Martini Marathon Day 20 – Green Tea Martini

Green Tea Martini

Good evening! It’s my father’s birthday today so my parents came home for supper. We had an incredible opera cake for dessert with green tea to wash it down. Of course we had way too much cake, and because of extreme stuffing, we left most of the tea on the table. Once they left I though, “hmmmmm…let’s make a martini with these leftovers” (the tea not the cake!).

Green Tea Martini

Ingredients

  • 2 Parts Vodka Citron
  • 1 Part Grand Marnier
  • 1 Part Chilled Green Tea
  • Sugar for the rim
  • Lime juice for the rim
  • Lime slices for garnish

Preparation

Start by rimming a chilled martini glass with the lime juice and sugar. Pour the Vodka Citron, Grand Marnier and green tea in a shaker filled with ice. Shake until very cold. Strain into the rimmed martini glass and garnish with lime slices.

Appreciation

Oh my! this is a good surprise! The green tea martini is refreshing and actually tastes like tea. Nice! When you think the alcohol is going to become too intense, the sugar and lime from the rim pops to the rescue and blends all the ingredients in a smooth flavor. You have to try this martini. When I was done with it, I wished I had made a pitcher…but no…what a fool. I give it nine dolphin out of ten.

Enjoy!

Martini Marathon Day 11 – Monday Cosmopolitan

A Monday Cosmopolitan

It’s Monday, it’s beautiful outside, let’s celebrate. I was rummaging through my cocktail books and found this recipe: the Monday cosmopolitan. I saw it as a sign šŸ˜‰ and decided to try it. At first glance, it looks like it is going to taste like the classic cosmopolitan but drier. Let’s see…

Monday Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

  • 2 parts Vodka
  • 1 part Extra Dry Vermouth
  • 1 part Cranberry Juice
  • 1/2 part Orange Liqueur (Triple Sec, Cointreau)
  • Orange Slice for Garnish

Preparation

Pour all ingredients except the orange slice in a shaker filled with cracked ice. Shake until you get frostbite. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an orange slice. (or wedge!)

Appreciation

Even though it’s pretty, the Monday Cosmopolitan is not a hit for me. The extra dry vermouth is too strong compared to the orange and cranberry flavors. It’sĀ  also missing the lime, which I think is key to the perfect cosmopolitan. Next time, I will stick to the classic :). Still, if you prefer your cocktails dry and never could appreciate a cosmo, try this recipe, maybe you will enjoy it.