Dip or brush lemon juice on both sides of the apple slice to keep it from turning brown. Garnish your cocktail with a thin slice of green apple (be sure to leave the apple peel on for color!). Want a little cinnamon? Try swapping the plain vodka for cinnamon vodka. You can also swap caramel vodka for the plain vodka in the recipe. Replace it with additional apple juice or cider to taste.Ĭraving a caramel apple martini? Add a swirl of caramel sauce inside the glass. Want it a little sweeter? Use less lemon juice or leave it out completely. (Try Ciroc Apple Vodka or Smirnoff Green Apple.) You can also swap the green apple schnapps for green apple vodka to get a less sweet apple flavor. Start by cutting it in half and adjust from there until you find your perfect blend. Like a less sweet cocktail? While the appletini is already some tart, you could adjust the amount of apple juice to taste. Prefer a stronger vodka martini? Skip the juice and just pour equal parts sour apple pucker and vodka into your cocktail shaker. Start with this basic recipe and you can change up your appletini to make your own variation. Classic martini glasses are traditional, but if you want a different shape glass you can also use coupe glasses for cocktails, like martinis, daiquiris, and Manhattans, as well as for serving champagne.
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I find it easier than having a separate jigger measure for mixing drinks.Īnd don’t forget proper cocktail glasses for the full effect. A Fuji or Granny Smith apple complements the sweet and tart apple flavors and has a beautiful green color.Īs for bar equipment, you’ll definitely need a drink shaker to shake and chill your cocktail ( this one has a built-in strainer, so you don't need any additional equipment).įor measuring the drink ingredients, I use this shot glass with ounces and tablespoons marked on it. Green apple – this doesn't go in the shaker, but it's used for the apple slice garnish.You can use fresh squeezed lemon juice or bottled lemon juice. Lemon juice – a little lemon juice, combined with the apple juice, stands in for the sour mix in the traditional appletini recipe and adds to the tart pucker.If it's the time of year that apples are in season, fresh-pressed apple cider from your local farmers' market will take the apple flavor up another notch. You just want the sweetness of the apples here to stand in for simple syrup. Apple juice or cider – look for 100% apple juice with no other flavors added.But if you want to experiment, you can try any flavored vodka that goes with the sweet-tart Jolly Ranchers flavor of the sour apple schnapps. Vodka – you have a couple of options here.You can also make this drink with apple brandy, but you won't get the same color or flavor. It's also bright green, so it's what gives this drink its classic look and sweet and sour flavor. Sour apple liqueur – the classic is De Kuyper Pucker Sour Apple Schnapps.I’ve even included a simple substitute for the sour mix. Instead of vodka, pour tequila and orange juice.For this sour apple martini, you’ll need just a few simple ingredients.Lemon, lime, peach, and almost any fruit you can find will add a nice touch to this simple drink. Berries add a nice contrast, and kiwifruit are an easy and fun addition.
Before pouring your screwdriver, muddle a few pieces of fresh fruit in your glass.Or take inspiration from drinks like the mimosa and add sparkling wine. Club soda and ginger ale are two perfect options, though you may also want to consider something a bit more fun like Dry Cucumber Soda or Q Ginger Ale. Lighten up your screwdriver by topping it off with soda.
Just a small dollop of syrup will make a world of difference. If you want to bring in another flavor along with sweetness, take a hint from the tequila sunrise and add grenadine or similar flavored syrup, such as strawberry or raspberry-lavender. To keep the flavor profile untouched, add simple syrup.
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