TROPICAL MARTINIS - Pina Colada Martini

THE PINA COLADA MARTINI
It's a tropical fruit basket in a martini glass!

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TROPICAL MARTINIS - The Caribbean Martini

CARIBBEAN MARTINI

Our tropical vacation week finds us still in the Caribbean with a slightly altered version of a Pina Colada. This one has rum and vodka but no coconut cream. The coconut flavor is supplied by the coconut rum.

If this doesn't remind you of white sandy beaches, gentle waves lapping at your toes and the sun warming your body as a breeze rustles your hair then it's time you took a real trip to the Caribbean.
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TROPICAL MARTINIS - The Bob Marley Martini

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ODE TO BOB MARLEY MARTINI

August is the traditional "vacation month" so this week I'm taking you on a vacation to the tropics with my Tropical Martinis.

Today is my "Ode to Bob Marley" - a Caribbean inspired martini full of fresh fruit flavors and tropical liquors that will make sure you "don't worry, be happy".


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PINEAPPLE MANGO SMOOTHIE MARTINI

The Pineapple Mango Smoothie Martini

It was hot and I thought a smoothie would be a great late day refresher but it was also nearing happy hour so I decided to make another martini smoothie! I had done before when I had some ripe fruits and leftover juices and it was quite successful.

I thought the coconut, pineapple and mango rums would be a perfect fit for the banana and pineapple flavors and I thought a bit of lime would lend a little tang plus I needed my creamy element. I always have frozen limeade and heavy cream around for one of my favorite cocktails, the Key Lime Pie Martini, so I was good to go.

I tossed the whole kit and kaboodle into a blender with some ice, then took a small taste and added the powdered sugar for a bit more sweetness. You can test your mixture and leave this out if you prefer.

This is also very easy to convert to a non-alcoholic martini recipe - just leave out the rums! Needless to say, like any smoothie recipe, you can toss in any fruits you happen to like - there aren't too many fruits that don't go well with rum. You can also switch out the rum for the same flavors of infused vodkas as martini smoothies are pretty forgiving as far as flavor mixtures are concerned.

Want to make it a healthy organic martini? Use organic fruits and juices, substitute honey or another natural sweetener for the sugar and replace the cream with a plain organic yogurt! There is also a trend for distilling organic liquors out there but more on that later.

To your health!

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PINK FLAMINGO MARTINI

It's summer, it's hot and all I can think of is a vacation near lots of water. If you want to find water just follow a colony of Flamingos because that's where they live! (Or you can also just park yourself at the pool in the Flamingo Hotel in Vegas. . . . .)

Today's martini is the PINK FLAMINGO MARTINI inspired by that beautiful pink water bird with the long neck and legs. Make a beeline for a flamingo colony and you'll be cooling your feet in water and sipping this flamingo inspired pink martini alongside hundreds, maybe thousands of these lovely creatures. (Unless you decided to opt for Vegas - then you'll be sipping your martini around a bunch of hung over gamblers who are hanging at the pool because they lost all their money!)

Why are flamingo's pink? Because their diet is rich in alpha and beta carotene, consisting mostly of diatoms, seeds, blue-green algae, crustaceans, and mollusks. Why is The Pink Flamingo Martini Pink? Because of the Grenadine.
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The Original LEMON DROP MARTINI Cocktail Recipe

The Lemon Drop cocktail was born at Henry Africa's in 1970. In amongst the ferns and maturing hippie population of San Francisco, the elder statesman of the designer martinis emerged tart and sweet and deliciously dangerous. It was an exciting new cocktail for exciting new times and I happily participated. 

This recipe is the closest to the drink I remember from Henry Africa's. Forget all the claims that citrus vodka is traditional or "required" because CITRUS VODKAS DID NOT EXIST IN 1970! Flavored vodkas and their like were decades - and at least 1 hipster grandchild away - from existence when the original LEMON DROP made its debut in The City By The Bay. I personally watched* as the bartenders poured in the Smirnoff and triple sec, added simple syrup with a barspoon and I saw the fresh lemon juice being squeezed into the cocktail shaker. And, by the way, it was not called a Martini, just a Lemon Drop, because back then a martini was gin and vermouth.

This is the Lemon Drop I remember enjoying 50 years ago at Henry Africa's (minus the candied lemon rind which I added just because I like candied lemon rind.)

The original
LEMON DROP

(MARTINI)

INGREDIENTS
1-1/2 Oz. Vodka
1/2 Oz. Triple Sec
2 Tsp. Simple Syrup
1 Oz. Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

Garnish: Sugar rim, Candied Lemon, Cocktail Cherry

Tools: Cocktail Shaker

Glass: Cocktail (Martini)

DIRECTIONS
Rub the rim of the glass with a lemon wedge then sip into sugar.
Chill the glass in the freezer.
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until well chilled.
Strain into the chilled glass, garnish and serve.

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* Yes, I am that old. Carding was not as stringent back in those days, I was 19 in 1970 and I was bar hopping every weekend with no problem.

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Non Alcoholic Cotton Candy Martini Recipe

I received a request from Ellen yesterday on how to make a non-alcoholic Cotton Candy Martini. She had read my post "How To Make Non-Alcoholic Martinis" but wanted more specific instructions on how to convert the Cotton Candy Martini.

Ellen, try this recipe for a

NON ALCOHOLIC COTTON CANDY MARTINI

2-1/2 Ounces Raspberry Flavored Soda or Pop
1/2 Ounce Raspberry Flavored Syrup
(the kind you find in a coffee bar - Torani and DaVinci are 2 well known brands)
A splash of Grenadine
The Cotton Candy or the Cotton Candy Jelly Bellies for Garnish

Chill your glass as usual but combine the liquid ingredients in a pitcher with some ice and STIR instead of shake then pour into your martini glass and garnish.

Here's a few additional tips and hints:

• If you are making both alcoholic and non-alcoholic martinis at a gathering garnish them differently so people will know which is which.
• You can change the flavorings of both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic Cotton Candy Martinis by simply changing the flavors of the sodas, syrups and liquors - replace the raspberry flavored ingredients with cherry or berry or orange, etc., then leave out the Grenadine and use a different colored sugar syrup. Torani and DaVinci both come in a multitude of flavors and colors!
• Soda pop, ginger ale and club soda are good replacements for the effervescense of Champagne or sparkling wines and many of these come in fruit flavors that can replace the fruit flavored vodkas and rums.

Ellen, I hope this helps. Let me know how it works out!

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