grand Marnier® orange liqueur
1 tsp fresh lime juice

Melon Martini
2 oz Skyy® melon vodka
1 honeydew melon
1 cantaloupe melon

Fuzzy Martini
2 1/2 oz Absolut® vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
1 slice peach

Pear Martini
2 parts Stolichnaya® vodka
1 part pear liqueur

The South Beach
2 oz orange vodka
2 oz Absolut® Citron vodka
3/4 oz Cointreau® orange liqueur
3/4 oz lime juice
1 twist orange peel