Rosemary Martinis Recipes

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.

RUTH CHRIS'S RASPBERRY ROSEMARY MARTINI

Steps:

• Ill cocktail shaker with ice. Add muddled raspberries and everything but garnish.
• Shake well and strain into chilled martini glass.
• Pierce 2 raspberries onto rosemary sprig . Put into drink and serve.

ESPRESSO MARTINI

Steps:

• Start by making the sugar syrup. Put the caster sugar in a small pan over a medium heat and pour in 50ml water. Stir, and bring to the boil.
• Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Put 2 martini glasses in the fridge to chill.
• Once the sugar syrup is cold, pour 1 tbsp into a cocktail shaker along with a handful of ice, the vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. Shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels icy cold.
• Strain into the chilled glasses. Garnish each one with coffee beans if you like.

ROSEMARY MARTINI

Steps:

• Skewer the tomato with a sprig of rosemary.
• Place vodka, vermouth and other sprig of rosemary in a cocktail shaker, half filled with ice.
• Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini glass.
• Garnish with rosemary-skewered tomato.