With Summer rapidly approaching I am always looking for new recipes to enhance my love and desire for good Martinis.

Here are some recipes I found that will be on my summer Menu: 

Champagne Cosmo

Ingredients:

1 oz. Belvedere vodka
1 dash Grand Marnier
1.5 oz. cranberry juice
.5 oz. fresh lime juice
1 twist orange
1 oz. Palais sparkling Brût champagne

Preparation:

1. Shake vodka, Grand Marnier, cranberry juice and lime juice over ice.
2. Strain into a chilled champagne flute.
3. Top with champagne.
4. Garnish with an orange slice.

French Kiss

Ingredients:

vodka
raspberry-flavored liqueur
pineapple juice
cherry garnish

Preparation:

1. Add ice to mixer.
2. Pour vodka (3 count).
3. Add small splash of raspberry liqueur (3 count, same as vodka).
4. Add lime juice (small splash).
5. Shake well.
6. Pour mixture in martini glass.
7. Garnish with a cherry.

 
Blueberry Martini

Ingredients:
1 wedge lime
a few fresh blueberries
1 part blueberry syrup
2 parts vodka

Crush lime and blueberries together, then add syrup and vodka. Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Chicago Flirtini Recipe

Ingredients:

2 oz. flavored vodka
1 oz. Chambord liqueur
Splash of pineapple juice
Splash of champagne or sparkling wine
Twist of lemon for garnish

Instructions:

1. Mix vodka with Chambord.
2. Add a splash of pineapple juice and shake over ice.
3. Pour into a martini glass and top it off with a splash of champagne or sparkling white wine.
4. Garnish with a lemon twist.
   

Circa-tini

Ingredients:

2 oz. Grey Goose™ pear liqueur
1/2 oz. Limoncello™
1/2 oz. Patron Citronage™
1 oz. peach nectar
Champagne
Lemon twist for garnish

Preparation:

1. Mix ingredients together.
2. Pour into chilled martini glass.
3. Add champagne float.
4. Garnish with twist of lemon.

Passiontini

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. premium vodka
1/2 oz. triple sec
Splash of passion fruit purée
Simple syrup (sugar and water)
Strawberry for garnish

Preparation:

1. Fill a pint glass with ice.
2. Add 1 1/2 oz. premium vodka.
3. Add 1/2 oz. triple sec.
4. Add a splash of passion fruit purée.
5. Sweeten with simple syrup and shake.
6. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
7. Garnish with a sliced strawberry.

Washington Apple Martini

Ingredients:

2 oz. of vodka, apple-flavored if available
2 oz. of Crown Royal
Splash of cranberry juice
Apple slices
Cinnamon sugar

Preparation:

1. Dip martini glass rim in cinnamon sugar.
2. Shake ice, vodka, Crown Royal and cranberry juice together.
3. Pour mixture into martini glass.
4. Garnish with apple slices.

Drink and be Merry!!  Have a great Summer!!

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