Martini Mischief

We came across this recipe from a friend on Facebook, Yvonne Haddix.  The recipe sounded delish, her picture simply whetted our appetite.  We simply had to feature her concoction here.  Let us know what you think!

Ingredients

4 parts Pinky
4 parts Lemonade
1 part Lemoncello
Dash of Cointreau

Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Strain into chilled martini glasses.  Yvonne has garnished hers with a pink rose!   Please enjoy!!!

Pink Lemon Drop

Our readers and Twitter followers will probably remember that I recently posted that I was making a homemade limoncello.  The reason for making it, was to  include in some upcoming recipes that readers have been submitting.   This one, which was submitted by a reader, Amanda K., makes great use of limoncello.  Enjoy!!

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Korbel Brandy
• 1/2 oz. Homemade Limoncello
• 1 oz. Cointreau

1. Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker; fill with crushed ice and shake gently.
2. Pour into a chilled martini glass rimmed with sugar.
3. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Enjoy!!!

Limoncello Brandy Martini

So this is from a subscriber from NYC, who traded tweets with us about the proper attitude you should adopt when drinking a Martini.  Thanks Amber M., and Happy Labor Day.  Party On!

Ingredients

Pour the vodka and the chambord and the hypnotiq in a shaker and shake well before pouring in a martini glass, then add a splash of champagne and enjoy!!

The Sexy Martini

The ladies of Martini Mischief sampled the nightlife in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina last night. It turned out to be a very vibrant city filled with colorful people, and colorful cocktails. The place that really stood out to us was the Vintage Bar and Lounge. Because we had a lot of ground to cover, we got there early enough to speak with the bartenders and get a feel for a southern bar and lounge. As you might expect, it was very laid back and friendly with great ambiance, and garnished with southern hospitality.

Our bartenders, Savannah and Fumba, concocted some really tasty martinis from the menu, as well as two originals which were not. One was a very tasty Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini with Bailey’s and Chocolate Liqueur. It was an excellent dessert martini and was purely decadent. This is what you drink when a slice of pie just won’t cut it. Another concoction, off the beaten path, was the Orbit. This featured Blueberry infused vodka and mint and it was amazing!!! It was definitely a surprise party for your mouth!

All in all, we really enjoyed our time in Raleigh. The city captured our hearts and the bartenders our tastebuds and we will certainly return the next time we’re in the area.

Imani

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This recipe comes from our new friend on Twitter, @mayorkl .  This is an awesome recipe, and he is an awesome person for sharing it with us.  If you’re cool, you’ll follow him!  (We are!)

Ingredients

• 2oz Citadelle Green Apple Vodka
• .5oz House infused Cinnamon vodka
• 1oz Apfelkorn
• A Splash simple syrup

1. Chill a Martini Glass.  Rim with Cinnamon-Sugar.
2. In a Cocktail shaker, add all ingredients, and fill with crushed ice.
3. Shake gently.
4. Strain into the chilled glass.
5. Garnish with a Green Apple Wedge.

Enjoy!

Cinnamon Apple Martini

This comes from Eddy Villraigosa, who says his wife is crazy about this drink.  This is definitely a more formal drink; we think it would fit in beautifully at the next dinner party you throw.  Please let us know what you think!

Ingredients

• 2 oz Belvedere Black Raspberry Vodka
• 4 black cherries
• ¼ oz rose syrup
• Dash lime juice
• Dash Peychaud Bitters
• Moet & Chandon Champagne

1. Muddle cherries in a cocktail shaker.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, and shake with cubed ice.
3.  Strain into a champagne flute or martini glass.
4.  Top with a splash of Moet & Chandon.

Black Cherry Martini

This recipe comes from Amy B.; who no longer drinks Cosmo’s.  LOL

Ingredients

• 2 oz. THREE OLIVES GRAPE VODKA
• 1 oz. THREE OLIVES VANILLA VODKA
• Splash Cranberry Juice

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with crushed ice.
2. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
3. Garnish with a lemon wheel.  Or even better, Hershey Kisses.

French Kiss Martini

This recipe comes courtesy of Hilary, one of our Twitter buddies.  She tweeted that Lychee martinis are her favorite, and she was kind enough to send us her recipe.  (Thanks Hilary!!)   Please follow her on Twitter @SeattleHil . 

Ingredients

• 3 oz. of a premium vodka (Hilary suggests Belvedere)
• 3 oz. of lychee juice
• 1 oz of triple sec (optional)
• 2 Lychees for garnish

1. Combine ice and vodka in a cocktail shaker; add the triple sec if you like.  Shake well. 
2. Place 2 fresh lychees in the cocktail glass.
3. Pour the martini and ice over the lychees
4. Enjoy!

We did not try it with  the triple sec option, so I cannot recommend it to you.  But the drink otherwise is marvelous. 

For those of you who are curious about this type of martini, lychee (pronounced lee-chee) is a fruit found in Southern China.  It is small, sweet and exotic.

Lychee Martini

We are interested in your opinions about this recipe.  Please try it out and let us know.