Martini is a type of cocktail or an alcoholic mixed drink, which became very popular due to its amazing taste. Martini is originally prepared with gin and dry vermouth in the ratio of five to one, but now-a-days many variations of martini have come up which use vodka as their base.
So, if you prefer vodka in your drink, you can definitely go ahead and make yourself a glass of any of the below listed gorgeous vodka-based martinis.
Watermelon Martini
Ingredients
2 oz. of Vodka 5 small pieces of watermelon 1 oz. of simple syrup
Utensils
1 cocktail glass 1 muddler 1 mixing glass 1 jigger 1 bar strainer 1 cocktail shaker 1 tong 1 knife
Preparation Procedure
Fetch a fresh watermelon and cut out a few medium sized chunks from it. Fish out the seeds from the watermelon chunks and then drop them into a cocktail shaker. After that, take a muddler and muddle up the watermelon chunks until they liberate all their juices and you get a thick puree like mixture.
Once done, drop some ice cubes into the cocktail shaker and then pour the vodka and the simple syrup over the ice cubes. Now cover up the cocktail shaker with its lid and shake it to mix up all the added ingredients. Once the mixture becomes very cold, strain it into a cocktail glass and serve immediately.
Bellini Martini
Ingredients
2 oz. of Vodka Champagne ½ oz. of peach schnapps 2 oz. of fresh peach puree 1 lemon wedge, for garnishing
Utensils
1 muddler 1 cocktail shaker 1 martini glass 1 strainer 1 knife
Preparation Procedure
Cut out a few cubes of peach from a fresh peach and then muddle them up in a shaker with some crushed ice. Once all the peach chunks are nicely pureed, add the Vodka and the peach schnapps to the puree and then shake the mixture until the peach puree gets nicely combined with the rest of the ingredients.
Once done, take out a chilled martini glass from the refrigerator and then strain the prepared drink into it. Then finish the drink with a splash of Champagne. Once you are ready with the drink, drop a wedge of fresh lemon on top to garnish.
Chocolate Martini
Ingredients
½ oz. of Vodka 1 oz. + ½ oz. of Crème de Cacao (dark or light) 2 oz. + ½ oz. of half-and-half or heavy cream 1 oz. + ½ oz. of chocolate liqueur Fresh chocolate shavings, for garnishing
Utensils
1 cocktail shaker 1 bar strainer 1 jigger 1 grater 1 cocktail glass
Preparation Procedure
Drop 3-4 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker and then pour the Vodka, Crème de Cacao, chocolate liqueur and the heavy cream over the ice cubes in the shaker. Secure the shaker tightly with its lid and then give a very good shake to the mixture for about 10-20 seconds to mix up everything.
Once done, take a chilled cocktail glass and place it on your counter. Then hold the shaker in one hand and cover it up with a bar strainer. Strain and pour the drink into the cocktail glass and then serve it by dropping a few chocolate shavings on top.
French Martini
Ingredients
2 oz. of Vodka ½ oz. of raspberry liqueur/ Chambord 2 oz. of fresh pineapple juice 1 fresh raspberry, for garnishing
Utensils
1 muddler 1 strainer 1 mixing glass 1 jigger 1 martini glass 1 cocktail shaker
Preparation Procedure
Cut a fresh pineapple into small chunks and then drop 5-6 of them into a mixing glass. Muddle the pineapple chunks with a muddler to extract out the juice from them and then strain the juice into a cocktail shaker. Add a few ice cubes to the pineapple juice in the cocktail shaker and then pour the raspberry liqueur and the vodka into the shaker.
Shake the shaker vigorously to combine all the ingredients and then pour the drink into a chilled martini glass by straining it while pouring. Once done, garnish the drink with a fresh raspberry before serving.
Caramel Apple Martini
Ingredients
1 oz. + ½ oz. of sour apple pucker 1 oz. of Vodka 1 oz. + ½ oz. of butterscotch schnapps Caramel syrup A wedge of granny smith apple, for garnishing 1 fresh maraschino cherry, for garnishing
Utensils
1 martini glass 1 cocktail shaker 1 strainer 1 jigger 1 knife
Preparation Procedure
Pop a martini glass into the refrigerator so that you can get it prepared by the time you are ready with the drink. For preparing the martini, fetch a shaker and drop 4-5 ice cubes into it. Then measure out the required amounts of Vodka, sour apple pucker and butterscotch schnapps and pour them into the shaker. Once done, close the lid of the shaker nicely and then shake up the mixture for 12-15 seconds or until it is nicely blended.
After that, take out the chilled martini glass from the refrigerator and then drizzle a little bit of the caramel syrup on the inner walls of the glass to create a pattern. Strain the martini into the glass and then garnish the drink by attaching an apple wedge to the rim of the glass and by dropping a fresh maraschino cherry into it.
Lychee Martini
Ingredients
5-6 fresh lychees, seeds removed 3 oz. of Vodka A splash of Dry Vermouth 1 whole deseeded lychee, for garnishing Crushed ice
Utensils
1 martini glass 1 muddler 1 shaker 1 jigger 1 strainer
Preparation Procedure
Take 5-6 fresh lychees and peel off their skin. Then spilt the lychees in half to take out their seeds. Once done, drop the lychees into a shaker and then muddle them up for 2-3 minutes or until they are roughly pureed. Once done, add the crushed ice to the lychees and then pour the measured amount of Vodka and Dry Vermouth over the ice.
Then close the lid of the shaker to shake it nicely until everything gets mixed up. Once done, place a strainer over the shaker and then pour the prepared martini into a martini glass that has been prepared by chilling it. Once done, drop a deseeded lychee into the martini and then serve it.