This wonderfully fun martini cocktail blends grapefruit flavor with vanilla and cranberry.

Ingredients

• 5 ounces of freezing Danzka grapefruit flavored vodka.
• 1 vanilla bean, cut lengthwise.
• 6 ounces of cranberry juice.
• 2 ruby red (sweet) grapefruit segments.
• 2 ounces of seltzer.
• 2 well chilled Martini glasses.
• A well chilled, stylish martini shaker.

The mix

• Pour your Danzka grapefruit vodka into glass shaker with 6 clear ice cubes.
• Swirl the shaker gently for one minute...be patient.
• Scrape the contents of your vanilla bean into the shaker.
• Pour your cranberry juice into the shaker, cover the shaker and shake vigorously for about a minute.
• Let your shaker stand, while you rub the vanilla bean lightly around the rim of your martini glasses.
• Strain your most excellent Rubytini into your glasses.
• Gently pour 1 ounce of seltzer into each glass.
• Add a grapefruit segment to the rim of each glass.
• Sip and enjoy a cool breeze!

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The apple or green apple martini is a much requested recipe. A tart taste treat, this very fun martini offers some interesting sipping.

Ingredients

• 10 ounces of Fris Apple vodka.
• 1 ounce of UV Green Apple vodka.
• 1 green apple, washed and peeled.
• 1 ounce of apple schnapps.
• 2 cinnamon sticks.
• Big Apple flavored Cocktail Candy flavored sugar (yep, we sell this good stuff).
• Half a lemon

The mix

• Carefully open your Cocktail Candy and say, "apple, apple, frapple, frapple" (This step is optional, but will obviously yield the best results).
• Cut your lemon into quarters and gently squeeze the juice of one of the quarters into the shaker.
• Put the lid on the shaker. Shake with a vertical motion 15 times. You may limit your shaking to 12 times if listening to a swing or jazz tune.
• Strain this excellent liquid into 2 very chilled martini glasses.
• Slide a stick of cinnamon into each glass.
• Grate a small amount of green apple into each martini.

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This mango flavored alternative martini was inspired by one of our great friends. She passed along a basic recipe, and of course, MartiniGuy had to experiment. This recipe is nothing but fun and tropical. It's also a departure from the whole world of vodka and gin. Dont fear the mango!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of freezing Cruzan Mango rum.
• 4 ounces of freezing Cruzan Vanilla rum.
• 1 teaspoon of Cointreau.
• 1 vanilla bean, cut lengthwise.
• 2 ounces of Naked orange juice. If you can't find Naked brand, please look harder.
• 2 tablespoons of heavy cream.
• 2 frozen mango spears.
• 2 large, very well chilled martini glasses.
• A pair of rubber flip flops.

The mix

• Kick off your shoes and put on the flip flops!
• Scrape the insides of the vanilla bean into a shaker that is 3/4 full of cracked ice.
• Into your shaker go all of the liquid ingredients except for the heavy cream.
• Shake like mad! Shake, shake, shake some more!
• Spoon the heavy cream into the shaker and swirl the shaker for about a minute.
• Strain your elixir into your martini glasses.
• Each glass gets a frozen mango spear.
• Give a toast to Gina and enjoy.

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A unique and tangy taste treat!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of freezing Bombay Sapphire gin.
• 1/8 ounce of dry vermouth.
• 1/4 ounce of sweet vermouth.
• 1/4 ounce of orange juice.
• 2 very, very thin orange slices.

The mix

• Add your gin to a shaker 3/4 full with cracked ice and let stand for a minute.
• Pour equal amounts of sweet vermouth into 2 chilled martini glasses, swirl and pour out.
• Wave your shaker over the dry vermouth.
• Pour the dry vermouth down the drain.
• Hold the orange slices up to your ears and pretend they are large earrings, which will most likely cause your guests to laugh.
• Toss out the orange slices.
• Gently strain your cocktail into your martini glasses.
• Sip em' up!

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This martini concoction has a bit of a tropical island flair. If you can't seem to get away for a nice vacation, perhaps this martini will be a worthy substitute.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces of freezing Van Hoo vodka.
• 1 fresh Mexican vanilla bean. If you can't find the Mexican variety, you can use a Madagascar vanilla bean, which is most common.
• 1 tablespoon of cream of coconut.
• 1 teaspoon of fresh coconut flakes.

The mix

• Add a few drops of the cream of coconut to 2 freezing martini glasses, and put them back in the freezer until called upon.
• Carefully slice the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the insides into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice. Drop the vanilla bean into the shaker.
• The remaining cream of coconut goes into the shaker.
• A good full minute of shaking (stirring is not an option here).
• Strain your martini into the glasses in which you've added the cream of coconut.
• Top each glass with a few coconut flakes.
• Spin a good Latin rhythm and enjoy!

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A lemon flavored martini recipe that will get you puckering up!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of Absolut Citron vodka.
• 1/2 teaspoon of dry vermouth.
• Lemon Twist cocktail candy (yes, you can get this here).
• 1 lemon twist.
• 1 thin lemon slice.
• 1 teaspoon Limoncello.

The mix

• Rim your frozen martini glass with Lemon Twist cocktail candy and place back in the freezer until called for.
• Pour your vodka, vermouth and Limoncello into a shaker 3/4 full of ice.
• 20 energetic shakes (no stirring option on this one).
• Retrieve your martini glass and strain your elixir into it.
• Slit your lemon slice half way and slip it on to the rim of the glass.
• Add your lemon twist.
• You'll be cool and refreshed before you know it!

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This martini requires some time and patience, so we suggest that you get right to work! It will certainly be worth the effort involved. This martini requires pineapple flavored vodka, and guess what? You have to make your own!

If you can find fresh sliced pineapple, that will make the job easier. Please refrain from using canned. Cut your pineapple into cubes and dump them into a large jar (we used a 'sun-tea' jar with a spout). Cover the pineapple with Stoli vodka and let your jar sit in a cool, dark place for about 1 week. (It is recommended that you do not eat the pineapple...that's the 'slippery' part).

Ingredients

• 1 ounce of patience while you wait for your Stoli to steep.
• 4 ounces of Zone banana flavored vodka.
• 1 ounce of Cointreau.
• 2 ounces of your pineapple steeped Stoli vodka.
• 1 ounce of freshly squeezed orange juice.

The mix

• Pour your liquid ingredients into a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Let your shaker stand for a full two minutes.
• Stir your drink gently for two minutes and let stand one more minute.
• Cover your shaker and give a good fifteen shakes.
• Strain your martini into 2 freezing martini glasses.
• Serve your delicious martini under a cabana umbrella while listening to Tony Bennett.

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Mr Oddjobs Wedgie orange martini

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of frozen Bombay Sapphire gin.
• 4 ounces of frozen Absolut Mandarin vodka.
• 1/2 teaspoon of orange bitters.
• 2 super thin orange slices.
• 1 bottle of seltzer.

The mix

• Rinse the inside of two frozen martini glasses with seltzer, add 3 drops of orange bitters in each glass. Place your glasses back in the freezer until called upon.
• Add the gin and vodka to a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice. Stir clockwise (no shaking) for 3 minutes.
• Strain your martini into two glasses.
• Float an orange slice on each martini.
• It's Mambo time!

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