Raspberry Martini: easy and fruity

Tart, tangy and bursting with berry flavor this raspberry martini is the perfect addition to your next event or extravaganza. This cocktail is the perfect balance of a little sweet and a little tangy. It’s a sophisticated sipper that is sure to fill your taste buds with raspberry bliss.

What is a Raspberry Martini?

A raspberry martini is a pretty pink cocktail that is an easy shake up combination of raspberries, simple syrup, lemon juice, raspberry vodka and cranberry juice. The resulting cocktail is both tart and sweet full of raspberry flavor.

This is definitely a far cry from a classic martini which is a combination of gin, vermouth and bitters. But, it fits right in with the fruity and dessert twists on martini’s that have become common. Some other fruity martinis include the raspberry lemon drop martini and the cherry martini.

It’s vibrant pink drink is the perfect addition to your next event or get together. It is easy to customize, easy to make and sure to please a crowd.

Serve it up most anytime, but it fits well for Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, winter holidays and Summer get togethers.

Equipment

• Martini glasses
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• bar spoon

Ingredients

• 5 muddled raspberries
• .25 oz Simple syrup – store-bought or make your own this adds a little sweetness to the drink.
• .75 oz Lemon juice – fresh squeezed adds a nice little tart but you can use store bought as well.
• 2 oz Raspberry Vodka – We really like Smirnoff or Stoli brand.
• 1 oz Cranberry juice – Make sure it’s 100% juice and no sugar added.
• Ice

Instructions

Step one

Collect everything you’ll need including raspberry vodka, cranberry juice, simple syrup, raspberries, muddler, hawthorn strainer, cocktail shaker, jigger and ice.

Step two

Grab the martini glass and stick it in the freezer so that it has time to chill while you make the rest of the drink.

Step three

Measure .25 oz of simple syrup with a jigger and add it to the shaker.

Step four

Add about five fresh raspberries into the shaker with the simple syrup. Grab the muddler and muddle them together.

The key when you’re muddling is that you want to press the juice out of the raspberries but not tear them into tiny shreds.

Step Five

Toss a handful or two of ice into the shaker. Add .75 oz of lemon juice to the shaker.

Step Six

Take 1 oz of cranberry juice and add it to the shaker.

Step Seven

Take 2 oz of raspberry vodka and add it to the shaker.

Step Eight

Place the lid over top of the shaker and shake it until it becomes icy to touch. This usually will take around 20 seconds.

Remove the chilled martini glass from the freezer. Take off the shaker lid and place the Hawthorne strainer over the shaker. Then, pour your drink into the glass.

If you’d like to add a garnish do that now. Place a couple fresh raspberries on a cocktail pick and stick it in the side of the glass.

Variations

If you’re looking to change up some of the ingredients or create a couple modifications to the flavor, check these ideas out:

• Make it sparkling. Add half an ounce to 1 oz of club soda in order to get a nice little fizz to this drink.
• Use raspberry simple syrup. Skip the modeling and use homemade or store-bought raspberry simple syrup in place of the fresh raspberries and plain simple syrup.
• Add a little chocolate. Chocolate covered raspberries are absolutely delicious. Add a little chocolate flavor to this drink by adding .5 oz of chocolate liqueur.
• Use regular vodka. If you don’t have any raspberry vodka you could certainly use regular vodka in its place you’ll still get a light raspberry flavor from muddling the fresh raspberries.

Even More Fruity Martinis

• Cherry Martini
• Watermelon Pucker Martini
• Strawberry Shortcake Martini

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