Sex, Cities and Martinis - The PINK FLIRTINI

  Here's a fun SEX and the CITY inspired cocktail called The PINK FLIRTINI. Supposedly this martini was developed for "SEX and the CITY" actress Sarah Jessica Parker by a bartender at Guastavino's in NYC. Whether or not that's true is a mute point - it is definitely a "SEX and the CITY" kind of drink because it has all the sass of the Samantha, the sweetness of Charlotte, the tartness of Miranda and the flair of Carrie, plus it's a pink of the SATC Flirtini.
The Pink Martini is a great cocktail for a "SEX and the CITY" marathon. It's not too heavy on the alcohol so you can have more than one and it's just the drink you want in your hand when you binge watch the adventures of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha.   Updated 6-6-2018 PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY  

The FLIRTINI COCKTAIL of Sex and The City Fame

There are quite a few versions of The Flirtini floating around out there in the Big City. Some add a little Cointreau, a few use cranberry juice instead of pineapple juice (PINK Flirtini) and the measurements differ from recipe to recipe, but, the "Official Flirtini" recipe - according to this clip directly from the "Sex and the City" episode "Cock-A-Doodle-Do" consists of vodka, pineapple juice and champagne - no measurements mentioned.

This is a slightly tart version of a Pineapple Mimosa with a little extra alcohol content from the vodka.

The

FLIRTINI

INGREDIENTS

1 Oz. Chilled Vodka

2 Oz. Chilled Pineapple Juice

2 Oz. Chilled Champagne

GARNISH

Pineapple Wedge

DIRECTIONS

Chill Champagne flute.

Pour in the vodka, pineapple juice then top off with the Champagne.

Garnish and serve.

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Now, get your flirt on, pack some Sex and the City attitude into that overpriced designer handbag you spent half a years salary on, click your Manolo Blahnik's together and enter the world of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda at happy hour with the flirtatous and fabulous Flirtini.

National Flirting Day is February 18th.

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The Sex and the City DIRTY ******* MARTINI

In a wonderful scene on "Sex and the City" Samantha gets the ultimate revenge on her "dirty bastard" - she throws the Dirty Martini he ordered for her in his face.

This tickled me so much I had to create The Dirty Bastard Martini in honor of Samantha (see video below). The Dirty Bastard Martini is a Dirty Martini but instead of green olives and green olive juice you use black olives and black olive juice (for the black hearts of those bad boys out there who break hearts.)

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The Sex and the City COSMOPOLITAN

When you think Sex and the City and cocktails what do you think of?
That's right, The Cosmopolitan or Cosmo as many refer to it.  That classic vodka and cranberry drink served up in a martini glass has became as synonymous with SATC as Manolo Blahnik's and Mr. Big.  The drink was so ubiquitous throughout the HBO series it should have had a screen credit!

Charlotte, “This is delicious.”
Miranda, “Why did we ever stop drinking these?”
Carrie, “Because everyone else started.”

Yes, the Sex and the City Cosmopolitan made it's comeback in the first SATC movie and here is the a version that can be made from any standard home bar because this recipe uses Triple Sec for the orange liqueur but feel free to substitute the original Cointreau if you have it!

For the currently most accepted recipe check out this Classic Cosmopolitan recipe.

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The SEX and the CITY COCKTAILS

The iconic HBO series Sex and the City, based on the 1997 book of the same name by Candace Bushnell, was all about single women, iconic fashion, designer shoes, a rotating carousel of men and - of course - cocktails, cocktails and more cocktails. From 1998 to 2004 my friends and I (and millions of other American women) sat in front of our TV sets on Sunday nights and watched 22 minutes of  pure, unadulterated female programming and loved every minute of it.  Then we were treated to 2 movies in 2008 and 2010.

 "I couldn't help but wonder . . ."

was there ever an episode that didn't have a cocktail in it? From Champagne to shooters, Martinis to Flirtinis and beer at ballgames to rooftop trashcan punches, cocktails showed up as often as Carrie's shoe fetish and Samantha's libido. If you ask me, they should have given booze a screen credit.

  

 

 "I'd like a cheeseburger, please, large fries .... and a Cosmopolitan?"

Of course, the most iconic cocktail associated with Sex and the City is the Cosmopolitan. In fact, SATC single handedly pushed the Cosmo into an iconic cocktail. But it wasn't the only alcohol Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha tossed back in 94 television episodes and 2 movies.  Below are a few classics and a few of my own personal Sex and the City inspired drinks.

The SEX AND THE CITY COCKTAILS

 

The one, the only SATC

COSMOPOLITAN

A Classic

COSMOPOLITAN

The SATC

DIRTY BASTARD MARTINI

The SATC

FLIRTINI

The SATC

PINK FLIRTINI

The SATC

PINK GRAPEFRUIT MARTINI

The SATC

RUBY COCKTAIL

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Banana Split Martini, an Ice Cream Cocktail

A Banana Split is my all time favorite ice cream dish and I couldn't let National Banana Split day go by without coming up with a cocktail that combined all the flavors of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, pineapple and banana.

Try it out - has to be lower in calories than an actual Banana Split!

The
BANANA SPLIT
MARTINI

INGREDIENTS
1 Oz. Chocolate Vodka
1 Oz. Banana Liqueur
1 Oz. Strawberry Liqueur
1 Tablespoon Pineapple Liqueur
1 Lg. Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream

Garnish: Whipped Cream, Chocolate Dipped Banana Slice, Homemade Maraschino Cherry

Tools: Blender

Glass: Cocktail (Martini)

DIRECTIONS
Plus all the ingredients in your blender and hit the button until nice and creamy. Garnish and enjoy.

Updated 8-2018

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Chocolate Malt Martini - Ice Cream Martinis Continued

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I recently posted several ice cream and popsicle inspired martinis inspired by some of my favorite childhood frozen treats. The whole episode got me on an ice cream kick so I've decided to add a couple more this week based on my current ice cream favorites, Chocolate Malts, Banana Splits and Hot Fudge Sundaes. If I go to an ice cream parlor these are the three things I customarily order.

Today is the Chocolate Malt Martini. I do Chocolate Martinis often and I always have a jar of chocolate malt powder in my cupboard to make chocolate malts. I decided to do some experimenting with that chocolate malt powder.

The first recipe I tried had Bailey's Irish Cream in it instead of the vanilla vodka. Nope, that didn't work - the Bailey's overpowered the flavor of the malt powder even with the malt ball rim! Then I decided to try the vanilla vodka to pump up the vanilla ice cream component and, bingo, a lovely Chocolate Malt Martini!

This is a fun and playful treat that will truly impress your happy hour guests and it's also a great way to serve dessert - Enjoy!

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