The Box Car Martini - Classic Cocktails are Back!

I got a hold of some pasteurized egg whites this week at the grocery store so it's time to enjoy a few of my favorite classic cocktails that require egg whites - one of them being a Box Car cocktail.

I enjoy some of the old classic cocktails from the era of prohibition every once in a while and The Box Car Martini is favorite. Every time I drink one I think of flappers, bathtub gin and how cocktails really got their big push in this era as a way to hide the terrible moonshine that passed for alcohol in those days!

Many of these classic cocktails that used egg in them went out of fashion because of the fear of Salmonella from raw eggs. Now you can buy pasteurized egg whites and even egg white powder to get that lovely frothy effect, so let's bring back some of these great classics - but let's serve them up in a martini glass, lol.

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Blue Hawaii Martini - A Blue Pina Colada Martini!

If you love pina coladas then this Blue Hawaii Martini.

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Updated 7-2016

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There are no Bad Martinis!

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WHITE TRASH LEMON DROP MARTINI - Fer Yer Moonshine!

Do you have your old sofa on the porch outside? Is your last car still sitting in your driveway - up on cement blocks? Can you read the daily news on your curtains?

Then this might be the cocktail for you: The WHITE TRASH LEMON DROP MARTINI - a mouthful of moonshine mayhem in a mason jar on stilts! Yee-Haw!

Even the banjo playing kid on that porch in Deliverance could shake this martini up - it's simply vodka and lemonade concentrate garnished with a dash of hee-haw.

I'm dedicating this martini to my friend Debbie - it was entirely her idea! Suddenly last Saturday she found herself delightfully alone in her home, no man, no kids and no one bugging her. She had a day of "me time" bliss and wanted to celebrate with an hour of chillin' and a martini. Sadly, she had been eaten and drunk out of house and home by the above mentioned man and kids - her larder boasted only an almost empty bottle of plain vodka and a can of frozen lemonade. When I called her she was happily sipping what she called her "White Trash Lemon Drop" martini - I immediately pictured a mason jar drinking glass on a martini stem - I cracked up and promptly told her I was stealing the name!

I think I'm going to have to do a series of redneck - hillbilly martinis now. . . anyone know where I can get my hands on some moonshine or Everclear??

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Bubble Gum Martini 2 - The Remix!

The Bubble Gum Martini Revisited

Recently Three Olives Vodka came out with a new bubble gum flavored vodka, Bubble. A few years ago I posted a recipe for a Bubble Gum Martini as part of my retro candy inspired martini series. That was back in the days before bubble gum flavored vodka.

With the advent of this new, fun vodka I had to give the Bubble Gum Martini another whirl. This time I've used Three O's Bubble, half & half and a splash of Grenadine to give the martini that distinctive pink color. I have to admit this is a lot easier and the bubble gum taste is spot on, it's like I had a glassful of Bazooka.

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The Apple Martini - Appletini

Updated December 2015

The Apple Martini Recipe

I have recently revisited this favorite of mine and you can now find the recipe here.

After the Cosmo, the Apple Martini, fondly referred to by many as an Appletini, is the most iconic of the "designer martinis". It's a staple in almost every bar or cocktail lounge these days and the variations on the recipe are as numerous as the people who drink it!

I think the reason this drink became so popular was that it was sweet and tasted like a sour apple candy we loved as kids (Jolly Ranchers come to mind). Another contributing factor to the rise of this "mac daddy" of all designer martinis was a wish to return to glamor, elegance and "haute couture" after several decades of "get down, get funky" - and the martini glass is the cocktail equivalent of Prada or a pair of Maholo Blahniks!

The recipe above is my personal favorite. My Apple Martini recipe calls for plain (not flavored) vodka, sour apple pucker, apple juice - in equal portions - then fresh apple slices and a Maraschino cherry for garnishes. Simple, tasty, refreshing and thoroughly enjoyable!


I love to serve the Apple Martini with slices of smoked gouda and bacon flavored crackers. If I want to get fancy I'll make my Apple and Onion Bruschetta or even these Bacon Cheese Tarts.

The Apple Martini is so iconic there was once even an "Apple Martini Formal" event that started occurring in 2004, though it appears to have ended in 2007.

Not a vodka fan? You can also use rum in place of the vodka in which case you will be drinking a "Rumpletini"

Remember - An Apple Martini a day keeps the doctor away!

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Memorial Day Martini - A Red, White & Blue Martini

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The MEMORIAL DAY MARTINI is truly a red, white and blue colored martini. If properly done it will actually layer into shades of red and blue.

One of the ingredients is Grenadine, a red pomegranate syrup, which is heavy enough to sink to the bottom of a glass if used in conjunction with lighter weight spirits. Then I used an unusual liqueur called Hpnotiq for the blue color. Hpnotiq is made with tropical fruits, cognac and vodka so I paired it with a mango vodka to keep with the tropical flavors. Garnish with a few blueberries and a couple of Maraschino cherries on a fun American flag martini pick and you have a nicely patriotic martini!

Memorial Day weekend is a time when many people plan parties, have barbecues, take short trips and enjoy the long holiday. It's a good time for that because it's Spring and we're all ready for some fresh air and warm sun, but this is the holiday for remembering those who died in defense of our rights to enjoy our parties and our freedoms. So, while you're enjoying the long holiday weekend please take time to remember those gave their lives to preserve our freedom to enjoy weekends like this and toast to their sacrifice.

Please drink responsibly, don't drive under the influence and be safe this holiday weekend.

Happy Memorial Day.
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