Peach Sour Martini - Peach Martini with a Pucker!

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PEACH SOUR MARTINI RECIPE

The Peach Sour Martini is loosely based on a peach daiquiri cocktail . Daiquiris were really popular in the sixties and seventies and were almost always served "frozen". The term "frozen" in cocktail lingo means the ingredients are blended with ice until they reach the slushy level. If you want to know more about the "big sister" cocktail of my Peach Sour, here's some great history on the Daiquiri.

My sister, Patty, loved daiquiris and I remember getting to sip one when I was still a little kid. I thought it was pretty good - probably because I loved slushies, maybe known better today as slurpees. My sister also gave me my first taste of a Tom Collins so I shall always consider her to be the inspiration for The Martini Diva. Patty, I hope you're enjoying a nice cold daiquiri up there with the angels!

This Peach Sour Martini is a great way to use fresh peaches and it's a wonderful summery drink that refreshes on hot days. The addition of the sweet and sour keeps it from being too sweet and balances nicely with the fresh peach flavor. I made my own fresh peach juice too so I got a double whammy of that wonderful flavor.

Try it out the next time you take home some fresh peaches and serve it up with some appetizers from The Diva of Tiny Foods!

Enjoy and stay cool this week!

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What's Better Than A Chocolate Martini? New Nano Story #5!

Number Six in my series of itty bitty illustrated short stories of martini fiction! Take a short break from your everyday life and ponder the wonders of the "cocktale" world.
A novel ideal for happy hour from The Martini Diva.

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Missing Cherry-tini - A Cherry Coconut Orange Martini

As you know if you follow my martini blog here, I am very fond of Cherry flavored vodka. The other day I was experimenting with this cherry infused vodka again - yeah, dangerous. I'm like a mad chemist trying to bring designer martinis to life, lol.

I had just gotten some coconut milk for some of my tropical martini recipe concoctions (a few new ones will be popping up here soon) and I decided to try it out with the cherry vodka. I wasn't really too sure if it would be drinkable or end up going down the sink - cherry and coconut together didn't seem like a good mix but you can be surprised what goes well together and I was - The Missing Cherry-tini came out really good and I ended up having a couple of them. Okay, I had three, all right? What are you, my mother?

The name came from the last one. I dropped my very last Maraschino cherry and it rolled off into the void - I suspect Pixel grabbed it before I could - so I was missing my cherry garnish. So, as always, drink responsibly - especially if you value your cherries.

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Kentucky Derby Martini - Bourbon Chocolate Martini with Pecans!

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby and to honor this event I have created The Kentucky Derby Martini. This recipe is based on the famous Kentucky Derby Pie - a chocolate pecan pie that is one of the best things I've ever had for dessert!

Here's the recipe for my
KENTUCKY DERBY PIE COCKTAIL
aka the
WINNER'S CIRCLE MARTINI

I took those flavors and translated them into a drinkable version for cocktail and race horse fans everywhere.

I know that the Mint Julep is more often associated with the Kentucky Derby (and I have several yummy Mint Julep recipes for those!) but for me the Kentucky Derby Pie was what stood out in my memories! So enjoy this drinkable version and enjoy the races tomorrow! Be sure to don your Derby Hats!

Let's all toast to the Running of the Roses at Churchill Downs.

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SPICED CHOCOLATE MARTINI - Chocolate and Orange Martini

Spiced chocolate is the hot flavor right now so I thought I'd try out a Spiced Chocolate Martini. I love a little chili powder in dark chocolate and I often make my coffee in the morning with a little cinnamon. I also like those dark chocolate covered orange jelly candies, so I combined these flavors for the Spiced Chocolate Martini recipe.

You can play with it a bit and adjust it to your tastes - try a raspberry liqueur instead of the cointreau, try pumpkin pie spices with Irish Cream instead of Kahlua. I'll probably do a few like that and create some new martinis myself!

Be sure to do the dark chocolate garnish! I like to use a grinder and turn the chocolate into a fine powder and use it for rimming but it's also nice just to shave some dark chocolate on top. You can also do a cocoa powder/sugar rim. There's a whole world of spicy chocolate possibilities!
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CHERRY LEMON DROP MARTINI

The Cherry Lemon Drop Martini combines two of my favorite martinis together. I love a lemon drop martini, especially in the summer because it's refreshing on a warm day. The addition of my favorite flavored vodka - cherry - turns this into an adult cherry lemonade.

I have a fun garnish idea for this one that, frankly, I stole from one of the foodie shows - though I can't remember which one. Take your Maraschino cherry (or other smaller garnish) and drop it in an ice cube tray then fill with either filtered water or sweetened lemon juice. Leave the stem on the cherry for a natural style martini pick. For other martinis try dropping in an olive and pour in some olive juice, or a chocolate kiss frozen in milk - get inventive and have some fun. I also picked up a cute ice cube tray that makes fun shapes and this adds to the smiles at cocktail hour too.

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The CILANTRO DILL MARTINI - This Cilantro Martini is a Dilly!

This is my second Cilantro Martini recipe. The first one, The Cilantro Martini, is a cilantro martini with a touch of ginger. This Cilantro Dill Martini is flavored with dill - something that goes great with cilantro. I am a fan of cilantro - I even grow the herb fresh so I can have it at hand whenever I want it. But Cilantro is a very strong flavor and people either love it or hate it . . . so, if you're entertaining be sure to ask before you mix up a shaker full for an unsuspecting guest, lol. CONTACT ME TO BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE MARTINI DIVA! PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY & DRIVE RESPONSIBLY!