Marias Martinis Recipes

MEXICAN MARTINIS

Steps:

• Moisten the edges of two martini glasses with a little lime juice, and then dip moistened edges into coarse salt. Place an olive in each glass.
• Pour remaining lime juice into a cocktail shaker, and then add tequila, orange liqueur, sweetened lime juice, and sugar. Fill shaker with ice, shake vigorously, and strain into prepared glasses.

ROSEMARY MARTINIS

Steps:

• At least 1 day before serving, combine the olives and chopped rosemary in a small dish and pour over some of the brine from the olive jar to cover. Cover and refrigerate.
• About 1 hour before serving, rub the sprig of rosemary between the palms of your hands for 10 to 15 seconds and put it in a cocktail pitcher. Pour the gin and vermouth over, stir to mix, and refrigerate.
• Just before serving, add a generous handful of ice cubes to the pitcher and stir gently for a minute to give it an extra dose of chill. Pour the martini into stemless martini glasses, leaving the ice behind in the pitcher. Very briefly rinse the olives to remove any clinging rosemary and spear 2 each onto cocktail picks or small rosemary sprigs (with lower leaves removed), adding a pick to each glass.

BLOODY MARIA WITH HOMEMADE MIX

Steps:

• Add ice to a cocktail shaker and top with the Homemade Mix and tequila. Place the top on the shaker and shake vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds.
• Fill a glass with ice. Strain the cocktail over the ice. Garnish with the celery, lemon wedge, olives and pepperoncini.
• Add the tomato juice, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to a large measuring cup and mix to evenly combine. The mix can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

MARIA'S SPECIAL MARGARITA

Steps:

• Run the lemon or lime wedge around the rim of a hurricane-style margarita glass. Dip the rim of the glass into the saucer of salt, rotating the rim in the salt until the desired amount has collected on the glass.
• Measure the tequila, triple sec, and lemon or lime juice into a 16-ounce glass full of ice. Place a stainless steel cocktail shaker over the glass, tapping the top to create a seal. Shake vigorously for about 5 seconds and pour into salt rimmed glass.

CLASSIC MARTINIS

Steps:

• Shake or stir 1/2 cup vodka or gin and 1 1/2 teaspoons vermouth in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with olives, caper berries, or onions. Repeat with remaining vodka or gin and vermouth.

BLOODY MARIA

Steps:

• Mix first eight ingredients in a 2-qt. pitcher; stir in horseradish if desired. Pour over ice; serve with jalapenos, cheese cubes and lime wedges.

ICED MARTINIS

Steps:

• Stir together vodka, seltzer, and vermouth in a large pitcher. Pour into small ice-filled glasses. Garnish with olives and olive juice, lemons, or cucumbers.

MARIA'S MARTINIS

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, combine gin or vodka, vermouth, and ice cubes. Shake until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass or serve on the rocks in a old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a jalapeño.