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Cocktail Recipe 101: The Best Recipes for Martini Drinks

Looking to master a cocktail recipe or two?  Then it’s time to indulge your mixology interests in the Granddaddy of cocktails: the martini drink.

Thanks to the advent of shows like “Mad Men”, the demand for great recipes for martini drinks is up – and if you can effectively tackle a few of these cocktail drink recipes, then you can bet that your martini mixing skills will be in high demand at every party.

Are you ready to make a few “Mad Men” proud?  Then it’s time to breeze through this Cocktail Recipe 101 class: learning about the best recipes for martini drinks!

The Pomegranate Martini Recipe: This martini recipe is perfect for hot summer nights surrounded by the coolest crowds.  To master this cocktail recipe, simple combine two ounces of citrus vodka, a half ounce of fresh lemon juice, ¼ ounce of fresh pomegranate juice (you can find this at most health food stores) and an ounce of Cointreau or simple syrup in a chilled cocktail shaker and pour into a chilled martini glass.  For an added touch of style – not to mention a dazzling flavor for the taste buds – add a dash of rose water to your pomegranate martini recipe before serving.

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The Cosmopolitan Recipe:  To make this martini recipe, combine the following ingredients into a chilled cocktail shaker: 1 ounce of vodka, ½ ounce of triple sec, ½ ounce of lime juice, and ½ ounce of cranberry juice.  After mixing the ingredients together, pour the contents of your cosmopolitan recipe into a chilled martini glass and serve with a slice of lime or a lemon garnish.

The Lemon Drop Martini Recipe: This cocktail recipe is surprisingly simple – but for all its simplicity, it packs a powerful punch of flavor that’s sure to make you the go-to bartender at any party or event.  To make a lemon drop martini, combine two ounces of vodka, one ounce of triple sec, two ounces of traditional margarita mix, a teaspoon of sugar and a tablespoon of lemon juice into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.  Mix well and strain the cocktail recipe into a chilled martini glass.

The Apple Martini Recipe: This cocktail recipe is a fan favorite with martini lovers everywhere.  To master the apple martini recipe, combine one and a half ounces of green apple vodka and one ounce of sour apple schnapps together in a chilled cocktail shaker.  Mix the ingredients well, and strain the liquid into a chilled martini glass.  For a cool twist, add a thin wedge of apple as a garnish. 

The Blueberry Martini Recipe:  To make a fresh and fruity blueberry martini, simply add together two ounces of cranberry-flavored vodka, two ounces of triple sec, and two ounces of blueberry juice into a chilled cocktail shaker with ice.  Mix the ingredients together and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  Add a dash of Sprite to the top of the liquid. 

Now that you have this assortment of great martini and cocktail recipes under your belt, it’s time to demonstrate your new skills at your next big party.

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It might be bemusing for me to say that I have very strong feelings for this fruit- in my book no other fruit is comparable in complexity of perfume, body, and taste- but the fact is that even though I am indeed passionate about passion fruit, its name derives from the flower, not the fruit. And even though its name may conjure up images that it is the fruit of love, that title belongs to the enigmatic pomegranate. Actually, the flower is as visually remarkable as the fruit is a culinary superstar. The passion in passionflower comes from the fact that it uncannily resembles the cross of the crucifixion of Christ, surround by the Holy Trinity. Passionflowers and fruit can be grown in any frost-free climate, but really thrive in the tropics.

The passion fruit is an oddity in many respects. Being a gorgeous ornamental vine (most varieties are fruitless and grown just for their flowers) and an amazingly delicious fruit at the same time is a wonder in itself, plus the fact that it is a husked fruit, which also makes it unusual. Pulling open the wrinkly husk, the ripe passion fruit inside is yellow-green, seedy, gooey, and vulgar to look at. Unfortunately eating passion fruit out of hand is hit and miss. Although it can be exquisite, more often than not it is too sour to be palatable and sometimes just to darn sour to eat at all. That is the fruit’s weakness and probably why it is not regularly seen in markets: it’s too unpredictable. I’m surprised then that cultivators haven’t developed always-sweet hybrids.

Passion fruit works wonders in many mediums however, and it’s beyond me why it isn’t regularly on the menu wherever fruit flavors are found. It’s outstanding as a sorbet, and bound to impress. It makes a delightful chilled juicer, either mixed or solo. Other possibilities include shaved ice, dressings, cocktails, and ice cream toppings. The next time you see passion fruit on the menu, try it- you won’t forget the passion.

If wine making has become a passion of yours, why not try your hand at making fruit wine. Fruits that make many of the best fruit wines are elderberries, plums, peaches, blackberries, huckleberries, blackcurrants, and pomegranates. Other fruits include berries, plums, apples, apricot, bananas, cherries, pineapple guava, and blueberries. Just about any fruit can be tried. Many other fruit wine can be made from flowers like hibiscus, elderberry, and dandelions. You might also try Vegetables such as potatoes, rhubarb, rice and parsnip.

A favorite of mine is a wine called Apfelwein in Germany made from apples. Wines made from fruit are to be used before a year’s time as they do not age well at all. Making and consuming right away is the best.

One of the most fun aspects of making your own wine is large list of things you can make it from. If you have limited access to fruit you always have the choice of using a fruit base, a concentrate of the fruit you wish to try, from one of the many companies that sell wine making supplies.

A popular combination to try is a fruit wine combined with a grape wine. This makes for an unusual taste, especially for the sweet tooth’s out there. Go for a Chardonnay or Zinfandel to create a marvelous fruity grape wine.

This taste should fire your palate. Another consideration is when making these fruit wines is how sweet you require them to be. In fruit wine the natural sweetness should be enough. However if it is not you can use sugar or wine conditioner, a very good liquid sweetening agent designed for use in making wine.  There are plenty of great wine making juice flavors that can be added to your fruity wine that will work fine.  Making your chosen wine dry or sweet exactly to your taste.

Aging and bottling is the final stage in your fruit wine making process. Do this step to your own preference. You can bottle your wine immediately,  age it in ceramic or stainless steel tanks, or put right in bottles to age.