Caffeini Martini Recipes

CLASSIC MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour ice, vodka and vermouth into a glass shaker. Shake and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with olives or lemon twist.

DIRTY MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a shaker with ice. Add 1 ounce olive juice and 2 ounces each gin and dry vermouth. Shake well, then strain into a martini glass. Add a dash of bitters and garnish with an olive.

COFFEE & CREAM MARTINI

Steps:

• Sprinkle sugar and coffee on a plate. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with water; hold glass upside down and dip rim into sugar mixture. , Fill a mixing glass or tumbler three-fourths full with ice. Add the vodka, Kahlua and liqueur; stir until condensation forms on outside of glass. , Drizzle chocolate syrup on the inside of prepared martini glass if desired. Strain vodka mixture into glass; serve immediately.

COFFEE MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour your vodka into a shaker 1/2 full with cracked ice and shake a few times. (You can make ice with caffeinated water if you like).
• Pour in Kahlua and stir gently to mix and while stirring slowly pour in your espresso.
• Strain into two frozen martini glasses.
• Add three coffee beans to each glass for garnish.
• Serve.

FRENCH MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. Pour in vodka, pineapple juice, and raspberry-flavored liqueur. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted.
• Strain cocktail into a chilled martini glass and garnish with pineapple slice and lemon peel.

CAJUN MARTINI

Steps:

• First, make the jalapeno vodka: cut the whole pepper lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Drop pepper slices and seeds into vodka bottle and replace cap. Let stand at least 1 hour, but flavor will be strongest after 6 hours. Keep refrigerate, if desired, for future use.
• Once jalapeno vodka is ready, place 1/2 cup jalapeno vodka and remaining ingredients (except for garnish) in pitcher or cocktail shaker. Stir or shake gently, then strain into 2 martini glasses. Garnish with sliced jalapeno.

FRENCH MARTINI

Steps:

• Shake the vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice with ice really hard until the pineapple juice froths up a bit, then strain into the glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge.